sfwrtr, 2 months ago

@orionkidder cc: @adaddinsane

Found a workaround! Woot! You can have a column that lists just a set of hashtags! Fiddly, though.

For me this works only on the desktop web UI because on the phone the "settings" button does not show. There may be ANOTHER bug in my instance server's UI glitch soc theme. Anyway, if you can get a multicolumn view in the web UI using advanced settings, try this: (see pictures)

1. Click on a starting hashtag, like #pennedpossibilities
2. Click on the setting button in the upper right of the hashtag column. It looks like three lines with toggle buttons.
3. Click on +Pin that will show up. After you do that, you may have to click on the settings button to show the new UI.
4. Toggle Include additional tags for this column.
5. In the "Any of these" field, enter additional hashtags to follow. This provides an OR sense, specifically the post will show if it has any of these hashtags not all of them. I've entered #wordweavers and #writerscoffeeclub. Please note you MUST wait for the dropdown list to update and select from the list, That will get you a label with the hashtag and an X button. THEN type the next hashtags, etc. etm.

There you go. You have a new column of hashtags.

EDIT: The column is permanent until you close it. It would be nice if you could name it and bring it back anytime you want, but there you are. BTW: It shows up on my phone UI, too! A bonus.

#boostingIsSharing
#writers #writing #writer #author #fiction #nonfiction #writingCommunity #writersofmastodon #mastodon #feditip #tip #list #lists #photography #photo

+Pin button shows up after clicking settings. Click this. See instructions in post for how-to.
Toggle the Include additional tags for this column radio button. See instructions in post for how-to.
The Any of these field allows you to enter additional tags to show in the column. See instructions in post for how-to.