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Follow & Unfollow users

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What does " Follow" and "unfollow" a user TAB do? On other sites once you "follow" a user , you'd get notifications when the user is posting either new threads or replies . Also for privacy reason every user has the option to allow followers or not. Here I did follow a couple of users few month back..and nothing changed.
 
"Follow" a user on XenForo forums is a one-way social feature that lets you subscribe to another member’s activity so it shows up in your personalized News Feed. "Unfollow" simply removes that subscription.


What “Follow” does...​

When you click Follow on a user’s profile, member card, or avatar hover:
  • The followed user’s activity is added to your News Feed(accessible via What’s New → News Feed, or your account menu). This typically includes:
    • New threads they start
    • New posts they make
    • Profile posts and comments
    • Reactions they give
  • You may see their avatars highlighted or listed in the Members Online widget when they are online.
  • They usually appear in your “People you follow” / Following list (visible on your profile and account pages).
  • The person you follow typically receives an alert that you followed them (this can be controlled by their alert preferences or by certain add-ons).
  • They can see you listed among their followers on their profile.

It does not automatically send you alerts/notifications for every post they make (you have to check the News Feed). It is not a mutual “friend” system—following is one-directional.


What “Unfollow” does...​

Clicking Unfollow (the button changes after you follow someone):


  • Removes their activity from your News Feed.
  • Removes them from your Following list.
  • Stops any related online indicators for that user.
  • They no longer see you as one of their followers (from your side).

You cannot force someone to stop following you—there is no built-in “remove follower” option in core XenForo (some third-party add-ons exist for that).

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is there anyway to add the option to receive an email notification when followed people post in any forum?TY
 
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