Bookmarks

Overview

Bookmarks on daily.dev allow you to save and organize posts for later reading, helping you manage valuable content at your own pace.

Benefits of bookmarks

1. Save for Later: Bookmark posts you can’t read immediately and access them when convenient.
2. Organize Reading List: Categorize posts by interest, preference, or need using folders or tags for easy sorting.
3. Sync Across Devices: Bookmarks on daily.dev sync across all devices linked to your account, enabling seamless reading transitions.
4. Personalized Content: Create a tailored reading list with bookmarks relevant to your interests, enhancing focus and professional growth.

Bookmarking a post

• Via Bookmarks Button: Click the bookmark button on the post.
• Companion Widget: Use the bookmark icon in the companion widget for quick saving.
• Post Discussion Page: On the action bar of the post discussion page, click the bookmark button.

These methods ensure a seamless bookmarking experience in daily.dev.

Bookmark reminder

Once you bookmark a post, you may see it in your feed as a reminder to read it.

Syncing across devices

To sync bookmarks, simply log in with the same account on all your devices.

Public Mode for bookmarks

Public Mode creates a public RSS feed of your bookmarks for easy sharing or integration. For instance, you can integrate bookmarks with your GitHub README. Follow the tutorial below to set it up.

[Tutorial] share bookmarks on GitHub

Integrating daily.dev bookmarks with GitHub

• In the bookmarks section, choose Share Bookmarks.
• Activate Public Mode and copy the RSS feed link.
• On GitHub, create a repository with the same name as your account.
• Create a .github folder, then add a workflows folder within it.
• Add a file named daily.dev-bookmarks.yml with the following content:

name: daily.dev Bookmarks
on:
  schedule:
    # Runs every hour
    - cron: '0 * * * *'
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  daily-dev-bookmarks:
    name: Update this repo's README with latest bookmarks from daily.dev
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: gautamkrishnar/blog-post-workflow@master
        with:
          comment_tag_name: "daily.dev BOOKMARKS"
          feed_list: "<YOUR BOOKMARKS RSS FEED LINK HERE>"

**Important:** You need to replace the `<YOUR BOOKMARKS RSS FEED LINK HERE>` with your own RSS feed.

- Commit the `daily.dev-bookmarks.yml` file. Your file should look like this:

![Example of daily.dev-bookmarks.yml file setup](https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1644219700/docs/bookmarksGithub6.png)

- Open the `README.md` file in your profile repository (this repository should be named the same as your GitHub account).

![GitHub profile repository README setup](https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1644219700/docs/bookmarksGithub7.png)

- Add these lines at the end of the `README.md` file:

```markdown
<!-- daily.dev BOOKMARKS:START -->
<!-- daily.dev BOOKMARKS:END -->

• Commit the Readme.md file

• Check if the README file has been updated

• Run the workflow daily-dev-bookmarks

The GitHub action is set to run every hour. You can adjust the frequency by modifying the cron setting in the daily.dev-bookmarks.yml file.

Congratulations! Your daily.dev bookmarks are now integrated with GitHub.