Feature requests
574 results found
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Add "Mark Previous as Read" feature
This is a feature in Google's Android app, but NOT their web interface (????). But it is OH SO helpful.
Say you have 900 unread items, but only time to scan over 300 and read 15. With this, you can scroll through the listing, check out interesting titles, skip the rest, then hit "mark previous as read" when you have to leave. Next time you come back, you start right where you left off.
It is, in my own opinion, a much more "powerful" feature than "Mark All as Read."
20 votes -
Implement statistics
Implement statistics as it helps to manage feeds and keep track of The Old Reader use.
40 votes -
Move the comment button
Right now, the comment button is too close to "unshare", and it's possible to misclick on unshare by mistake.
If you could put "comment" somewhere else, maybe on the same level, to the right of unshare, it would be nice.
http://theoldreader.yuku.com/topic/73/UI-comment-and-unshare1 vote -
Bing alerts
More of an issue I haven't been able to find a solution for. It seems that when I try to grab an RSS feed from Bing News "Subscribe by RSS" and add that one subscription to The Old Reader "Add a Subscription", The Old Reader won't accept the subscription - I can't add to my subscription list at all. I'm not sure if this is a problem other folks have run into, but would love any insight/solutions.
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The sort order date for a single feed or single group
For example, the feed from the forum I want to read from the old to the new record, something to keep the discussion within the band.
But newsfeed about space I want to read the newest entries first, and move on to the older.
Now sort mode is set for all subscriptions and not only one.3 votes -
keyboard shortcuts after share
After sharing a post, I press 'n' my usual shortcut to move to the next post, but it starts typing n in the shared comment box. The keyboard shortcut should have priority. Those that want to comment, should click on the comment box.
4 votes -
Allow iframes in feed items
Slashdot feed has iframes for top 5 comments, which allows to read/moderate them without opening the main site.
Google reader displays this iframe; Old Reader does not.
http://i49.tinypic.com/16qqmq.png12 votes -
Ability to turn off any social features!
I just want to read my news in a quick way with a simple interface, no social anything which disturbs the clean interface. no recommendations, trends, ...
So if i could turn all these features off under settings, that would be great.
Ability to email an article to someone else is enough.
2 votes -
Ye Olde Reader sister site
Make a sister site, yeoldereader.com, which is exactly this site except that "The Old Reader" is replaced by "Ye Olde Reader" everywhere.
3 votes -
Create a way to manage folders.
When I am on a feed, and I want to remove it from a folder, there isn't a way to do this. Or, if I want to create 5 new folders, there isn't a way to just create them. The dragging and dropping method isn't working for me, the way the how to says it should. Have a manage folders page, where we can manage all the items and folders, like the favorites page of our browsers.
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34 votes
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Offline Sync
I was using Greader pro for google reader and I was able to download the latest news and read while I was offline. The next time I connects to the net it syncs for rea/unread/liked/starred items...
32 votes -
A "trash can" for unsubscribed feeds and folders
I've apparently deleted (or unsubscribed) inadvertently from a whole folder - EEEK! I'd love to have a way to roll back!
16 votes -
very small mobile web enhancements
I love the fact that The Old Reader has a mobile web interface. For me this is THE reason to switch to The Old Reader. With a few minor tweaks it could be great !
1) add the button to mark all as read at the bottom under the feeds. Afterall you browse all the way down while reading them and now you have to scroll back up to press "mark as read".
2) Would be great if on mobile you could also still work with the categories and they would be collapsed by default. This way you don't have…16 votes -
On mobile view : on bottom page add button or link "go top of page".
On mobile view : on bottom page add button or link "go top of page".
2 votes -
Manage subscription settings
I have feeds that have changed URLs, I'd like to be able to select the feed and change the source URL.
21 votes -
Mobile Site Static Menu or 'Back to Top'
I've been using The Old Reader for a good two weeks now and truly appreciate the service. Great minimalist UI and nice mobile adaptation. When I load a feed that is large or has a lot of unread items, scrolling can be difficult. Maybe either a small static menu button or a scroll to top button would be helpful?
14 votes -
Allow us to connect multiple FB/Google accounts
I'd like to be able to connect (for example) both my work Google account and my home Google account.
20 votes -
Fixed sidebar width
The sidebar, with the list of subscriptions, should remain at a fixed width (as in google reader), and not change width when the browser changes width.
If you have your browser windows wide, the sidebar gets too wide, and it's just wasted space, that could be used for the posts instead.
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Google reader + IFTTT
This was a big deal for a lot of users. I want to automate an action off the back of a The Old Reader RSS update (or even tag update). Will this ever be possible or will I need another alternative to Google reader?
1 vote
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