I started to consider using dev.to seriously today. So I started to change my profile picture. Considering the popularity of Gravatar in the developer community, i missed lack of Gravatar support in dev.to.
So, i thought it may be a good idea to start a discussion on features you would like to see on dev.to.
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Filters and blocks.
There's more and more content I either have no interest in or find actively irritating, and I'm sure I'm missing content that does interest me because of the way the feed works. I'd love to see a way of managing a collection of filters, for example I can imagine a workflow as simple or complex as the user wants:
Select "add feed filter". Add a regex to search for.
Select "AND". Add a couple of regexes to exclude.
Select "name this filter" and call it something useful.
Select "target experience level". Add a range of "1-5".
Select "ignore topics". Add some topics.
Select "use this filter as my default feed"
Select "highlight unread posts"
Select "highlight posts by people I follow"
We could have the most awesome search system going.
Select "add global filter"
Select "ignore user". Add a user I don't want to see anymore.
This would be similar to blocking a user on any other platform, except much more configurable.
Yes! I would love to be able to add combinations of different filters, to make my feed align with my skill levels, interest in specific topics while ignoring others, and status of the post (e.g., unread), generating a more custom feed.
PWA or mobile application
Hmmmm yeah, Gravatar is a good call