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Discovery and Trending on LBRY getstarted 2

How Do Trending, Top, and Discovery Work on LBRY?

As of the LBRY Erikson Release, the LBRY desktop app and web app support dynamic trending and top views based on your interests and the channels you follow. This article explains how these features work.

Please note: Tags do not currently sync between devices and may be lost if cache/data are cleared

How Do I Use It?

At the top of your Home area, you can toggle between Trending, Top, and New for either your interests (tags you follow), your channels, or the whole network. When Top is selected, you can also choose the relevant time frame. You can also browse these same options for specific tags by clicking on the tag name anywhere on the screen or by searching for one.

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How Do Each of These Views Work?

View What It Shows
Trending Trending shows the content that has positively deviated by the greatest amount in terms of tips and support it has received over the last 24 hours, compared to the baseline performance over the last 7 days.
Top Top shows the content published within the selected period that has received the largest total amount of tips and supports.
New New shows the newest content by time.

All of these views work the same whether you are viewing tags you follow, a single tag, channels you follow, or the whole network.

How Do I Customize These Views For My Interests?

Customizing Tags

To customize the tags you follow, click "Customize" from your homescreen and select content areas that interest you.

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Customizing Channels

There are two ways to follow channels:

  1. Click the follow button for creators that you are interested in. These buttons appear on channel and content pages.

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  1. Click "Customize" from your home screen to discover and follow new channels using the Find New Channels option. Suggested channels include most subscribed on LBRY and featured creators. More suggested channel options to come in a future release.

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Exploring Tags

You can also explore each individual tag by clicking them from anywhere on the screen or using the search function. Once you are on a tag page, you can click the follow button to add it to your customized list of tags.

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How Is This Different From YouTube?

YouTube uses obscured, secret algorithms that are designed to be biased in favor of the mainstream media and other creators they prefer rather than being neutral to all content (See Veritasium's take on this).

LBRY creates open-source code that allows all of the world to see precisely how our features work, and help to write articles like this one that spell it out in plain language. The source code for the Trending/Top/New functionality is viewable here.