• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Managed WordPress Security for Pennies a Day. Call (619) 479-6637

Managed WordPress Security with Heart

MENUMENU
  • Why HackGuard.com? Why Choose HackGuard.com?
  • HackGuard.com WordPress Managed Services Rates WordPress Managed Services Rates
  • HackGuard.com Articles HackGuard Articles Library
    • Hack Guard Customer Testimonials
    • Top 20 WordPress Plugins to Avoid
    • Why Should I Maintain My Own WordPress Website’s Backups?
    • How to Improve Junk Email Filtering at Gmail
    • WordPress 6.0.3 Security Release – Updated?
    • About that “Weekly jQuery Migrate Status Update” email
    • How to Change a WordPress User from Subscriber to Administrator Role
    • WordPress 4.9.3 – Going into the tunnel and never coming out…
    • How Do I Migrate WordPress to a Different Domain Name?
    • Community Blogging: A Short Guide
    • WordPress Troubleshooting and How to Fix WordPress Errors
    • Is My Web Host Secure? Maybe not…
    • How to remove the subdirectory name from your WordPress website address
    • How can I improve the performance of my WordPress website?
    • How can I improve the performance of my WordPress blog (Part 2)
    • Protecting WordPress Against Brute Force Attacks
    • How do I reset my WordPress password?
    • How To Clear Cron Jobs in WordPress
    • xmlrpc.php and Pingbacks and Denial of Service Attacks, Oh My!
    • Free Website Monitoring Services, well, mostly free...
    • How to choose a secure web hosting company for a WordPress website
    • WordPress 404 Page Setup - Do You Have Five Minutes?
    • Can mod_pagespeed Improve Page Load Speed (external link)?
    • Yoast WordPress SEO Settings and Recommendations
    • Is Your Mom Missing Her BUMM?

junk email

How to Improve Junk Email Filtering at Gmail

Email phishing and junk email are like death and taxes… Acceptance is the wisest course of action—oh, and reporting spam, of course.

[ Key Takeaways
Gmail has decent back-end filtering for junk email, but reporting spam to Google Gmail can help improve filtering in the future. It is important to note that marking bad emails as spam and not just deleting them will help Gmail better filter your inbox in the future. ]

Most folks I chat with about email issues seem overwhelmed with the day-to-day junk email burden. And when I ask, “Have you reported it?” the line usually goes quiet.

Gmail has some decent back-end filtering, such that most of the bad email senders will fail in their attempt to slam you with their bogus offers and phishing attempts.

   What is Phishing?
Phishing is a type of scam in which criminals disguise themselves as trustworthy organizations or individuals to trick people into giving them sensitive information, such as passwords or credit card numbers.

 
But if you don’t tell Google that the email you receive is spam, it’s less likely they’ll filter that email or type of email from hitting your inbox in the future. Deleting junk email or not reading it does not count as a filter where Gmail is concerned.

To reduce spam in your Gmail inbox, follow these steps:

  1. With your eyes on your inbox, select the messages you wish to mark as spam (#1 below) and then click the little circle with an exclamation mark (#2 below).
  2. That’s it.
    Mission accomplished!

How to Improve Junk Email Filtering at Gmail

Yes, if you inadvertently open the junk email message, you may likewise mark it as spam there as well (see above example).

Just click the vertical three dots at the top right of your open message window. There, you’ll see a “Report Spam” option. Click it to help Gmail better filter junk email messages in the future.
 

___

What is HackGuard.com service?
Based in San Diego, California, HackGuard.com service provides a personalized white label ready WordPress management and security service experience for just pennies a day.

PLAN - PRICE

Add Ons
Sub domains

Add Ons
Sub domains

Add Ons
Sub domains

Monitor


MONITOR

Your Text

Manage


MANAGE

Sign up!

Backup


BACKUP

Sign up!

Secure


SECURE

Sign up!

 


Disclaimer:
This post was written by Jim Walker for informational purposes only, was not solicited, nor paid for respectively.

 

Filed Under: Call (619) 479-6637 Tagged With: gmail, gmail filtering, junk email, phishing

Proactive WordPress Security Management for Pennies a Day™

© Copyright 2022 HackGuard.com™, HackRepair.com™,
The Hack Repair Guy™, Hack Repair Guy™
Copyright and Trademark Statement | Privacy Policy

Call HackRepair.com for website security help, (619) 479-6637.
Content Approved By Jim Walker, The Hack Repair Guy