# Discourse Follow **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579 **Category:** Plugin **Tags:** official, follow **Created:** [March 3, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579 "2019-03-03T22:36:50Z") **Posts on this page:** 14 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse) #### Post date: [March 3, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/1 "2019-03-03T22:36:50Z")
**IMPORTANT WARNING: This plugin may affect whether laws that regulate social media apply to your forum. Consult legal for advice.** | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | :discourse2: | **Summary** | **Discourse Follow** allows users to follow other users, list the latest topics involving them, and receive notifications when they post. | | 🛠 | **Repository Link** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-follow](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-follow) | | 📖 | **Install Guide** | [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) | > [@](#): > > :discourse2: As this is an #official plugin maintained by the Discourse team, #Support, #Contribute > Bug, #Contribute > UX, and #Contribute > Feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate plugin tag. Click on a link below to get one started. 👍 > > [❓  **Support**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=6&body=%3E%20Before%20asking,%20did%20you%20search%20first%3F%20Press%20%F0%9F%94%8D%20at%20the%20upper%20right%20to%20search.&tags=follow "Ask for support on configuring and using Discourse Follow") [🐛  **Bug**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=1&tags=follow "A bug report means something is broken, preventing normal/typical use of the plugin") [👀  **UX**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=9&tags=follow "Discussion about the user interface of Discourse Follow, and how features are presented (including language and UI elements)") [💡  **Feature**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=2&tags=follow "Discussion about how existing Discourse Follow features can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work") ### Screenshots Followed users posts feed: ![follow-feed](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/c/5cf0ac18db2687a880570a57008e18ba2360eed5.png) List of users you’re following: ![following-list](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/f/ff50b23cc7f554df4153c5061cf90275b40e5ca4.png) Follow button on the user card and profile page: ![follow-user-card](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/d/0dc49380c141c81a120e14296725c68f92bf1aa0.png) ![follow-profile-page](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/d/cdda72a8bf0bf7cabd09162da35568302ae04f5b.png) User preferences: ![follow-preferences](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/f/2f352a2479ebe6e7e7cef9644a681d1e686ef070.png) Admin site settings: ![follow-plugin-site-settings](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/5/751adf3565fb413d818f3b866a64526cf2fd53a6.png) ### Configuration #### User preferences | Preference | Purpose | | --- | --- | | `Notify me when followed` | Enables/disables notification when someone follows you | | `Notify followed user when followed` | Enables/disables notifications that other people receive when you follow them | | `Notify me when followed replies` | Enables/disables notifications when people you’re following reply | | `Notify me when followed creates topic` | Enables/disables notifications when people you’re following create new topics | | `Allow people to follow me` | Allow/don’t allow anyone to follow you. If you turn this preference off and you have existing followers, they’ll no longer receive notifications about your new replies/topics, you will not appear in their following users list, and your posts will not appear in their follow feed. | #### Changing defaults of user preferences Each user preference that the plugin adds has a site setting counterpart that controls the default value of the preference for future users and users who have never changed any of the preferences added by the plugin. For example, the `default notify me when followed creates topic` site setting controls the default value of the `Notify me when someone I follow creates a topic` preference. If you change that site setting, then all new signups will have that preference set to the same value as the site setting. Existing users who never changed any preferences added by the plugin will also be affected by the site setting change. #### Site settings | Setting | Default | Purpose | | --- | --- | --- | | `discourse follow enabled` | True | Enables/disables the plugin | | `follow show statistics on profile` | True | Controls whether the “Followers” and “Following” counts are shown on the user card and profile (see screenshots above) | | `follow notifications enabled` | True | Enables/disables all kinds of notifications added by the plugin (when disabled it overrides user preferences) | | `follow followers visible` | Everyone | Controls who can see the followers list under user profile and the Followers count | | `follow following visible` | Everyone | Controls who can see the following users list under user profile and the Following count | | `default notify me when followed` | True | _(see the sections related to user preferences above)_ | | `default notify followed user when followed` | True | _(see the sections related to user preferences above)_ | | `default notify me when followed replies` | False | _(see the sections related to user preferences above)_ | | `default notify me when followed creates topic` | False | _(see the sections related to user preferences above)_ | | `default allow people to follow me` | True | _(see the sections related to user preferences above)_ | ### Credits This plugin was developed by the Pavilion team and maintained by them until October 2021 when it was promoted to an #official plugin. The Discourse team (CDCK, Inc) is currently maintaining this plugin. > :discourse2: **Hosted by us?** This plugin is available on our Enterprise plans > Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-06-18T15:17:12Z > > > **Check document** > > > > Perform check on document: ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/339 "2024-04-17T10:55:36Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Layout of Followers/Following is now single column after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-of-followers-following-is-now-single-column-after-update/304258) ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/340 "2024-04-17T10:54:22Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Banned members cannot be Unfollowed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banned-members-cannot-be-unfollowed/304256) ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/341 "2024-04-17T10:57:17Z")
2 posts were split to a new topic: [Using Follow API to intergrate with existing site feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-follow-api-to-intergrate-with-existing-site-feature/304260) ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/343 "2024-04-17T10:58:03Z")
3 posts were split to a new topic: [Is the Follow plugin available on the Discourse Business Plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-follow-plugin-available-on-the-discourse-business-plan/304261) ---
### Author: ![STORMS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@STORMS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/STORMS) #### Post date: [August 18, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/347 "2024-08-18T04:34:39Z")
Can you make it to where each person’s followers are also visible on the user’s postbit? So every time they post, you can see their followers? ---
### Author: ![Rohail\_Altaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rohail_altaf/32/440750_2.png) [@Rohail\_Altaf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rohail_Altaf) #### Post date: [September 23, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/349 "2024-09-23T14:05:23Z")
Should the notify when someone I follow creates a post also supposed to send emails or just an in-app notification? ---
### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don) #### Post date: [September 23, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/350 "2024-09-23T16:11:19Z")
> [@Rohail\_Altaf](#): > > an in-app notification yes and push notification. 🙂 ---
### Author: ![sok777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777) #### Post date: [April 15, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/351 "2025-04-15T13:20:23Z")
Quick question → If I as staff put things in a private space then set a timer to move topic to a public space - my followers don’t get notified. Is there any workaround to it? ---
### Author: ![copymonopoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly) #### Post date: [April 18, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/352 "2025-04-18T22:05:14Z")
![图片](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/9/c/c9cb943a3863352ac36f490f0366d21f432abe92.png) A bug caused the “Follow” button to replace the original “Admin” button on the mobile end. ---
### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin) #### Post date: [April 19, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/353 "2025-04-19T19:49:58Z")
Are you sure this happens because of the follow plugin? Even without that plugin, there is no button at the top. Instead, on mobiles, the link to the user’s admin page is located in the menu below. ![Screenshot_20250419_214916_Gallery](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/d/a/cdaa504ed0e466270affaedcfcbced37b238c62a.jpeg) > [@Admin button on user page is obscured on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-button-on-user-page-is-obscured-on-mobile/315330): > > On a user page on desktop you are presented with these buttons: And the options below This is how the user page is laid out on mobile. There is no Admin wrench button anywhere to be seen. You have to actually drag the icons in order to reveal the wrench The two primary issues are inconsistency between desktop and mobile for no apparent reason. no indication the icons have horizontal scroll (a… ---
### Author: ![copymonopoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly) #### Post date: [April 20, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/354 "2025-04-20T12:28:46Z")
You’re right—I was too quick to assume. I hadn’t considered that the designs on both sides might be different. Thank you so much for resolving my issue in such a simple way. ---
### Author: ![sok777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777) #### Post date: [April 22, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/355 "2025-04-22T11:42:45Z")
would anyone be able to assist with this? > [@sok777](#): > > If I as staff put things in a private space then set a timer to move topic to a public space - my followers don’t get notified. Is there any workaround to it? I can’t even think of a way around this 🥲 ---
### Author: ![Zanbabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zanbabe/32/300386_2.png) [@Zanbabe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zanbabe) #### Post date: [March 30, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579/356 "2026-03-30T12:17:04Z")
Only workaround I can think of is to cut and paste the post into a new post that is outside the private area _instead_ of using the timer… which stinks, and really destroys the whole idea of being able to schedule something to be published later. … I didn’t realize this was an issue. We use the timer a lot.