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  1. Embed Popouts

    The original reader has a feature where known embeds have a link which pops the embed out into a new small browser window. This allows you to listen to video/audio while continuing to browse your feeds.

    9 votes
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  2. Ability to import starred items from Google Reader

    I imported all my google data but the starred items did not import. Can you add a functionality that does this?

    69 votes
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  3. Reconsider your decision not to support IE8

    I appreciate your reasoning not to support IE8, but the sad truth is that MOST companies restrict their browers to IE8 because they are woefully behind the times! Wish you guys would reconsider or I'll have to use something else at work.

    50 votes
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  4. open topics using Google Mobilizer (http://www.google.com/gwt/x) in a 'cut-down' mobile interface for smart phones / tablets

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  5. Move the 'unsubscribe' button

    The 'unsubscribe' button and 'mark all as read' button are too close to each other, and the wrong button could be pressed by mistake. Suggestion is to move the unsubscribe button to the other side of the screen, or simply elsewhere.

    NB : There was already a suggestion for this which has been marked as 'completed'. However they're still right next to each other, so submitting this again.

    26 votes
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  6. 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
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  7. Sort posts by the time of update

    Sort posts by the time of appearance in the reader. Currently - if I understand it correctly - the posts are sorted by the time of publication. Due to the delays in the feed updates, it often happens that updated posts don't appear on top of the list and I miss them.

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  8. Private Blogs

    Is there a way to store private blog addresses? I would like to have a central location for storing blog even if I have to click out.

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  9. RSS feed for posts you've liked the way shared has an rss feed.

    There is an RSS feed for shared items. Can there be a feed for liked items too?

    37 votes
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  10. 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.png

    12 votes
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  11. sharing/loving at the top of articles

    The "share" and "love" buttons are at the end of each articles.
    Sometimes I don't have the time to read a long article with a promising title.

    Actualy I have to scroll down to the end of the article to be able to "love" it and get a link to the article so I can read it later.

    I would suggest either adding a "read later" or "put inside to read later" button OR put the love button at the top of every article, following the title.

    6 votes
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  12. Change folder from the feed

    Change what folder a feed is part of from the feed, no dragging/dropping required.
    Since I have updated my settings to hide feeds/folders with no unread items I can't move a new feed to that folder until a new post shows up there or I change my settings. A dropdown with the available folders available from the feed would solve the problem.

    25 votes
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  13. "Scrolling through post marks it as read" setting per view type

    It looks like some users do not like "scrolling through post marks it as read" as a global setting and would prefer being able to configure this behavior separately per view type.

    24 votes
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  14. Emulate Google Reader "compact view"

    Google reader had a function call "compact view" and it compresses the headlines into a more e-mail like format.

    12 votes
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  15. As a user I would like to configure my start page, e.g. "All items"

    In many cases I would like to start with the "All items" page instead of the current "Home" page. So, it would be helpful to configure in the settings page the starting page one personally likes to have.

    23 votes
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  16. 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
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  17. Bug: Up/Down buttons don't work when page is scrolled slightly

    To reproduce:

    1. Go to All Items.
    2. Click an item in the middle of the list.
    3. Scroll up a bit.
    4. Click the Up arrow button in the top right area.

    Expected: to move to the article directly above, i.e. if I was on the 7th item it would then open #6.

    Actual: the item at the top of the list is opened instead.

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  18. Extra audio support

    Google Reader, Netvibes and Feedly seem to be able to play all of my mp3 podcast feeds perfectly in Firefox.

    Theoldreader seems to do nothing when i press play.

    Having emailed support they say it's because Firefox doesn't support mp3 files (which I find odd as the other three players seem to cope fine).

    I propose that theoldreader add an extra case so that it uses the existing <audio> html tag for other browsers but embeds the audio in the same way Google etc. do for Firefox users.

    24 votes
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  19. Keep all unread posts, not only the newest ones when not using Reader for a while

    When one is offline during holidays they might want to see all the news from the period of time, not only the newest ones. Keep all the unread posts.

    101 votes
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  20. Always visible "Mark All As Read" button

    It's clumsy to scroll to All Items in order to reveal the Mark All As Read button. Maybe it's just me, but I 'empty' OldReader when I'm finished with a session.

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