Error Message/Unable to Follow Blogs
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I’ve been trying to follow some new blogs today, and all I get is an error message that says “Sorry, there was a problem following [url]. Please try again.”
From other threads I’ve read on this topic, I think I may have been prevented from following new blogs because I’ve unfollowed several inactive blogs all at once. Is there a limit on how many you can follow/unfollow in a day?
Thanks in advance for the help.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi there,
There is no such limit on following/unfollowing blogs per day. But if you follow/unfollow too many blogs in short span of time then you are identified as spammer.
Also, if you follow people directly from New Follower notifications without viewing their sites first then the system checks that type of behaviour and automatically blocks it, as it’s usually spammers and bots who follow sites without even visiting them.
Similarly, I am assuming the behaviour might be same for unfollowing blogs without visiting.I’ve added modlook tag in sidebar to get staff assistance. Staff will soon help you out with this.
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Hi there,
We do have measures in place to prevent rapid bulk-following of sites, but I don’t see evidence of that in your account. It looks like our system flagged your account by mistake.
I’ve re-enabled following for your account, but let me know if this happens again.
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Hi @noveldeelights,
I’ve added modlook to get staff assistance for you. However, in future create your own thread. This will get you help faster :)
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True engagement happens through submitting meaningful on topic comments to posts on sites with similar content. It does not come from adopting the ”I follow your site you follow mine” mentality.
To follow a tag use for example https://wordpress.com/tag/millenials
Find relevant posts by adding a tag here https://wordpress.com/Staff offer resources you can refer to.
To increase traffic see:
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https://en.support.wordpress.com/grow-your-community/Getting More Views and Traffic
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@timethief has some good advice here. Following sites as self-promotion can cause trouble with your account, and we do what we can to stop people who are gaming the system this way.
That said, these two users have fairly normal following activity. @noveldeelights, I was able to fix your account.
I’m going to close this thread; if anyone else needs help please open a new thread.
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