Unpin Post

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  mrsgibson29 · Member · Mar 2, 2016 at 3:01 pm

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  On my WordPress page I have 1 pinned article. How do I unpin this so that it doesn’t show up in front of my newer posts?

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

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  stefmattana · Staff · Mar 2, 2016 at 3:49 pm

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  Hello there!

  On the editor of your sticky post, have a look at the Publish box on the right side of the page. Some entries are displayed there: click the ‘Edit’ of the Visibility: Public, Sticky. (there’s an eye icon).
  Untick the ‘Stick this post to the front page’ option.
  Hit the OK grey button and then the Update blue button (bottom of the box) to validate your changes.

  Let me know how it goes. Feel free to let me know if there’s anything else you need and I’ll be happy to help! Have a nice day!

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  mrsgibson29 · Member · Mar 2, 2016 at 4:18 pm

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  I figured it out! Thank you very much!

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  mrsgibson29 · Member · Mar 2, 2016 at 4:20 pm

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  Under the eye icon it only gives me the option to keep it public, private, or password protected.

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  stefmattana · Staff · Mar 2, 2016 at 4:25 pm

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  Normally, if the sticky option is not available it is because the content we’re trying to edit is actually a page. Pages can’t be pinned as posts.

  On the post editor, however, you should be able to see the following (click on the link to see the image): http://imgur.com/YSR6Sky.

  Can you double check for me if it’s a post or a page the one you are trying to un-pin? Thanks!

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  michellelouisecooper · Member · Mar 15, 2016 at 4:20 pm

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  Hey there, I was having the same issue… I found the solution though – On the lefthand side on the screen there a set of toolboxes used to manage the posts. The box directly under the title has an icon of a cog and the text “Published” and the time of publishing. (It sits above two buttons – Preview and Update. Click on the cog – once clicked it will reveal the exact date of publishing and the number of revisions and a switch which you can click on or off: Stick to front of page.

  There it is! Click it and problem solved!

  Cheers,

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  timethief · Member · Mar 15, 2016 at 4:25 pm

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  Exactly. We edit the post and in the Publish module we remove the sticky post designation.

  On the dashboard of your own blog at
  Dashboard > Posts > All Posts one can hover over any post title and click the Edit link and proceed with editing.

  To edit posts in the classic editor go to

  *http://REPLACE_WITH_ ACTUAL _NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php

  See: https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-visibility/#sticky-posts