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Should reactions replace simple upvotes on replies?

[eliminado] hace 2 meses

With reactions now available in Pro, I am wondering whether plain upvotes on replies still earn their keep. Reactions carry more nuance — heart, rocket, hooray.

Do you think both should coexist, or does that clutter the UI? Curious how others reason about this.

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[eliminado] OP

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

[eliminado] OP

One caveat for larger communities: keep an eye on the indexes. At a few thousand rows the difference is night and day.

[eliminado] OP

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

[eliminado] OP

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

[eliminado] OP

Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.

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I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.

[eliminado] OP

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

[eliminado] OP

Could you say more about how you measured the result? I want to try this but I am not sure what success would look like.

[eliminado] OP

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

[eliminado] OP

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

[eliminado] OP

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

[eliminado] OP

One caveat for larger communities: keep an eye on the indexes. At a few thousand rows the difference is night and day.

[eliminado] OP

Appreciate the clear steps. The dry-run tip in particular saved me from a mistake I would not have caught otherwise.

[eliminado] OP

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

[eliminado] OP

Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.

[eliminado] OP

Could you say more about how you measured the result? I want to try this but I am not sure what success would look like.

[eliminado] OP

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

[eliminado] OP

Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.

[eliminado] OP

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

[eliminado] OP

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

[eliminado] OP

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

[eliminado] OP

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

[eliminado] OP

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

[eliminado] OP

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

[eliminado] OP

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

[eliminado] OP

This is the answer I wish I had found six months ago. Would have saved me a weekend of trial and error.

[eliminado] OP

Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.