Community Suggestion: Include a title in new community posts


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Include a title in new community posts

Content Addition · Overlay system · Created by Mochimanoban
accepted
community-modal

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

I'm getting upwards of ten, fifteen notifications for community posts every day. Unfortunately I end up deleting the majority of these notifications, simply because I'm not willing to click on every single one to find out what the post is even about, to then figure out if it's something I'm interested in/want to read.

Also, I've noticed a significant decline in interactions with my own journal posts since the introduction of the new community modal, and I believe this is an important factor.

For those unaware, new notifications read:

  • [USER] has just posted a new community update

    • Old notifications and old journal posts used to include the title, which was always so helpful when deciding whether or not I want to read a journal post.

    How does this feature request address the current situation?

    Having a title when writing a journal post will make notifications clearer. I really can't see any downside to re-introducing titles in journal posts, they don't take anything away from the feature, while the lack of a title does.

    What are other uses for this feature request?

    None that come to mind. I literally just want to be able to see what a journal post is about, from the notifications modal, and maybe see improved community engagement :)

    The Team's Response

    Hi! We're working on an improvement there that will address the issue you mention, although it might not be the solution you described. Thanks for the suggestion!
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    Current score

    74/300 Votes · +20100 points

    Votes Cast

    • +300

      by Pandora9
      on 2025-03-30 05:08

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      by Isaac Thompson
      on 2025-03-28 09:01

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      by GMSeth
      on 2025-03-27 20:05

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      by RiverFang
      on 2025-03-26 22:44

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      by zi.sh
      on 2025-03-22 22:37

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      by TheDoctor292
      on 2025-03-21 21:49
      Reintroducing titles would be great! I usually don’t mind clicking to see what the post is about but sometimes it can be a bit annoying not knowing if it interests me

    • +300

      by Wordigirl
      on 2025-03-21 19:03
      the whole community tab is trying to be more dynamic and sleek or whatever but it seems to mainly be making things more inaccessible and difficult. as a person with 7,000+ notifications, it is becoming more difficult for me to even try catching up. I used to like to open notifications in new tabs, but now that it's stuck in the module, it makes everything scrunched in and easier to accidentally click things I probably shouldn't click. I also noticed the thing with the titles. Titles seem fairly useless now, whcih is very disappointing. Thank you for suggesting this. God bless and I hope that enough community feedback is garnered to help the beautiful beans at WorldAnvil see and change. <3

    • +100

      by chairlegcharlie
      on 2025-03-21 16:12

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      by DMFW
      on 2025-03-21 07:56

    • +100

      by ThatMomFriend
      on 2025-03-20 19:43

    • +100

      by Tecknaragnes
      on 2025-03-19 19:24

    • +300

      by oaster2000
      on 2025-03-19 10:51
      When TJ votes...

    • +300

      by Writing Bishop
      on 2025-03-19 05:56

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      by Callyxtus
      on 2025-03-18 14:03

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      by Ononomad
      on 2025-03-18 13:12

    • +100

      by WeStanNikolai
      on 2025-03-17 17:39

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      by kerahope
      on 2025-03-17 03:46

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      by Simeonovvv
      on 2025-03-16 20:00

    • +100

      by ProtoRaptor40
      on 2025-03-16 16:59

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      by JoellaKay
      on 2025-03-16 05:16
      I need this!

    • +300

      by Rumengol
      on 2025-03-15 14:24

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      by drunkenpanda951
      on 2025-03-15 10:25

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      by Michael Chandra
      on 2025-03-15 07:53

    • +100

      by light'storm
      on 2025-03-15 06:41

    • +100

      by A Filthy Skeleton
      on 2025-03-15 04:41

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      by ElijahHemlock
      on 2025-03-15 00:18

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      by Cyborg Starfish
      on 2025-03-14 17:38

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      by notahumanhand
      on 2025-03-14 15:11

    • +300

      by Gregorian
      on 2025-03-14 13:54

    • +300

      by Kummer Wolfe
      on 2025-03-14 00:48
      Yes, I agree! Having a title ( if there ) would help engagement quite a lot.

    • +300

      by Blue Fairy 74
      on 2025-03-13 16:21

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      by ValentineDM
      on 2025-03-13 16:15

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      by kaixabu
      on 2025-03-13 13:21

    • +100

      by AuraGuard
      on 2025-03-13 12:42

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      by A Cute Hobbit
      on 2025-03-13 12:21

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      by Jacob-W
      on 2025-03-13 10:40

    • +300

      by JetpackMonkey
      on 2025-03-13 09:22

    • +100

      by bphilippe
      on 2025-03-13 07:13

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      by Tillerz
      on 2025-03-13 06:11

    • +300

      by spooktacular
      on 2025-03-13 05:04
      Totally agree!

    • +300

      by Matunas
      on 2025-03-13 04:28

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      by Ratha
      on 2025-03-13 04:10

    • +300

      by Evanarix
      on 2025-03-13 03:53

    • +300

      by strixxline
      on 2025-03-13 03:28
      Titles, yes please! The identical messages of "USER has just posted a new community update" filling my notifications doesn't inspire me to click too many, myself. I get a touch overwhelmed and put off reading them. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

    • +300

      by Kittymonster
      on 2025-03-13 02:43
      Yes please.

    • +300

      by kalvorp
      on 2025-03-13 02:34

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      by Graylion
      on 2025-03-13 01:28
      Oh yes this may even be a bug but either way.

    • +300

      by Jontaro
      on 2025-03-13 00:28

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      by Mardrena
      on 2025-03-13 00:27
      Is that a feature or a bug? Is including a title a secret drain on resources they didn't deign to tell us about the last time? Here I was wondering why am I not seeing titles even though it has the option to add it and you can see it in your personal profile page? Sometimes if something isn't broke don't fix it and sometimes the "fix" just breaks what was good. Points for updoot and because its a slow month atm. Here's hoping someone doesn't whine about "your tone isn't nice" or some bs....

    • +300

      by AsterVela
      on 2025-03-12 23:14

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      by Frod0_baggins
      on 2025-03-12 22:20

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      by Worldwildbuilder
      on 2025-03-12 21:45
      Yes please! Excellent idea!

    • +100

      by Asmo
      on 2025-03-12 20:41

    • +300

      by WreckerDwarf
      on 2025-03-12 20:41

    • +300

      by Nightone
      on 2025-03-12 20:38
      I'm totally with mochi on this! No title means the post can't spark my interrest!

    • +300

      by BlueDrag0n524
      on 2025-03-12 20:38
      I completely agree! I loved knowing what the journal post I was about to read would be about so I knew which one would interest me or not! I thought I was the only person with this issue at first!

    • +300

      by Thereasonwhy
      on 2025-03-12 20:29
      I too have been notice the same drop in interaction, while I only get a few notifications a day, I'd like to be able to see what I'm clicking on before doing so.

    • +100

      by LittleRaider
      on 2025-03-12 19:24

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      by nnie
      on 2025-03-12 19:21

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      by Razhea
      on 2025-03-12 18:51

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      by World Smithy
      on 2025-03-12 18:49

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      by Demongrey
      on 2025-03-12 18:35

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      by Everwild
      on 2025-03-12 18:28

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      by Myth-X
      on 2025-03-12 18:28

    • +300

      by tjtrewin
      on 2025-03-12 18:27
      TJ Trewin has just voted on a feature suggestion.

    • +300

      by Nulcheck
      on 2025-03-12 18:24

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      by Sh4d0wPh03n1x
      on 2025-03-12 18:14

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      by Serukis
      on 2025-03-12 18:12

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      by Midvinterdraken
      on 2025-03-12 18:11

    • +300

      by Tyrdal
      on 2025-03-12 18:09
      I think having that title is indeed essential.

    • +300

      by Vazdimet
      on 2025-03-12 18:08
      WA always gives such great advice about pulling people in, about making compelling titles or using calls of action. You added that great box to push with article notifications to help draw people in, too.   Community posts, by comparison, feel like they've gone backwards. There's no way to use them to pull followers in via notifications anymore, which stands in huge contrast to all the effort WA has put into helping us do just that with almost everything else.   This is a solid suggestion, and I'd love to see titles reintroduced.

    • +300

      by Those2Nerds
      on 2025-03-12 18:08

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      by Stormbril
      on 2025-03-12 18:07

    • +300

      by AmélieIS
      on 2025-03-12 18:02

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      by Mochimanoban
      on 2025-03-12 18:01

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