Follow tags instead of users

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A discussion is underway about following tags instead of users on Discourse. meetdilip proposed the idea of following one or more tags and getting a feed based on them. zogstrip showed an example of how this already exists, such as the “pr-welcome” tag page.

meetdilip suggested adding a section to the user panel to show followed tags and an option to remove them, as well as a feed and notifications for easier tracking. dax clarified that the tag filter has existed since tags were implemented and that users can already add tags to watch or track in their profile preferences. Additionally, dax pointed out that tags feeds already exist, such as RSS feeds for specific tags.

I have seen some blogs list all topics when we click a tag. Wouldn’t it be nice if Discourse has it too? Something like I can follow one or more tags and I get a feed based on it.

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You mean like this?

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Thanks. Is it from 2.2 onwards ?

I would also suggest a section in user panel which shows followed tags ( with an option to remove them ). Also a feed and notifications based on them to make it more easy to track.

Nope. The tag filter exists since the tags were implemented on Discourse (or anyway soon after).

Well, you have already a section on your profile where you can add tags you want to watch or track, see https://meta.discourse.org/u/meetdilip/preferences/tags.

We already have tags feeds, eg https://meta.discourse.org/tags/theme-component.rss:

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Thank you :slight_smile:

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