The Active Tab in the Discovery section of the app has been rebranded as Newsfeed. This change ensures a more streamlined and intuitive experience for users looking to stay updated on the latest community activities.
The Newsfeed will display a variety of posts and activities, prioritizing fresh content, relevant updates, and engaging social interactions based on user preferences.
Newsfeed Activity
Posts in the Newsfeed are sorted chronologically, meaning the newest posts will always appear at the top, and older posts will be displayed below.
Types of Posts That Appear in the Newsfeed
The Newsfeed includes updates across stories, social interactions, and groups. Here’s what will be displayed:
Story Updates
✔ New Story Posted
✔ New Chapter Added
📌 Note: If an author posts multiple chapters within one hour, only one post will appear instead of multiple updates.
Story Social Interactions
✔ 4+ Star Review Left on a Story
✔ Comment Left on a Story
✔ Inline Comment Left on a Story
✔ User Liked a Book
✔ User Reacted (Emoji) to a Chapter
✔ Story Added to a Public Reading List
Wall Social Interactions
✔ Wall Post Announcements
✔ Wall Posts to Someone Else’s Profile
✔ User Liked a Wall Post
Content That Will NOT Appear in the Newsfeed
To maintain quality content and relevant updates, certain posts will not appear in the Newsfeed.
Blocked or Restricted Content
❌ Blocked Users – Content from blocked users will not be visible.
❌ Unverified Email Accounts – Users who have not confirmed their email will not have their posts shown.
Language & Regional Preferences
❌ Posts from users who are not posting in your selected language (unless you follow them).
✔ Example: If you speak Spanish and follow Inkitt, their posts will appear. If you do not follow another user posting only in English, their posts will not be shown.
❌ Books posted in a different language than your settings will not appear.
Content Filtering Rules
❌ Mature (18+) Content Filtering – If a story is 18+ and the user is underage, the story’s activity will be hidden.
❌ Trigger Warning Filtering – If a user has disabled certain trigger warnings (e.g., Bestiality), stories containing that content will not appear.
❌ Unapproved Stories – Stories that are not approved will not appear in the Newsfeed (unless the user follows the author).
❌ Flagged "Troll" Posts – Posts flagged as trolling will be excluded.
Who Appears in the Newsfeed?
The Newsfeed prioritizes activity from people you follow, featured users, and active community members.
User Groupings for Posts
📌 Users You Follow – Activity from accounts you actively follow.
📌 Featured Authors – Active authors who meet the following criteria:
- Posted a story within the last 2 weeks
- Story belongs to a genre the user has selected as preferred
- Story is in the user’s selected language
- Story is approved
- Story has 10K+ words
- Author has 100+ followers
📌 All Authors – General author activity matching the user’s selected preferences.
📌 Featured Readers – Active readers who meet the following criteria:
- Engaged within the last 2 weeks
- Same language as the user
- Following at least 5 users
- 7+ day reading streak
📌 All Active Users – Engaged users participating in social interactions.