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description: "Learn about the different feeds on daily.dev, including My Feed, Popular Feed, Most Upvoted Feed, and Best Discussions Feed, and how to customize them."
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'Learn about the different feeds on daily.dev, including My Feed, Popular Feed, Most Upvoted Feed,
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and Best Discussions Feed, and how to customize them.'
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# Feeds
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There are four feeds on daily.dev, each with its own ranking logic:
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There are five feeds on daily.dev, each with its own ranking logic:
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1. My feed
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2. Popular feed
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3. Most upvoted feed
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4. Best discussions feed
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2. Following feed
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3. Popular feed
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4. Most upvoted feed
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5. Best discussions feed
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Prefer a video version? Check out this 6-minute video that explains each feed in detail:
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### Creating your personal feed
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For new users, we recommend configuring feed filters to personalize your content. This enables personalized content recommendations based on your interests.
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For new users, we recommend configuring feed filters to personalize your content. This enables
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personalized content recommendations based on your interests.
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There are three guides to help you get the most out of your feed:
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1. A detailed guide on how to [set up your feed](/docs/setting-up-your-feed/filtering-content-feed).
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2. A guide on how to [adjust the content types that appear in your feed](/docs/setting-up-your-feed/advanced-filtering-options).
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3. A guide on [blocking tags and sources](/docs/setting-up-your-feed/blocking-tags-sources) you do not wish to see in your feed.
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2. A guide on how to
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[adjust the content types that appear in your feed](/docs/setting-up-your-feed/advanced-filtering-options).
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3. A guide on [blocking tags and sources](/docs/setting-up-your-feed/blocking-tags-sources) you do
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not wish to see in your feed.
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Once you have followed the steps in these guides, you will have "My Feed" set up exactly to your
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preferences!
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## Following feed
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The **Following** feed at `/following` is built from the users, sources, and Squads you explicitly
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follow. It is the best option when you want updates from developers and communities you already
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trust, rather than broader recommendations.
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Once you have followed the steps in these guides, you will have "My Feed" set up exactly to your preferences!
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To shape this feed, combine:
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## Popular feed
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1. [Following and Blocking Users](/docs/setting-up-your-feed/following-and-blocking-users).
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2. [Blocking tags and sources](/docs/setting-up-your-feed/blocking-tags-sources).
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3. [Notification Settings and Preferences](/docs/your-profile/notification-settings-and-preferences).
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The popular feed uses our ranking algorithm to provide you with posts that are recent, gaining lots of traffic, and receiving positive responses from the daily.dev community (either via upvotes or positive comments).
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For a dedicated guide, see [Following Feed](/docs/key-features/following-feed).
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## Popular feed
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The popular feed uses our ranking algorithm to provide you with posts that are recent, gaining lots
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of traffic, and receiving positive responses from the daily.dev community (either via upvotes or
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### Ranking overview for the popular feed
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Once a post is featured on daily.dev, it begins to rank based on various factors, such as:
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* The number of unique reads the post has received
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* The number of upvotes the post has obtained from our community members
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* The freshness of the post, or how recently it was published
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* Other parameters related to content quality and engagement levels
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- The number of unique reads the post has received
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- The number of upvotes the post has obtained from our community members
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- The freshness of the post, or how recently it was published
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- Other parameters related to content quality and engagement levels
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By considering these factors, we aim to increase the likelihood of interesting and valuable posts surfacing to the top of the feed.
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By considering these factors, we aim to increase the likelihood of interesting and valuable posts
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surfacing to the top of the feed.
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### Sorting by date
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There is a dropdown menu at "My feed" that allows you to change the order of the feed. If it is not activated on your profile, you can easily enable it by following these steps:
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There is a dropdown menu at "My feed" that allows you to change the order of the feed. If it is not
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activated on your profile, you can easily enable it by following these steps:
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1. Click the "Customize" button on the Profile menu at the top-right (1).
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## Most upvoted feed
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In the "Most Upvoted" Feed, we feature the posts with the highest number of upvotes on the platform. The ranking in this feed is based on the number of upvotes over a given timescale. The higher the upvote count, the higher the post will be listed in the feed.
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In the "Most Upvoted" Feed, we feature the posts with the highest number of upvotes on the platform.
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The ranking in this feed is based on the number of upvotes over a given timescale. The higher the
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upvote count, the higher the post will be listed in the feed.
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### Changing the date filter
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The default view is the most upvoted posts of the last 7 days. However, you can choose to filter it to a different time frame using the drop-down (5).
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The default view is the most upvoted posts of the last 7 days. However, you can choose to filter it
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to a different time frame using the drop-down (5).
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There are three options (6):
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<img src="https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1663528971/docs-v2/feeds-4.jpg" alt='The drop-down located top right of the "Most upvoted" feed is highlighted (5). The drop-down is open showing "Last week", "Last month" and "Last year" as options (6)' width="900" height="900" />
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## Best discussions feed
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In the "Best Discussions" feed, we showcase the most interesting discussions currently taking place on daily.dev. The ranking is determined by multiple factors, including the reputation levels of the people who commented, the freshness of the comments, and the number of upvotes on the comments, among others. This feed is designed to help you find engaging and interesting discussions that you can participate in.
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In the "Best Discussions" feed, we showcase the most interesting discussions currently taking place
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on daily.dev. The ranking is determined by multiple factors, including the reputation levels of the
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people who commented, the freshness of the comments, and the number of upvotes on the comments,
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among others. This feed is designed to help you find engaging and interesting discussions that you
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'Learn how the Following feed works on daily.dev, what content appears there, and how to manage
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the people, sources, and Squads that shape it.'
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# Following Feed
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The **Following** feed at `/following` gives you a dedicated stream of content from the users,
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sources, Squads, and collections you actively follow on daily.dev.
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Unlike **For You**, which is recommendation-driven, Following is built from explicit choices you
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make across the product. It is useful when you want a feed that reflects the developers, publishers,
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and communities you already trust.
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## Where to find it
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When you are signed in, open the main sidebar and select **Following**.
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- Sidebar item: `Following`
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- Route: `/following`
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## What appears in the Following feed
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Your Following feed can include:
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- New posts from sources you follow
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- New posts from users you follow
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- New posts from Squads you joined or follow
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- Updates from followed collections
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The feed is personalized from your follow graph, so it becomes more useful as you follow more
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relevant people and sources.
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## How to improve the feed
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The quality of the Following feed depends on the developers and sources you choose to follow. A few
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practical ways to tune it:
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- Follow developers whose posts and comments you consistently find useful
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- Follow sources that regularly publish in your stack or domain
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- Join Squads that match the communities you want to keep up with
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[Following and Blocking Users](../setting-up-your-feed/following-and-blocking-users.md).
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## How it differs from other feeds
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- **For You**: ranked recommendations based on your interests and activity
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- **Following**: content from people, sources, Squads, and collections you explicitly follow
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If you want to compare all main feed types, see [Feeds](./feeds.md).
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## Related settings
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Following works best together with:
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- [Filtering content in your feed](../setting-up-your-feed/filtering-content-feed.md)
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- [Advanced filtering options](../setting-up-your-feed/advanced-filtering-options.md)
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- [Blocking tags and sources](../setting-up-your-feed/blocking-tags-sources.md)
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- [Following and Blocking Users](../setting-up-your-feed/following-and-blocking-users.md)
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- [Notification Settings and Preferences](../your-profile/notification-settings-and-preferences.md)
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# Following and Blocking Users
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daily.dev lets you control which developers you want to hear from and which ones you do not.
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These controls affect your experience across the app, including your **Following** feed,
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## Follow a user
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Following a user tells daily.dev you want to see more from that developer.
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When you follow someone, you can get:
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- Their posts in your [Following feed](../key-features/following-feed.md)
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- A cleaner signal for the types of developers and conversations you want to keep up with
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## Unfollow a user
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## Where to manage these controls
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- Follow state: `Follow` or `Following`
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