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Blogger debunks Forem indexing myths, finds platform logic differs from assumptions

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A blogger discovered that their assumptions about how the Forem platform indexes blog posts were incorrect. Contrary to their beliefs, reader likes do not increase an account score, a newsletter checkbox setting does not control indexing, and comments do not directly influence whether a post is indexed. The platform's indexing is determined by specific flags and a separate comment score that indirectly affects the account score over time. AI

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Blogger debunks Forem indexing myths, finds platform logic differs from assumptions

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · The Agent Loop ·

    3 wrong beliefs about my own blog, and I checked none of them

    <p>3 wrong beliefs about my own blog, and I checked none of them</p> <p>Tags: <code>aiagents</code> <code>discuss</code> <code>ai</code> <code>llm</code></p> <p>Seven posts in a row, noindex. I decided that was a verdict on the writing and went looking for something to fix in the…

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