zulip/help/follow-a-topic.md

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Follow a topic

Zulip lets you follow topics you are interested in. You can follow or unfollow any topic. You can also configure Zulip to automatically follow topics you start or participate in.

It's easy to prioritize catching up on followed topics. You can:

  • Configure how you get notified about new messages for topics you follow.

  • Use the Shift + N keyboard shortcut to go to the next unread followed topic.

  • Filter the inbox view to only show followed topics.

  • See which topics are followed in the left sidebar and recent conversations.

You can use followed topics for a variety of workflows:

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Follow or unfollow a topic

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Catch up on followed topics

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  1. Filter the view to the topics you follow by selecting Followed topics in the dropdown in the upper left.

  2. Click on a conversation you're interested in to view it. You can also use the arrow keys to select a conversation, and press Enter.

  3. Return to Inbox when done to select the next conversation. You can use the back button in your browser or the desktop app, Shift + I, or Esc if Inbox is configured as you home view.

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You can also use <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>N</kbd> to go to the next unread
followed topic from any location.

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Configure notifications for followed topics

{!configure-notifications-for-followed-topics.md!}

Automatically follow topics

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Manage configured topics

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