LinkedIn notifications can be useful for staying up-to-date with your network, but constant notifications from a particular person can quickly become overwhelming. Fortunately, LinkedIn provides several options for limiting or stopping notifications from specific individuals.
Mute Notifications from a Connection
The easiest way to stop getting notifications from someone on LinkedIn is to mute them. This prevents notifications from that person showing up in your LinkedIn feed without removing them from your connections.
To mute notifications from someone:
- Go to their LinkedIn profile
- Click on the “More” icon (three dots) next to the “Message” button
- Select “Mute [name]”
You can also mute someone by going to your notifications page, hovering over any notification from that person, and selecting “Mute [name].”
Muting stops notifications, but it doesn’t block that person from viewing your profile or contacting you through LinkedIn messages. You can unmute notifications from a connection at any time by repeating the steps and selecting “Unmute [name].”
Restrict Someone from Viewing Your Profile and Connecting
If you want to limit a connection’s access to your profile, you can restrict what they see and their ability to contact you. Here’s how:
- Go to their profile
- Click the “More” icon
- Select “Block or report”
- Choose “Block” to confirm
When you block someone, here is what happens:
- They can no longer view your full profile
- All previous connections and conversations are removed
- They are unable to send you messages or connect with you again
Essentially, blocking someone severs the connection completely on both ends. You can reverse this at any time by going to your settings, selecting “Blocked accounts” under “Privacy & Settings,” and clicking “Unblock” next to the person’s name.
Remove a Connection
If you want to remove a connection without going as far as blocking them, you can delete them from your connections list:
- Go to their profile
- Click “More” and select “Remove connection”
- Confirm that you want to remove the connection
This will remove them from your connections list and prevent them from viewing certain parts of your profile intended for connections only. However, it doesn’t block communication. You can send connection requests again in the future if you change your mind.
Leave a Group or Conversation
If the notifications are coming from a LinkedIn group or shared conversation, you can remove yourself to stop updates.
To leave a group:
- Go to the group page
- Click the “More” icon next to “Joined”
- Select “Leave group”
To exit a conversation:
- Go to the conversation
- Click the three dots next to the conversation title
- Choose “Exit conversation”
You can rejoin groups and conversations anytime. Leaving is a soft exit and only impacts your ability to participate and get notifications.
Adjust Notification Settings
For a broader reduction in notifications from LinkedIn, adjust your notification settings:
- Go to your “Me” icon and select “Settings & Privacy”
- Choose “Notifications” on the left side
- Toggle notification types on or off
Here you can turn notifications on or off for:
- Comments and mentions
- Likes and reactions to your posts
- Connection requests
- Group updates and mentions
- Messages
The more notification types you disable, the fewer notices you’ll get. You can re-enable any notifications at any time.
Use Do Not Disturb Mode
LinkedIn’s Do Not Disturb setting is an easy way to temporarily mute notifications when you need to focus. Toggle it on by:
- Clicking your profile photo
- Selecting “Turn on Do Not Disturb”
This stops notifications for the duration you select – 30 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, or until you turn it off. Just repeat the steps to deactivate it early.
Conclusion
LinkedIn gives you many options for reducing or stopping notifications from specific individuals or your whole network. The best approach depends on your goal:
- Mute – To simply stop notifications from one person in your feed.
- Block – To completely restrict someone from accessing your profile and messaging you.
- Remove connection – To take someone out of your network while still allowing some access.
- Leave groups/conversations – To exit discussions that are no longer relevant.
- Adjust notification settings – For an overall reduction in different notification types.
- Use Do Not Disturb – To take a temporary break from all notifications.
Try different methods to find the right balance for managing your connections and incoming notifications on LinkedIn. But keep in mind that reasonable notifications can help you stay engaged and get the most out of the platform.