Bookmarks & Following

Bookmarks and following are how members stay connected to the content they care about. Bookmarks are a personal reading list. Following a space is a subscription to that space's activity. Together they make sure your community members never lose track of an important discussion.

Topic page with bookmark, follow, and share action buttons

What You Will Learn#

  • How to bookmark a topic and access your bookmarks later
  • How to remove a bookmark directly from the My Bookmarks page
  • How to follow a space and what that means for notifications
  • How auto-subscription works when you post or reply
  • How to manage your subscriptions and turn off notifications

Bookmarking Topics#

How to Bookmark#

Open any topic and click the bookmark icon in the topic action bar (next to the share and report buttons). The icon fills to indicate the bookmark is saved. Click it again to remove the bookmark.

Bookmarking is instant and does not require a page reload. There is no confirmation dialog.

Accessing Your Bookmarks#

Two ways to get there, both show the same list:

  • The Bookmarks tab on your profile at /community/u/your-username/
  • A dedicated standalone page at /community/bookmarks/ (new in 1.4.1)

Both list every topic you have bookmarked, most recent first. Each item shows the topic title, the space it belongs to, the author, and when it was posted. Click any item to go directly to the topic.

Bookmarks are private - other members cannot see your bookmark list. The standalone page requires sign-in and is excluded from search engines so the URL itself never reveals what you've saved.

Removing a Bookmark from the Bookmarks Page#

Each card on the My Bookmarks page carries a bookmark icon button in the top-right corner. Clicking it removes the bookmark immediately - no confirmation dialog. The card fades out and disappears from the list so the page always reflects your current bookmark state.

The same toggle works in reverse too: if you accidentally remove a bookmark, re-open the topic and bookmark it again from the topic action bar.

Tip: Use bookmarks as a reading queue - bookmark topics you want to read later, then clear them as you go. The Bookmarks tab gives you a clean list without any algorithm reordering it.

Following Spaces#

How to Follow#

Visit any space and click the Follow button in the space header. The button changes to Following immediately.

Following a space subscribes you to new post notifications from that space. Every time a new topic is published in a space you follow, you receive a notification in your notification bell.

Unfollowing#

Click Following in the space header to toggle it off. The button returns to Follow and you stop receiving new post notifications from that space.

Following a space does not make you a member of the space. In Open spaces, you can follow without joining - you will receive notifications but you will not be listed as a member and cannot post until you join.

What You Get Notified About#

When you follow a space, you receive notifications for:

  • Every new topic published in that space (including by authors you do not know)

You do not receive notifications for replies to topics in followed spaces unless you are also subscribed to those individual topics. Following is space-level; subscriptions are topic-level.

Topic Auto-Subscription#

When You Create a Topic#

When you publish a new topic, you are automatically subscribed to it. You will receive notifications for:

  • Every new reply to your topic (including threaded sub-replies)
  • When your topic is answered and accepted (Q&A spaces)
  • When your topic's idea status changes (Ideas spaces)

When You Reply to a Topic#

When you post a reply to any topic, you are automatically subscribed to that topic. You will receive the same notifications as if you had subscribed manually.

Unsubscribing from a Topic#

Open the topic and click the ... menu at the top of the page, then select Unsubscribe. You will stop receiving notifications for new replies on that topic.

You can re-subscribe at any time using the same menu.

Managing All Your Subscriptions#

Open My Subscriptions at /community/subscriptions/. It lists every space and topic you follow, 50 per page, each with a one-click Unfollow button.

The label beside each item shows how you will actually be notified about it: Web, Email, Web + Email, or Notifications off. It follows your notification preferences, so if you turn email off for a type (or opt out of all email), the label changes to match. To change it, go to your profile's Settings page at /community/u/your-username/edit/ and open the Notifications section.

Note: Daily and weekly email digests are a Jetonomy Pro feature. In the free plugin, email notifications are sent immediately for each event or not at all - based on your notification settings.

What's Next?#

Learn how to save work-in-progress posts as drafts and schedule topics for future publication.

Drafts & Scheduled Posts →