# Tracking a specific user(s), like a specific topic?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-a-specific-user-s-like-a-specific-topic/100032
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 19, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-a-specific-user-s-like-a-specific-topic/100032 "2018-10-19T23:20:33Z")
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### Author: ![RobMeade](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/robmeade/32/109119_2.png) [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-a-specific-user-s-like-a-specific-topic/100032/1 "2018-10-19T23:20:33Z")

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Hi all,

I’ve had a look, and I don’t see a specific option, but I wondered, is it possible to track a specific _user_?

There is an option to do the opposite, e.g. to _mute_ a specific user;

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/f/bff8e31133b215b46834450e5cde84503da50e84.png)

..but what if I wanted to be made aware of all posts by a certain community member?

For example, an option in the navigation on the left for **Users** with similar options as displayed on the right perhaps?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/8/5817d74fa62845033de701bb6c6edbb156f97141.png)

_Watched_ and _Tracked_ options could be useful, and you’d enter the username of the user in question in the field.

Any way to do that which I’ve missed?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-a-specific-user-s-like-a-specific-topic/100032/2 "2018-10-20T00:00:01Z")

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There are many many topics on this out there. “follow” is the word you want; try a search. It’s not on any roadmap I know of.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-a-specific-user-s-like-a-specific-topic/100032/3 "2018-10-20T00:00:04Z")

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