Help:Watchlist

Followed pages are a way to keep up to date on pages you care about on Wikia. You can choose to "Follow" a page by simply clicking on the Follow text on the toolbar. You will then receive an e-mail notification each time a change is made to that page.



Followed pages are an update of the watchlist tool. In this new system, you will now "follow" a page rather than "watch" one. These "followed pages" are then saved and are viewable by others. The goal of the followed pages update is to make it easier for community members to find and share interesting content with each other.



What's changed from watchlist?

 * The term "Watch" has been replaced by "Follow" on the toolbar.
 * Your list of followed pages are now publicly available for other users to see.
 * You can view other users' favorite pages by visiting:
 * You can now follow categories and blog listings. This allows you to receive notification when a new article is added to a category or there's a new blog post.

How does it work?
Pages you choose to follow will appear:


 * On the followed pages tab on your user masthead. The followed pages tab is divided into sections, according to type of page (e.g. blog post, article, user page). This can also be accessed by choosing the "Followed pages" link on the "More" button dropdown.
 * A "Pages I'm Following" box will now also appear on your user page to show others what pages you are interested in on the wiki. This will only include article pages.

Removing a page from your followed pages list

 * Click on the "Following" link on your header bar while on a page.
 * Hover over any page on the Special:Following page, and you will get a "delete" icon - clicking this removes the page from your follow list.


 * Special:Watchlist still exists and uses the same list of pages as Special:Following. Feel free to use either.

How do I opt out of sharing my followed pages?
To hide your followed pages list from public view:
 * Visit the "Followed pages" tab in your preferences on Wikia Help (from any wiki), then...
 * Check the box for "Make my followed pages lists private."

Hiding your followed pages from public view does two things:
 * Removes your followed pages box from your user page on all Wikia sites,
 * Hides the contents of your followed pages tab from other users on all Wikia sites.

Note: You will still be able to view your own followed pages.

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