How to unsubscribe email followers?

  • colorsinmylife · Member ·

    unsubscribe followers

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • simplysaru · Staff ·

    I don’t think you can unsubscribe them. What is your issue with them following your blog? Do you have any specific issues with them?

  • colorsinmylife · Member ·

    Thanks for the answer, I found that out too. No issues, just checked all the possibilities testing WordPress Themes. It’s just pity that someone inscribing to a blog still gets email notifications even if he/she dont like it anymore. Hm,..

  • timethief · Member ·

    re: unsubscribing
    Sometimes followers ask us to remove their email address. Is that the case here?

    Your followers control their own subscriptions – you don’t and can’t do this for them. Here are brief instructions for unsubscribing from a blog if the person has a WordPress.com username account:

    1. click the “unsubscribe” link on the emails of the posts received at the very bottom of the emails.
    2. go here > http://wordpress.com/#!/read/edit/ locate and click the “x” next to any blog there to unfollow it and no longer receive posts in the Reader or by email.
    3. go to the blog in question and click the unfollow/follow link on your Admin bar.

    If the persons does not have a WordPress.com username account then 1. applies.
    1. click the “unsubscribe” link on the emails of the posts received at the very bottom of the emails.

    re: blocking or deleting subscribers
    We cannot block or delete subscribers from public blogs. Anyone and everyone can access public blogs and that’s indeed what the public designation means. However, please read this about public blogs that become private blogs > Blog Privacy and Subscribers > http://wpcommaven.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/blog-privacy-and-subscribers/

    To change blog visibility to Private go to Dashboard > Settings > Reading scroll to Site Visibility and choose option 3
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

    You don’t need an upgrade of any kind at all to invite multiple people to contribute to a private blog. See:
    adding users http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/
    user roles http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/
    Note that you have complete control over everything that’s posted to your blog via comment moderation
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation

    For trolls, you can “blacklist” them at Settings > Discussion toward the bottom of that page. Enter their email address, their username, and if they included it, their website URL. That will automatically send them to moderation so that their comments do not appear on the blog. Do note though that if they are determined, they can use a different email address or username to get around that.

    Also, do not put their IP address in the blacklist. IP addresses are no longer unique, and you might end up blocking legitimate visitors. In fact for over a decade only about 30% of us have IPs that trace back to any individual computer. Also, all they would have to do is go to a wi-fi hot spot, or connect via a different ISP and they could get around that.

    Our reality is that if the ability to remove or followers existed our time would be squandered on removing unwanted followers because anyone can get a new email address and or a new IP in seconds flat and then they can subscribe again to any public blog they were removed from.

    If someone has an inappropriate rating for a Gravatar image, please log into to Gravatar and use the “Report Abuse” link on their Gravatar profile bottom right hand corner to let Staff know.

    Also note that on this page > Settings > Discussion if you scroll down you will find you can set a Maximum Rating for gravatar display on your blog.

    G — Suitable for all audiences
    PG — Possibly offensive, usually for audiences 13 and above
    R — Intended for adult audiences above 17
    X — Even more mature than above

    If the follower has an inappropriate blog hosted here at WordPress.com, you can also report that to us so we can deal with that: Report Mature or Spam Blogs http://en.support.wordpress.com/report-blogs/

    Please see this Staff reply concerning spam followers:
    https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-follower-who-just-linked-my-blog?replies=31#post-2183095

  • colorsinmylife · Member ·

    Very informative! Thank you timethief, i’ll check that.

  • timethief · Member ·

    Everything I posted above is correct. You’re welcome and best wishes.

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