Render pinned posts compact/collapsed/consolidated/etc. after interaction

[boscojwho]

Introduction

Briefly:

• Some communities have many pinned posts (c/mlemapp has 4!).
• On mobile, users have to scroll past these before interacting with all other posts, even if user has already previously viewed these pinned posts.
• This issue tracks any related discussions relevant to pinned posts UI/UX.
• See branches /bosco/pinned-posts-ui, /bosco/pinned-posts-ui-1 for example implementations.

Requirements

• [ ] How to make pinned posts more compact, etc.?
• [ ] When to make pinned posts more compact, etc.?
• [ ] Extend post tracker (or the upcoming replacement) to return pinned posts separately.

Discussion

Reddit introduced a consolidated pinned posts UI on mobile about a year ago to what appears to be a generally negative response from the community (especially from mods):

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/ydb66d/consolidated_pinned_posts_on_mobile_is_really/ https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/comments/15of9h2/ios_2023310_collapsed_pinned_posts_is_ruining/ https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/comments/15i53bn/ios2023300_pinned_posts_feature_for_subreddits_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/xuvkmy/announcing_consolidated_pinned_posts_on_android/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/xw2jm9/the_new_update_to_pinned_posts_is_already_causing/

Reddit's implementation hides all pinned posts inside a "disclosure group" after two interactions with a community (this may have changed since the original announcement).

Our implementation probably should avoid hiding pinned posts in a disclosure group section, and also allow users to opt-in to auto-collapse/compact etc.

[boscojwho]

After reading those Reddit comments, I'm inclined to keep it simple, and do the following:

• Opt-in to auto-collapse as a Settings option.
• (Possibly) allow users to choose whether to collapse pinned posts into compact or headline.
• Once opted-in, auto-collapse after viewing pinned post.
• Probably should disable "mark as read on scroll" specifically for pinned posts (i.e. require explicit user interaction before collapsing)?

/bosco/pinned-posts-ui

[boscojwho]

Carousel-style pinned posts (/bosco/pinned-posts-ui-1)

• I don't recommend this option because it essentially is a variation of the "disclosure group" paradigm, which doesn't seem to be popular (at least on Reddit)

[Sjmarf]

After reading those Reddit comments, I'm inclined to keep it simple, and do the following

I agree with your first design. The carousel takes up less space, but is a little more cumbersome to use IMO, and you also can't use the swipe actions

[d42ohpaz]

Can we expand this feature to include the All and Local feeds too for admin pins?

[EricBAndrews]

Closed in #1687