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How to change your email on X (and who gets told)
Change your email on X in Settings under Account information. You need your password, not your old inbox, and the address you are leaving gets a warning.
·→Article·9 min readHow to embed a post on X on any website
Embed a post on X using the Embed post menu or the free oEmbed endpoint, and fix the WordPress quirk that makes a pasted x.com link do nothing at all.
·→Article·6 min readHow to turn off read receipts on X DMs
Turn off read receipts on X in Privacy and safety under Direct Messages. The switch is reciprocal, and mobile web still sends receipts even when you cannot see them.
·→Article·9 min readX card validator: how to test link cards in 2026
The X card validator is gone. Here is what replaced it: the composer preview, free third-party checkers, the meta tags X still reads, and how to bust the cache.
·→Article·7 min readHow to change your X password (and what it logs out)
Change your X password in Settings under Your account. The step most guides skip: X ends every other active session, which signs out your other devices and tools.
·→Article·8 min readHow to turn off notifications on X (every type)
X runs four separate notification systems, so one switch never silences everything. Here is each setting, including the recommendation alerts people hate.
·→Article·7 min readHow to switch between X accounts (and the 10 limit)
Add and switch X accounts from the profile icon on any client. X allows up to 10 accounts for non-duplicative purposes, and names exactly what gets them suspended.
·→Article·8 min readX two-factor authentication: how to turn it on
X put SMS 2FA behind Premium, so the free route is an authenticator app. Here is how to enable it, plus the backup code and temporary password people lose.
·→Article·8 min readHow to see who blocked you on X (and what X hides)
X gives you no list of who blocked you. Here is what actually confirms a block, what changed in 2024, and why the tools promising names cannot deliver.
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