🎯 Major Update: Navigation State Persistence & Search Relevance
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Today we're rolling out a comprehensive update that dramatically improves the reading experience in RSS Kit. These changes focus on maintaining your context as you navigate, improving search relevance, and eliminating frustrating workflow interruptions.
What's New
- Category selection now persists across all navigation
- Category dropdowns stay expanded during management
- Automatic fallback when viewing deleted feeds
- Smart category auto-close when switching categories
📂 Persistent Category Navigation
Your reading context is now preserved across all navigation. If you're viewing "Gaming" feeds, that selection stays active until you explicitly change it.
What's Preserved
- Category filters - Gaming, Technology, News, etc.
- Feed filters - Individual feed selections
- Saved article views - Discovery and Read Later categories
- Category expansion state - Which dropdowns are open
🎨 Smart Category Dropdown Behaviour
Reader Page
When you select a new category, the previous one automatically closes for a cleaner sidebar:
- Select "Gaming" → Gaming expands, all others close
- Select "Film" → Film expands, Gaming auto-closes
- Only one category open at a time = less scrolling
Category Manager
Categories now stay expanded while you manage feeds:
- Open "Gaming" category to manage feeds
- Delete or move a feed
- Gaming category stays open - continue managing
- No more constant re-expanding!
🛡️ Graceful Feed Deletion Handling
The reader now intelligently handles the case where you delete a feed you're currently viewing.
Pro Tip
Your reading preferences are now preserved across browser sessions. The reader remembers your category selections, expanded dropdowns, and view modes even after you close the browser!