Feed Message Types
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Summary
Feed messages are triggered by certain actions or conditions.
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Groups
(Non-members and following others)
When you are not a member of a specific group but people you follow interact with other groups they are members of
Feed messages are triggered by their actions in a group.
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Public
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Private
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | No |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | No |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | No |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | No |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | No |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | No |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Secret
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | No |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | No |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | No |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | No |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | No |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | No |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Members
(When you are a member of a specific group/s)
Feed messages are triggered by member’s actions in those specific groups.
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Public
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Private
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Secret
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Group Admin
(When you are a Group admin for specific group/s)
Feed messages are triggered by member’s actions in those specific groups
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Public
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Private
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Secret
| Post | Poll | Doc | Comment | Reply to comment | Joins group | Leaves group | Feed message |
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | No |
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Following users and/or following content
(When you follow content or you follow people who create/interact with site content or update their profiles)
Feed messages are triggered by content activity or activity by people you follow.
| When I | Content created | Content updated | Comments on content | Updates profile | Feed message |
| Follow content | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| Follow content | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| Follow user | Yes | – | – | – | Yes |
| Follow user | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| Follow user | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| Follow user | – | – | – | Yes | Yes |
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Ghostwriters
(When a ghostwriter’s activity triggers a Feed message)
| Action | Feed screen for author | Activity screen for author |
| When a user ghostwrites a blog on behalf of another user (author) | Yes | Yes |
| When a user ghostwrites a blog comment on behalf of another user (author) | Yes | Yes |
| When a user ghostwrites a forum on behalf of another user (author) | Yes | Yes |
| When a user ghostwrites a forum comment on behalf of another user (author) | Yes | Yes |
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