- Is it possible to configure reactions to stay in one place so that the visual indicators when skimming are the same? We’ve received feedback that this is a little confusing:
Plain like count
Multiple kinds of reactions
My plain like with no custom reactions
My custom reaction
My interpretation:
- The default heart fills (or turns into the emoji you select) when you add your own reaction.
- Likes get a count in ghost text next to the reaction button until there is a non-heart added - then it moves to the left corner, with the count to the right of the reaction emoji list.
- Reply count can also appear justified to the left
Overall I think I understand this design choice, I just think that it could be a little more visually consistent.
One idea here could be to always move the reaction count/list to the left side after replies, possibly stacking the different kinds of reactions if there are many, and to implement a popover with counts similar to the list you see when hovering on the reaction button (not sure how well these work with touch interfaces though).