By following topics, writers, and publications that match your interests, you will receive better story recommendations on your homepage.
- On your homepage, click on your profile picture.
- Click Refine recommendations.
Following
On the Following page, you can:
- Follow recommended topics, publications, and writers
- Manage the topics, publications, and authors you already follow
Reading history
The reading history section lets you check your reading history and remove stories from your history to adjust your recommendations. You can also mute writers and publications.
You can also clear your reading history to reset your recommendations altogether.
Muted
The mute section lets you check the writers and publications you mute and remove them. Learn more about muting.
- In the app, tap your profile picture on the bottom bar.
- On your homepage, click on your profile picture and click Settings.
- Tap Refine recommendations.
Show less like this
Use this feature to hide a story from your feed and to signal what stories you would like to see less frequently on your feed.
- On your feed, press the minus button near the story preview.
Following and unfollowing specific authors and publications
Medium also lets you follow specific writers and publications. Once you follow a writer or a publication, stories published by them will show up on your homepage and in your email digests.
Follow or unfollow a writer
To follow a writer on Medium:
- Go to the profile page of the user you wish to follow.
- Click Follow.
To unfollow a writer, click the Following button on their profile page.
Follow or unfollow a publication
To follow a publication on Medium:
- Go to the publication homepage of the publication you wish to follow.
- Click Follow.
To unfollow a publication, click the Following button on their publication homepage, and choose Unfollow publication from the menu.
Follow or unfollow a writer
To follow a writer on Medium:
- Go to the profile page of the user you wish to follow.
- Tap Follow.
To unfollow a writer, tap the Following button on their profile page.
Follow or unfollow a publication
To follow a publication on Medium:
- Go to the publication homepage of the publication you wish to follow.
- Tap Follow.
To unfollow a publication, tap the Following button on their publication homepage.