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2026-10-09 19:47 UTC

Thread view redesign in Catodon Today I merged many UI changes, mostly around how threads are viewed and navigated. I took some of the good elements of Reddit, so now we have sorting by Old/New/Top (the default for the microblogging timelines is Old, and for forums it’s Top - both can change in settings) and a flexible replies section with collapsible/expandable branches. Top-level posts now show the total number of replies under the whole thread, not just the direct/first level replies (but again you can change it back in Settings). I also saved much vertical space, so now you can read long threads with less scrolling. If I may say so myself, I honestly believe it’s one of the best UIs on fedi, especially for reading conversations. I think that if anyone tried it, they would agree. Really, really happy with the results. It’s still fresh, so I will probably refine things here and there, but it’s pretty much exactly as I envisioned it. Let us know what you think! #catodon

Replies (2)

  • @sk@utsukta.org 2026-10-09 20:01

    nice! i might take some inspiration for my hubzilla SPA theme.

    Open ##4966993

  • @Snoopy@piefed.social 2026-10-09 19:55

    Interesting, we should compare the various UI and get inspired by them. ^^ From Reddit i like their horizontal pinned post, it takes less place. For, collapsible thread, we will see. I think we can improve lenthy menu, but how ? That’s quite hard :)

    Open ##4967089