Using Feed Filters takes one click per filter switch. Configuring custom Feed Filters is a Lightning App Builder task that adds new options to the dropdown.
- Open the feed
Navigate to a feed: Chatter Home, a record page, or a Group page. The feed appears with the current filter applied.
- Click the filter dropdown
At the top of the feed component, click the filter selector. The dropdown shows available filters: All Updates, To Me, Bookmarked, and any custom filters configured for this page.
- Pick a filter
Click the filter you want. The feed reloads with only matching posts. The selection persists until you change it.
- Add custom Feed Filters (admin)
In Lightning App Builder, open the record page or app page with the feed component. Edit the feed component''s properties. Add a custom filter with a name, post-type filter, and author filter. Save and activate the page.
- Configure filter visibility per profile (admin)
Use component visibility rules to show different filter sets to different profiles. Admins might see All Updates; customer-community users see only Posts I Can Reply To.
- Test the experience
As a sample user with the relevant profile, confirm the right filters appear in the dropdown and that each filter shows the expected posts.
Default filter. Shows every post visible to the user.
Posts that @mention the user or are on records the user owns.
Posts the user explicitly bookmarked.
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Filters configured per page in Lightning App Builder for specific post types or authors.
- Feed Filters are UI-only. They do not change security; users still see all posts they have access to, just filtered for display.
- Custom filters require Lightning App Builder configuration. Setting them up org-wide requires a page-by-page rollout.
- Filter selection persists per feed. Switching pages does not carry the filter; the new feed remembers its own last selection.
- Mobile app may not expose all custom filters. Configure for desktop first; verify mobile experience separately.