From cad76b8a25d13eab10c0818edbea2cce73ade291 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Markus Unterwaditzer Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:28:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] Clarify what Visibility Level means (#3500) * Clarify what Visibility Level means * attempt to rephrase a bunch more for consistency --- docs/user_guide/settings.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/user_guide/settings.md b/docs/user_guide/settings.md index 66452578d..6c51b34d4 100644 --- a/docs/user_guide/settings.md +++ b/docs/user_guide/settings.md @@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ Some examples: #### Visibility Level of Posts to Show on Your Profile -Using this dropdown, you can choose what visibility level(s) of posts should be shown on the public web view of your profile, and served in your RSS feed (if you have enabled RSS). +Using this dropdown, you can choose what visibility level(s) of posts should be shown on the public web views of your profile, of your statuses, and in your RSS feed (if you have enabled RSS). -**By default, GoToSocial shows only Public visibility posts on the web view of your profile, not Unlisted.** You can adjust this setting to also show Unlisted visibility posts on your profile, which is similar to the default for other ActivityPub softwares like Mastodon etc. +**By default, GoToSocial shows only Public visibility posts on its web views, not Unlisted.** You can adjust this setting to also show Unlisted visibility posts, which is similar to the default for other ActivityPub softwares like Mastodon etc. -You can also choose to show no posts at all on the web view of your profile. This allows you to write posts without having to worry about scrapers, rubberneckers, and other nosy parkers visiting your web profile and looking at your posts. +You can also choose to show no posts at all on GoToSocial's web views. This allows you to write posts without having to worry about scrapers, rubberneckers, and other nosy parkers visiting your web profile and looking at your posts. + +This setting only applies to the visibility of your own posts. Other user's Unlisted posts are never shown. This setting does not affect visibility of your posts over the ActivityPub protocol, so even if you choose to show no posts on your public web profile, others will be able to see your posts in their client if they follow you, and/or have your posts boosted onto their timeline, use a link to search a post of yours, etc.