A Simple Feature That Could Transform IndieWeb Aggregators

21 Apr 2026 #misc

While checking my blog stats today, I found a surprising new source of traffic.

Apart from the usual search engines, I found Hacker News, Kagi, Minifeed, and Bubbles.

I knew about Minifeed. But Bubbles was new. It’s like Hacker News meets RSS for IndieWeb. They both solve the discoverability problem of blogs. More power to personal blogs!

But blog aggregators should be like newspapers.

When you open one, you’ll only find news from yesterday, or previous days if still relevant. You’ll have to wait until tomorrow to read what happened today.

Aggregator views (like latest, top, and random) often invite endless scrolling, like in social media. I want to know when I’m done with the IndieWeb each day. What about “today” and “yesterday” views? Or maybe I’m too lazy to check post dates in the feed.

If you found this post through Minifeed, Bubbles, or another aggregator, welcome! On my About page, you’ll find my most popular posts. Feel free to check my books on coding and personal development.