Comments on: Want Live Status Updates Back? Here’s How to Hack the New Facebook Design

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:54:29 +0000

I agree, the new 2010 FB design seems to have eliminated the method described here, in that I can no longer drag the Status Updates to the top of the list to make it my FB “homepage”. Would like to find out how to make that work, if possible. BTW, I use IE, not interested in switching to Firefox and using it’s gadget for this.

By: Liza

Liza — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:41:56 +0000

I also am with Corey above. I would like the Status Updates to be my default feed, not News Feed. It is annoying to have to click on Friends, then Status Updates. Thanks for any help.

By: Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:55:56 +0000

Now how the heck do I make Status Updates be the default on the 2010 new layout for the Facebook homepage?

I’m SO lost on how / if we can change it to Status default-view.

Someone help me out? Pleeeease.

By: Dave Nattriss

Dave Nattriss — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:35:37 +0000

Ah, I finally found it. If you hide a friend, then refresh the page, you now get the ‘Edit option’ at the bottom, which includes the box to change the number of friends you can see.

By: Dave Nattriss

Dave Nattriss — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:32:23 +0000

You cannot make live feed default – the idea is that when you first log in to the site, you are given the recent highlights (i.e. News Feed) so that you can catch up on things, then switch to the live feed when you’re done. Sandra, I don’t know what you’re complaining about – you now have the old highlights as the default view (now called ‘News feed’).

I still can’t get ‘Edit options’ at the bottom of the page for ANY of my feeds. Anyone know why?

By: Sandra М.

Sandra М. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:46:35 +0000

so many people are pointing that “highlights” were the best old-new FB offered, and not only here in comments – I’m talking about FB blog post comments and about dozens of groups made for purpose of having anyone from FB react and roll back to that. why is so hard to listen your own users?!
I was never complaining about any change that was made, but this is just something I really don’t like at all. and I’m not speaking only in my name, but in the name of many friends: twitter is upgrading. FB is disintegrating.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:38:25 +0000

Is there any way to make the LIVE FEED the default view when I hit HOME on FB?

Right now, it goes to NEWS FEED.

I can drag STATUS UPDATE up to the top, but that’s not as up-to-date as the LIVE FEED.

Thanks for your insight!

By: Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:54:11 +0000

I still don’t think this answers the question as to how to make live feed my default. If Facebook wants to make these changes great, but give us the option as to what we want to see on our page! Changing it to show just updated status’ doesn’t help me because I’m using the live feed for posts other than status messages. I play Mafia Wars and in order to benefit you and your friends post a lot. But everytime I go back to the home page I have to change back to Live feed just to see what’s being posted. I don’t want a way around the new Facebook…I want them to find a way to FIX the issue. At the very least a way to contact them so that we can tell them exactly what we feel about the new changes. It’s getting ridiculous!!

By: Matthias Thorn

Matthias Thorn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:56:24 +0000

Is there a way to make “Live Feed” default? Every time I click on it, that choice persists across a few sessions, but always, eventually flips back to “News Feed”.

By: Amy Arrant

Amy Arrant — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:55 +0000

I don’t have an edit options choice even at the bottom of live news feed.