WordPress username tagging. Tag someone in your post so they get told.
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Ok, it occurred to me earlier when you write on social media platforms you tag people by either start writing their names which then come up or you @them and their names come up then like here you @ then name and the persons name appears.
So if I write a post and within that post I want to name someone if I @them Will their name appear? I’ve tried but nothing happens which just made me wonder if I was doing it correctly?
I’ve tried googling but can’t find the information I’m looking for – only obviously tags to promote your post.
Does anyone know or help please?
Thank you. 😊
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I have found that the best way to “tag” someone is to write their name, then add a link to to it using either their latest post or their “About” page. But with the notifications now being hit and miss, it’s a guessing game if it will notify them.
If you just link to their blog (like “bookstooge.blog”) I know they won’t get notified for sure. So make sure to link to a specific post.
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Hello!
So if I write a post and within that post I want to name someone if I @ them Will their name appear? I’ve tried but nothing happens which just made me wonder if I was doing it correctly?
This feature (using a username to tag individuals, which will be replaced with their name) is not available on WordPress.com sites by default.
As @bookstooge suggested, you can add a link to that person’s post, and if they use the Pingbacks feature, they’ll be notified.
To learn more about this, please refer to this guide:
A pingback is a special type of comment created when you link to another blog post, as long as the other blog accepts pingback. How to create a pingbackAn example of a pingbackHow to disable pingbacksHow to stop self-pings onlyHow to send out update pings How to create a pingback To create a pingback, create a link (i.e., clickable text) to another WordPress blog post from within a blog
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