So, you’ve decided to clean up your Tumblr following list—perhaps you’re tired of being bombarded with posts from that one account that posts nothing but cats wearing hats (not that there’s anything wrong with that). But wait! You run into a dreaded roadblock: you can’t unfollow certain accounts because they’ve gone and deactivated themselves. Seriously, what gives? It’s like having a ghost haunting your Tumblr, lingering in your following list.
Don’t worry; it’s not the end of the world! Unfollowing a deactivated blog is easier than you think—like Sunday morning cartoons! First, you’ve got to strut over to your following list, where all your online friendships hang out. Once there, find the username of that ghostly blog you want to unfollow—this is your first step in liberating yourself from their clutches.
Next, grab that username and write it down because you’re going to need it. Now, here comes the fun part. You also need the magical deactivation code. Sounds mysterious, doesn’t it? You can usually spot this in the URL bar when you click on the blog. It’s like a secret password to freeing yourself from your social media chains.
Now, it’s showtime! Type in the following code in your browser’s URL bar: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/USERNAME/deactivate (where “USERNAME” is the account you copied earlier). Type away and then hit Enter. If all goes smoothly, you’ll see a lightning bolt of liberation as Tumblr considers your request to unfollow that elusive ghost account.
But hey, if you still see that phantom hovering in your following list, fret not—reload the page! A single page refresh is all it might take to truly bid farewell to that ghost. Voila! You’re now free to roam the wild and wonderful world of Tumblr without that pesky deactivated account haunting you.
So go on, unfollow bravely! After all, your dashboard deserves to be filled only with content you genuinely enjoy. Get rid of the ghostly cling-ons and enjoy your newfound social freedom—no more cat hat shenanigans unless, of course, that’s your thing!
