You can use bookmarks or set notifications to know when you get a response to your posts in FamilySearch Community.
Notifications
Set your notification preferences:
- Sign in to FamilySearch Community.
- In the top-right, click your photo or avatar.
- Click Edit Profile.
- On the left, under your name, click Notification Preferences.
- For each notification, you can choose to receive an email or a popup notification. Do not check either box if you prefer no notification.
- Click Save Preferences
Email notifications come to your inbox for each response. Popup notifications show as a red dot in the top-right over the bell icon. Click the icon to access a link to the discussion.
Bookmarks
You can bookmark your questions and discussions and check back for answers.
- Sign in to FamilySearch Community and post your question or discussion item.
- To the right of the title of your new post, click the Ribbon icon to bookmark it.
- To return to your bookmarks, on the right panel, under Quick Links click My Bookmarks.
- Click a discussion or question title to see the latest posts and answers.
Private profile
- Sign in to FamilySearch Community.
- In the top-right, click your photo or avatar.
- Click Edit Profile.
- Below the email address field, click the box for Private Profile.
Caution: If you make your profile private, others are not able to send you a private message in Community. If you post a message about a sensitive topic or one that needs help from specialists, the Community moderators are not able to message you with assistance.