Tumblr is one of the popular social media platforms, a great place to socialize with like-minded people as well as interact with people from diverse fields. Just like any other social media platform, it is widely used to share blog posts and photos. While doing so there are all possibilities of you coming across people running forged accounts. This requires you to be more cautious of spam and fake accounts, and to your fortunate, Tumblr does have a “block” feature, which allows you to easily get rid of unwanted accounts. So let’s understand more about how to use this feature to block someone on Tumblr.
Blocking someone on Tumblr:
You can have free Tumblr blog to showcase your art and skill and to promote your business. Any Tumblr user can visit and follow your blog, and as a precautionary measure you need to prevent fake people from viewing and following your blog by blocking them.
To avoid unwanted people interacting with you on Tumblr, you can use the “block” feature. Blocking someone on Tumblr restricts that person from following your blog and even keeps them away from sending you messages. To be more precise once blocked on Tumblr, that person will be in no position to:
- Follow your blog.
- Like or reblog your posts.
- Message you.
- Send asks to your Tumblr.
- See you in search results.
- See your posts in their dashboard.
Note: If your blog is not password-protected, blocked users can still read your blog via visiting the web address of the same.
The next section of this article will explain all the possible ways to block someone from your Tumblr account.
How to Block someone on Tumblr:
In case you are getting unwanted messages, reblogs, or followers, there is nothing to worry about as you can easily block the blogs in several ways within Tumblr. Here’s a list of them alongside the steps to be performed using that specific way to block someone’s Tumblr profile:
1. From your mobile or web dashboard:
Follow the steps mentioned below to block a user using mobile or web dashboard:
- Login to your Tumblr account with valid credentials.
- Go to the dashboard
- Open the user’s blog by clicking or tapping on the profile icon avatar,
- Hover at the meatballs menu (●●●), and select “Block.” (In order to block a blog, you can also use the same meatballs menu on any of the posts you wish in your dashboard.)
2. From your blog settings page on the web:
Follow the steps mentioned below to block a user from your blog setting page:
- Login to your Tumblr account with valid credentials.
- Go to blog settings page
- Now scroll down to find the pencil icon and click it to edit your blocked users.
- Here type the user name of the profile that you want to block.
- Select “Block” to confirm.
3. From a post’s notes on the web:
Follow the steps mentioned below to block a user from posts:
- Login to your Tumblr account with valid credentials.
- Go to posts/feeds.
- Then hover over a reply or reblog caption.
- Now click the three dots that appear to bring up the block option.
- Click on it to block the user.
4 From a chat:
Follow the steps mentioned below to block a user from chat box:
- Login to your Tumblr account with valid credentials.
- Go to the chat with the specific profile that you want to block.
- Click or tap the three dots at the top of the chat screen.
- Choose “Block.”
5. From your Inbox:
Follow the steps mentioned below to block a user from your Inbox:
- Login to your Tumblr account with valid credentials.
- Go to the Inbox.
- Then tap the three dots on ask or submission.
- Select “Block.”
Note: Please note that, the three dots will be at the top right corner of the message in case of web and iOS devices while on Android, you will get it at the bottom of the message.
6. From a push notification:
Follow the steps mentioned below to block a user from a push notification for follows, mentions, or messages and so on:
- Login to your Tumblr account with valid credentials.
- Tap the “Block” button that comes up when you do the following:
- On iPhones with 3D Touch, hard-press the notification.
- On older iPhones, swipe the notification over to the left and tap the “View” button.
- On Android phones, swipe down on the notification.
How to Unblock Profile on Tumblr:
Via Mobile App:
- Launch the Tumblr app and go to the profile section by tapping on the account icon (the little human).
- Then select the correct blog option provided at the top left corner.
- Go to settings and look for “Blocked Tumblrs” in the drop down list.
- Choose the specific profile that you want to unblock and tap on the unblock button.
Alternatively, you can directly unblock a specific blog. For doing so, enter the name of that blog in the search box, then make a tap on the blog name, again tap on the little human icon provided at the upper right corner to find the “Unblock” button. Finally, tap it to unblock the user.
Via the Web Browser:
- Open the Tumblr account on web, and go to your blog settings.
- Scroll down to find “Blocked Tumblrs” and click on the pencil icon next to it.
- Look for specific user whom you want to unblock and click the Unblock button next to that user.
Final Verdict:
You can block someone on Tumblr using the methods mentioned in the above article. You must remember that a blocked user will not be allowed to see your profile, read your posts, or send you ask or messages. However there is a way out for such user to have a restricted access your posts by its URL, as they can only view the post but can’t like, comment, or share it. In addition to that blocking or unblocking someone on Tumblr is quite easy and can be done at any time you wish to.
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