ImaniWhen viewing the profile of someone you're already following, which button combination would you prefer and why? Please boost this post so we can maximize feedback!
Option A is what we've implemented so far, and it remains unchanged from the previous versions. Options B and C have some tradeoffs – is unfollowing more important as an immediate action, or would you be satisfied with it being delegated to the overflow menu?
| A: Unfollow as primary, notifications as secondary | |
| B: Mention as primary, notifications as secondary | |
| C: Mention as primary, unfollow as secondary | |
| D: Something else |
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Katzentratschen@imanijoy Would there be a "You follow" / "Follows you" / "You follow each other" badge for each option or for some options? If there is such a badge, I'd definitely prefer option B. But if there isn't, I'd stick with A.
@imanijoy (Although I don't use 🔔 notifications a lot, it's IMHO an important feature for official accounts, e.g. your hometown, NGOs, brands. They usually encourage their followers to use it.)
@katzentratschen yes, assume all of these options would be in combination with the 'Follows you' indicator.
@imanijoy Ha! 🤩 Just thought about a different approach:
Option D
How about changing the wording of the button to "Follow" / "Follow request" / "You follow" / "Follows you" / "You follow each other". And 🔔 (= Enable notifications) next to it?
If you'd change the wording of the button, there is no need for an additional indicator. And at least in German "Ihr folgt einander" is shorter than "You follow each other". Maybe there's even some space left for another button: "@ Private mention".
@katzentratschen Good question! That's because labeling the button with its actual action, vs. a status, is a better practice from an accessibility standpoint.
@imanijoy It is? If I'm reading "Follow back" I always have to pause and think.
@imanijoy My expectations were shaped by Twitter. There was 1. "Follow" / "Follow back" vs. 2. "Following" (button) and 3. "Follows you" (indicator). This indicator was nearby, so "Follow back" was less confusing. Neither "Unfollow" nor "You follow each other". Simple. Short.
@katzentratschen we aim to make button text action-oriented, per W3C guidelines. I hear you on this being a common pattern on other apps, though!