Feature requests
173 results found
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Allow folders to be arranged like individual feeds
Currently I can rearrange my individual feeds how I like but I cannot place a folder wherever I want. Would be cool to allow that. Thanks!
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Login without facebook or google
Some users would like a separate authentication system.
704 votesWe are happy to let you know that this has been done.
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Charge for the darn thing if it keeps it from going under.
Look, I don't like paying for things. But I can't keep going through this. If you need people to pay, by gum, let us know.
234 votesDone!
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Explain your business model
I'm leery of free services that don't explain what their business model is. Am I the customer, or the product?
28 votesHere are related blog post, more information to come.
http://blog.theoldreader.com/post/45337829605/unexpected-day-what-are-we-gonna-do-about-google -
Subscribing bookmarklet
A bookmarklet to subscribe to any feed right from the site, avoiding going to the The Old Reader page. Saving time, you know? ;)
362 votesDone. Added to bookmarklets list here: http://theoldreader.com/pages/apps
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Clarify what normal and reverse order are.
In the settings, you have the option to sort the posts in normal and reverse order, some information about what normal and reverse are would be nice. For example
normal (new posts first)
reverse (old posts first)Or whatever normal and reverse are.
37 votesWe’ll update localizations as soon as our contributors will. Thanks!
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bookmarklet to go to next item in a folder
Google Reader has a bookmarklet that goes to the next item in a feed or folder. It looks like this:
http://www.google.com/reader/next?go=nextauto&t=4586323219818568841&label=comics
91 votesImplemented by Chas. Owens himself!
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Allow me to authenticate via Google without giving you any access to my contacts
Checking for other people in my contacts who use The Old Reader is not a core requirement for the product to work, and I don't want you to have my contacts at all.
This pretty much means I can't use your product at all.
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The email should not suggest followback if you're already following that person
The e-mail now says "Blabla is now following you. Nice! Follow back at URL/blabla", but I'm already following blabla
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Android
It would be nice if there were an Android app after the iOS app is done. :-)
3,524 votesWe have at least one Android client supporting us.
See current apps list here:
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Star entries
Ability to star entries for later reading + sharing (pocket integration is nice but probably no enough i you read your article on pocket then want to share it, wading back through old entries can be painful).
925 votesHooray!
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enclosures
i'd use it if it showed enclosures, can't listen to podcasts with it ot view enclosed images
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allow turning off "scrolling past item marks it read" as an option
I don't find the auto-marked-"read" behavior useful (though I know others do). It'd be nice to be able to turn this off.
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Collapse folders as the default view
If you have many folders, it can be very tedious to browse with all of them expanded
63 votesWe have added shift+c/e shortcuts to collapse/expand folders. Also we are automatically collapsing folders by default on mobile resolutions.
Please note that folder state remains saved per-browser. -
default autoplay=false on video/audio clips
A few feeds have had embedded videos that autoplay when I click on the feed, which can be annoying, especially if the video is many posts down the line, and difficult to find and pause.
I'm so glad you guys made this, btw. Reader was the greatest thing on the internet while it lasted.
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Add support for pubsubhubbub
Making pub-compatible feeds refresh almost instantly.
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Block users from following or commenting
As an alternative to private accounts, allow users to share publicly but block others from following or commenting on their items.
87 votesThis has now been released. If you go to your settings, you can choose to protect your shared items. If selected, you must approve all new follow requests, and your shared items will not be available to anyone except your followers.
If you “like” a post, your name may still appear on the post for all users.
Additionally, any existing followers can be removed by going to your followers page.
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Add a link to a list of all dead feeds
The list of dead feeds on the home page is super handy! I'd love to see a list of all my dead feeds.
69 votesYou can now click on the title “Dead Feeds” to get a list of all your dead feeds.
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1 vote
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Improve the performance of posting a comment
It's very slow to post a comment and sometimes I think that I post something but it was in the load status yet. =/
4 votes
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