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Filter by OP

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JustineMumsnet · 02/07/2020 13:54

As some of you have already spotted, we've just released a feature that allows filtering threads to see all the OP's posts, and to jump to the next post from the OP. This is something a number of you have been wanting for a while. It's being rolled out across multiple servers and across the app over the next 24 hours - so don't panic if you don't see it immediately - it's on it's way!

In addition we've released filter posts by User (as well as by OP) for Premium members.

We tested a few different variations with Mumsnetters so hopefully it's intuitive and useful but it's just a first pass and we will be improving the design, so please do, as ever, let us know if anything's amiss or confusing.

Further explanation here:
Filter by OP
You will now see two options at the bottom of the OP posts - ‘see next’ will skip you to the next post by the OP and ‘see all’ will show you a filtered view of all the posts by the OP on that thread. You’ll need to be logged in to use this feature.

Filter by user
On mobile, on any post click the menu icon (the icon with the three dots), and click 'See all posts'. On desktop, click the 'See all' link in the top right hand corner of any post. This will show you a filtered view of all the users posts on that thread. This is a premium feature so you’ll be prompted to sign in or create a premium account to use it.

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TimMumsnet · 03/07/2020 08:57

@Minniee

Can someone show me what it's supposed to look like and how to get it?

Still not on the app on my iPhone.

Incase it helps, when the update arrives in the iOS app it will look like this, with two buttons you can use to filter the thread. The post menu opens by swiping the post.

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JustineMumsnet · 03/07/2020 12:44

Thanks for the suggested tweaks - we promise to look at them all. I have to apologise that this feature isn't yet available on the android app. We hope to address that soon and in the meantime, it's obviously there on the mobile site.

As someone's already confirmed, the filter works on username, so name changing within a thread wouldn't be picked up by it, but don't worry the mod team are very alive to this and take a dim view - it's explicitly against our guidelines to name change to mislead. Thanks for all the input.

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DawnMumsnet · 04/07/2020 16:01

@Minniee

If someone accidentally uses a different user name, like they often do in the relationship board, and then forgets and posts under their original name, it shows all their posts as OP regardless of the name they first posted under.

This could cause problems if, for example, an ex then gets confirmation of other user names.

Don't worry, @MoaningMinniee - as Justine's explained upthread, the filter by OP function shows only those posts in the OP's username. So if an OP inadvertently posts under the wrong username, those posts wouldn't show in the list and no one would be any the wiser.

Another poster has tested it out over on this thread - Testing name changing and show OP - just to be sure!

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DawnMumsnet · 04/07/2020 16:05

@VioletCharlotte

This feature worked for me yesterday but now I'm getting a message saying it's only for premium users.

Hi @VioletCharlotte and @JaneJeffer - just checking, are you trying to use the Filter by OP function, or the Filter by User one?

Filter by OP is available to all Mumsnetters, while Filter by User is for Premium subscribers only.

If Filter by OP isn't working for you today, can you please let us know which device you're using to view Mumsnet, and which version of the site, so we can get our Tech team to take a look.

Thank you.

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DawnMumsnet · 04/07/2020 20:18

@DanceWithYourBalloon

Ignore me. I've found it.

Phew.

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DawnMumsnet · 04/07/2020 22:01

@SkinSkin

Oh, scrap that, I realise I wasn't doing the OP but just a nearby poster. My bad!

Again, phew!

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DawnMumsnet · 04/07/2020 22:06

[quote JaneJeffer]@igotmyreddressontonight use the funnel at the top.

@DawnMumsnet OP works ok[/quote]
Glad to hear it.

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DawnMumsnet · 04/07/2020 22:19

[quote LizzieMacQueen]@DawnMumsnet I think I may have spotted a flaw with this, don't want to say but if you DM me I'll explain. [/quote]
Eeks, no, really?!

Have DM'd you, @LizzieMacQueen, but I'm not around for much longer tonight, so you may want to hit the report button on your post and tell us that way too.

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DawnMumsnet · 06/07/2020 16:13

@ViveLEntenteCordiale

It is great! I beta tested it for all posters, it's a shame we had that and it's been taken away. (I'm long-term sick and DH is out of work so no I can't afford premium.) Also on the app the bookmark feature is now the third item on the pull-out menu after quote and filter and therefore not very user friendly. I would have thought bookmark was used the most (certainly more than a premium-only feature) so why not have it nearer the beginning? I'll be annoying people by place marking with a post now, I'm afraid.

Hi @ViveLEntenteCordiale - sorry we missed your post over the weekend.

First of all, thanks very much for being one of our beta testers - the feedback you all provided was invaluable in helping to develop this feature (and if I could slip you a free Premium subscription, I'd do it in a heartbeat Unfortunately I'd have to say the same to all the many other testers, though...)

We do take your point about the new order of these icons on the app, with the bookmark button now being in the middle. Is anyone else finding this problematic? If so, please let us know here on this thread - we can certainly ask our Tech team if they can shuffle things around if lots of you are hitting the wrong button by mistake.

Thanks again