How to Stop Facebook Notifications
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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Today I'm going to show you ways to shut off notices for a single Facebook post, and control what you see when. How To Stop Facebook Notifications
Use these guidelines if Facebook normally notifies you with an email when there's a new discuss a post by somebody.
Why would I desire to shut off notifications on a Facebook post?
Sometimes you wish to post a remark on a Facebook post however you don't wish to see all of the replies and comments that follow it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
These directions work for posts in either your primary timeline or a Facebook group, but they look a little various so I've simplified into 2 areas.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me every time there's a remark, if I do not desire to alter my whole Facebook informs settings?
How do I turn off Facebook alerts in a post on my timeline?
If you wish to keep a post available in your timeline (i.e. you do not wish to hide it) however you don't wish to get notifications of more comments on the post when you have actually commented, here is ways to Stop alerts.
First, find and press the little down-arrow in the leading right-hand corner of the post:
This will give you a menu of things you can do:
You can see here that you can likewise Hide the post or unfollow the person who published it. However we desire to click on Shut off alerts at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will confirm what you have actually done:
This is helpful, as you can click Turn On Alerts if you did this by error.
If you desire to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you get an e-mail every time another person remarks), go and find the post, click the down-arrow and select Switch on notices:
Now you will receive an e-mail every time somebody remarks on the post.
How do I shut off Facebook alerts on my own post?
Of course this is a little different-- if you wish to turn off alerts on among your very own posts, you get more alternatives when you click that down-arrow:
How do I turn off Facebook notices in a Group?
If you are a member of a Facebook Group however select not to have it turn up in your timeline (for instance, if you're in a photo-a-day group and would wind up with 80 posts a day in your Facebook timeline), there's a somewhat various method to switch off notices.
In this example, a pal has published about the Great British Bake-Off and another good friend has mentioned, and tagged me in their comment, that I haven't seen it yet and will be viewing it tomorrow. I do not wish to see any more comments in case someone lets slip who's left the competition.
Click on the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will raise a menu. Here you can likewise report a post as spam if you require to-- however we're going to focus on turning off the notices. You do that by clicking Turn off alerts:.
When you've done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will not get alerts about this post. This indicates that whenever anyone comments on the post, you won't get an email telling you that this has taken place.
Note that you will likewise see a clickable link permitting you to Turn On Notices-- which is really beneficial if you've done this by accident. You can click Turn On Notifications to make sure you still get remarks emailed to you:.
If you want to turn alerts back on for a post, go and discover the post (you have not concealed it, so it will still be in your timeline or the group it was published in). Click on the down-arrow again and pick Turn on alerts:.
Now you will receive an email whenever someone talk about the post.
This post has revealed you how to shut off alerts in your Facebook timeline, on your own posts and in Groups. You can discover more on social media in the Resource Guide or by utilizing the Search box in the right-hand column.
Use these guidelines if Facebook normally notifies you with an email when there's a new discuss a post by somebody.
Why would I desire to shut off notifications on a Facebook post?
Sometimes you wish to post a remark on a Facebook post however you don't wish to see all of the replies and comments that follow it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
- Your good friend has had a great (or bad) occasion in their life and posted about it, and you wish to post a message of congratulations or assistance but you learn about a million other -people are going to publish a similar comment and you do not desire great deals of e-mails flooding your mail box.
- You've gone into a competitors by commenting on a service's post but you don't wish to see all the other entries.
- You've commented on a news item somebody's shared but it's rather distressing and you don't wish to be reminded of it whenever somebody else remarks.
These directions work for posts in either your primary timeline or a Facebook group, but they look a little various so I've simplified into 2 areas.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me every time there's a remark, if I do not desire to alter my whole Facebook informs settings?
How do I turn off Facebook alerts in a post on my timeline?
If you wish to keep a post available in your timeline (i.e. you do not wish to hide it) however you don't wish to get notifications of more comments on the post when you have actually commented, here is ways to Stop alerts.
First, find and press the little down-arrow in the leading right-hand corner of the post:
This will give you a menu of things you can do:
You can see here that you can likewise Hide the post or unfollow the person who published it. However we desire to click on Shut off alerts at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will confirm what you have actually done:
This is helpful, as you can click Turn On Alerts if you did this by error.
If you desire to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you get an e-mail every time another person remarks), go and find the post, click the down-arrow and select Switch on notices:
Now you will receive an e-mail every time somebody remarks on the post.
How do I shut off Facebook alerts on my own post?
Of course this is a little different-- if you wish to turn off alerts on among your very own posts, you get more alternatives when you click that down-arrow:
How do I turn off Facebook notices in a Group?
If you are a member of a Facebook Group however select not to have it turn up in your timeline (for instance, if you're in a photo-a-day group and would wind up with 80 posts a day in your Facebook timeline), there's a somewhat various method to switch off notices.
In this example, a pal has published about the Great British Bake-Off and another good friend has mentioned, and tagged me in their comment, that I haven't seen it yet and will be viewing it tomorrow. I do not wish to see any more comments in case someone lets slip who's left the competition.
Click on the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will raise a menu. Here you can likewise report a post as spam if you require to-- however we're going to focus on turning off the notices. You do that by clicking Turn off alerts:.
When you've done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will not get alerts about this post. This indicates that whenever anyone comments on the post, you won't get an email telling you that this has taken place.
Note that you will likewise see a clickable link permitting you to Turn On Notices-- which is really beneficial if you've done this by accident. You can click Turn On Notifications to make sure you still get remarks emailed to you:.
If you want to turn alerts back on for a post, go and discover the post (you have not concealed it, so it will still be in your timeline or the group it was published in). Click on the down-arrow again and pick Turn on alerts:.
Now you will receive an email whenever someone talk about the post.
This post has revealed you how to shut off alerts in your Facebook timeline, on your own posts and in Groups. You can discover more on social media in the Resource Guide or by utilizing the Search box in the right-hand column.