Anybody know how to create a new topic category as they appear on the right side of the screen? I've searched through the long list and don't see what I'm looking for. Do some tags get deep-sixed? Any way to "create" a new one?
Thanks for any help.
How to create a new topic?
9 years ago in #howto by longshot (49)
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On the right side are just the most active tags.
The first tag you use in your article is a sort of anchor, in that category the article will be saved (you can change the tag but the old will still be in the URL - happened to me with a misspelled politics). The other tags can be edited later without problems.
So if you want to create a new category, make that as your first tag. It may work with 2nd 3rd etc tag but I don't know.
First works, that is why you sometimes get strange categories or with wrong spelling.
Thanks for the reply. @darkflame found it under https://steemit.com/trending/prepping. Still not sure why it didn't get its own category/tag instead of becoming a sub-category under #trending. Any ideas? Or how to set it free on its own?
I think it's shortest if I give you 2 links to compare:
https://steemit.com/trending/prepping
https://steemit.com/created/prepping
trending is not a tag itself, its created by steemit UI as is hot, promoted and new (created)
Well, NOW I'm THROUGHLY corn-fused! :|
So I see the first instance in under "trending" and the second under "new".
Both hold different content! Did an AI make this??? (Is it SANE?)
new shows all posts. trending only those that got a lot of upvotes (and money).
ANd if you want to see all posts from all categories, you just use
https://steemit.com/created
That's what I needed. A way o find it! Thanks again for all the followup.
you don't... they are created by the "tags" you enter for a new post
Thanks for the reply. Ok... I've posted this past week into a tag I started with called, #prepping. It don't show up anywhere. Can't select it to see if others are posting there either.
https://steemit.com/trending/prepping
Way ta-go @darkflame! I couldn't find it anywhere in MY tag list. So it's a sub-category of #trending then. Howcome?
You can just add the topic to your tag and once you submit the story you can click the topic and see everyone that is also under it. If there is nothing but your post...congrats you were the first. 😉
Thanks for the reply. For the past week that's what I've been doing. Posting with #prepping as my first tag. It doesn't show up in the list and I can't tell if anyone else is posting there either.
Any luck with info on creating a "new" topic? I also posted a intervention about a new topic titled "Expats" but have received no how-to info nor has it hit the topic list. Conflused.
I tried finding the topic - to no avail. Then I visited the post you made (https://steemit.com/expats/@retiredinsamar/new-topic-expat-community) using the #expats tag and found this: (https://steemit.com/trending/expats)
So it's under the /trending sub-category, and your post is the only one there (so far). To be honest, I still don't fully understand how they're doing this (or why), but this does provide some interesting features. For instance, you can form your own group (as you have) with the "expats" tag; then invite any & all folks who reply to your post & share your lifestyle to make sure they too use the tag "expats" (notice I'm not using the hashmark here since the system recognizes this symbol and only allows five (5) per post... Then, at least, you can always get to that group by clicking on that tag in any of your posts where you used it (if no other way).
You can even start a PRIVATE blog area by using an encrypted hashtag (such as: 8cdb89e32299940b6c557df866e62337) for instance, and sharing this (by email or IM) with only those you want to share this blog with. It's hardly likely anyone else will encounter this "topic" until it gets popular enough to be displayed on the expanded list of tags/topics. Be aware however, once anything you write is recorded on the Steemit blockchain, it cannot be erased.
Just some whimsical conjecture on my behalf! Good luck!
Ah... I'm beginning to understand, I think. Thanks for that explanation.