Follow a board or account

You can follow a board or someone's account to receive notifications about their activity. You can also unfollow boards or accounts to stop notifications.

Following and unfollowing boards

By default, you follow boards that you have created and that you have been invited to as a collaborator. You can also choose to follow boards that you have access to.

To follow a board, open it and click on the bell icon (🔔) in the action bar. This will open the Activity panel.

Then click Follow to receive notifications about the board.

If you are already following the board, you can access the Activity panel to Unfollow the board. You can also manage the boards you follow from the Padlets tab in your notifications page.

Following and unfollowing accounts

When you Follow another Padlet account, you can be notified when they create a new public padlet. To Follow or Unfollow an account, navigate to their profile page and click Follow/Unfollow.

There are a few ways to find a user's profile page. If you know their username, you can go to their profile page by customizing this URL: padlet.com/<insert username here>

Here is an example: padlet.com/toothfairy

If you navigate to your own profile page, you can also click the copy link button to copy your profile link and send it to a friend or colleague.

Finally, if someone posts or comments on your board, you can click their display name to open their profile page.

If you are already following the account, you can visit their profile page to Unfollow them. You can also manage the accounts you follow from the Accounts tab in your notifications page.

FAQs

Following boards

Can I see who is following my boards?

You can receive notifications when someone follows your board. From the Activity panel, you can see how many people are following your board. However, there is not a list of followers. To be notified when someone follows your board, head to the General tab of your notifications page and enable notifications for 'New padlet follow.'

Following users

Can I see who is following me?

You can receive notifications when someone follows you. From your profile page, you can see how many followers you have. However, there is not a list of followers. To be notified when someone follows you, head to the General tab of your notifications page and enable notifications for 'New follower.'