What the feed is

The feed is a reverse-chronological stream of activity published by users on the platform. It appears on the community home page and shows events from everyone — not just people you follow. It is how you stay aware of new work being shared and new members joining.

Event types

Four types of events appear in the feed:

• New member — shown when a user joins the platform for the first time. Includes the user's display name and a link to their community profile.
• Project created — shown when a user creates a new project. Includes the project name and a link to it.
• Custom post — a post written and published by a user. Has a title and a body. Anyone can write a custom post from the feed page.
• Changelog post — a platform announcement published by the MapToPlay team. Appears in the feed and triggers a notification for all users.

Writing a custom post

Click New Post on the feed page to open the post editor. Give your post a title and write the body. Once published, your post appears at the top of the feed for everyone to see.

Custom posts are subject to a posting cooldown. The cooldown starts when you publish and decreases as your community level increases — higher-level users can post more frequently.

Likes and comments

Every feed event can be liked. Liking a custom post earns the post author experience points. The total number of likes a post has received is visible next to the like button.

Feed posts also support comments. Click the comment button on any post to expand the thread. You can reply to any comment, and the original post author receives a notification when someone comments on their post. A comment cooldown applies, with the same level-based reduction as the posting cooldown.