Explore and Sharing

Memos provides powerful discovery and sharing features to help you explore public content and share your knowledge with others.

Explore Page

The Explore page is your gateway to discovering public memos across your instance.

What’s in Explore

Public Memos

All memos marked as Public visibility appear in Explore, accessible without authentication.

Protected Memos

If you’re logged in, you also see Protected memos from other users.

Access levels:

Visitors (Not Logged In)
Authenticated Users

See Public memos only
Can read full content
Can view attachments
Cannot comment or react
Cannot filter by user preferences

Navigating Explore

Click Explore in the sidebar
Browse memos from all users
Memos display with:
- Author name and avatar
- Visibility indicator
- Full content and attachments
- Reaction counts
- Comment counts

Filtering Explore

Use the same powerful filters as your personal memos:

# Find tutorials
tag_search == "tutorial" || tag_search == "howto"

# Find code snippets
property.has_code == true

# Find recent public posts
visibility == "PUBLIC" && create_time > timestamp("2024-01-01T00:00:00Z")

# Find posts with resources
property.has_link == true && tag_search == "resources"

Shortcuts are not available in Explore view - they’re personal to your Home page.

Visibility Levels

Control who can see your memos:

Private
Protected
Public

Who can see: Only youUse cases:

Personal notes
Draft content
Sensitive information
Work in progress

Sharing: Not shareable - changes must be made to visibility first

Changing Visibility

Open Memo

Navigate to the memo you want to share.

Click Visibility Icon

Click the visibility icon (lock, shield, or globe) in the memo header.

Select New Level

Choose:

Private (lock icon)
Protected (shield icon)
Public (globe icon)

Confirm

The change is immediate. Share the link or direct people to Explore.

Making a memo public exposes all its content and attachments to the internet. Review carefully before publishing.

Every memo has a unique URL:

https://your-instance.com/memos/abc-123-xyz

Direct sharing:

Copy Link
Social Media
Embed Code

Click the share icon on any memo
Click Copy Link
Share via email, chat, or social media

RSS Feeds

Subscribe to memo updates via RSS:

Instance Feed

All public memos:

https://your-instance.com/explore/rss.xml

Subscribe with any RSS reader (Feedly, Inoreader, etc.)

User Feed

Specific user’s public memos:

https://your-instance.com/u/{username}/rss.xml

RSS features:

Full memo content in feed
Markdown rendered to HTML
Includes attachments
Updated in real-time
Standard RSS 2.0 format

Using RSS

<!-- Subscribe in your RSS reader -->
Feed URL: https://memos.example.com/explore/rss.xml

<!-- Feed items include: -->
- Title (memo snippet)
- Description (full HTML content)
- Publication date
- Author
- Categories (tags)
- Link to original memo

User Profiles

Every user has a public profile page:

https://your-instance.com/u/{username}

Profile displays:

User avatar and display name
Bio/description
Public and protected memos
User statistics (memo count, etc.)
RSS feed link

Customizing your profile:

Go to Settings
Update your Username
Upload an Avatar
Write a Bio (supports Markdown)
Save changes

Discovery Features

See popular tags across the instance:

Check the Popular Tags section (if enabled)
Click any tag to filter Explore
Discover related content

Tag trending analytics are instance-dependent and may not be enabled everywhere.

Find connected content:

Memo Relations: Explicitly linked memos
Tag Matches: Memos sharing tags
Reference Links: Memos linking to each other

Following Users

User following is planned but not yet implemented. For now, bookmark user profile URLs or subscribe to RSS feeds.

API Integration

List Public Memos

const response = await client.listMemos({
  filter: 'visibility == "PUBLIC"',
  orderBy: "display_time desc",
  pageSize: 50,
});

for (const memo of response.memos) {
  console.log(`${memo.creator}: ${memo.content}`);
}

Change Memo Visibility

import { create } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
import { FieldMaskSchema } from "@bufbuild/protobuf/wkt";

// Make memo public
await client.updateMemo({
  memo: {
    name: "memos/abc-123",
    visibility: "PUBLIC",
  },
  updateMask: create(FieldMaskSchema, {
    paths: ["visibility"],
  }),
});

Get User’s Public Memos

const response = await client.listMemos({
  filter: 'creator_id == 123 && visibility == "PUBLIC"',
  orderBy: "display_time desc",
});

console.log(`${response.memos.length} public memos from user 123`);

Privacy & Security

What’s Shared

When you make a memo public:

Included

Memo content (Markdown)
Attachments and images
Tags
Creation/update timestamps
Your username and avatar
Comments and reactions

Not Included

Private metadata
Edit history (not exposed)
IP addresses
Email or personal info
Other private/protected memos

Privacy Best Practices

Review Before Publishing

Check for sensitive information
Remove personal details
Verify attachments are appropriate
Review embedded links

Attachment Privacy

Images have EXIF data automatically stripped
File metadata is removed
Check filenames for sensitive info
Compress or redact screenshots

Control Your Data

Use Private for drafts
Use Protected for internal sharing
Only use Public when ready
You can revert to Private anytime

Instance Settings

Some instances disable public memos entirely:

memo_related_setting:
  disallow_public_visibility: true

Check with your admin if Public is unavailable.

Disabling Public Memos

Instance-Wide

Admins can disable public visibility:

Go to Admin Settings
Navigate to Memo Settings
Enable Disable Public Memos
All existing public memos become protected
Users cannot create new public memos

Per-User

Users can keep all memos private:

Don’t create public memos
Set default visibility to Private in settings
Review existing memos and change to Private

Content Discovery Tips

Use Descriptive Tags

Help others find your content:

# How to Deploy with Docker
#tutorial #docker #deployment #devops

This guide covers deploying applications using Docker containers.

Write Clear Summaries

First few lines matter:

# API Rate Limiting Guide

Learn how to implement rate limiting in REST APIs
to prevent abuse and ensure fair usage.

## Table of Contents
...

Link Related Content

Update Regularly

Keep content fresh:

Add “Last updated” timestamps
Revise outdated information
Add new examples
Respond to comments

Use Cases

Personal Blog

Use Memos as a microblog:

# Launching My New Project!
#announcement #project #blog

Excited to share my latest project: a task management
app built with React and Go. Check it out:

[Live Demo](https://demo.example.com)
[GitHub](https://github.com/user/repo)

## Features
- Real-time sync
- Offline support
- Beautiful UI

Feedback welcome! #buildinpublic

Knowledge Base

Share expertise with your team:

# Onboarding: Development Environment Setup
#onboarding #development #tutorial

## Prerequisites
- Git installed
- Node.js 18+
- Docker Desktop

## Steps
1. Clone repository: `git clone ...`
2. Install dependencies: `npm install`
3. Start services: `docker-compose up`
4. Run dev server: `npm run dev`

## Troubleshooting
...

Resource Collection

Curate valuable links:

# Essential React Resources
#resources #react #learning

## Official Documentation
- [React Docs](https://react.dev)
- [React Router](https://reactrouter.com)

## Tutorials
- [React Tutorial](https://react.dev/learn)
- [Full Stack Open](https://fullstackopen.com)

## Tools
- [React DevTools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/...)

Community Updates

Share news and updates:

# Weekly Update - Jan 15, 2024
#update #team #weekly

## This Week
- ✅ Shipped v2.0 with new features
- ✅ Fixed critical bug in auth system
- 🔄 Working on mobile app

## Next Week
- [ ] Launch marketing campaign
- [ ] Conduct user interviews
- [ ] Plan Q2 roadmap

Questions? Ask in comments!

Next Steps

Creating Memos

Learn how to create shareable content

Tags & Filters

Organize content for discovery

API Reference

Programmatic content sharing

RSS Feeds

Set up RSS for content distribution

Get Started

Installation

Core Features

Configuration

Advanced

Developer Guide

​Explore Page

​What’s in Explore

Public Memos

Protected Memos

​Navigating Explore

​Filtering Explore

​Sharing Memos

​Visibility Levels

​Changing Visibility

​Sharing Links

​RSS Feeds

​Instance Feed

​User Feed

​Using RSS

​User Profiles

​Discovery Features

​Trending Tags

​Related Memos

​Following Users

​API Integration

​List Public Memos

​Change Memo Visibility

​Get User’s Public Memos

​Privacy & Security

​What’s Shared

Included

Not Included

​Privacy Best Practices

​Disabling Public Memos

​Instance-Wide

​Per-User

​Content Discovery Tips

​Use Cases

​Personal Blog

​Knowledge Base

​Resource Collection

​Community Updates

​Next Steps

Creating Memos

Tags & Filters

API Reference

RSS Feeds

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Explore Page

What’s in Explore

Navigating Explore

Filtering Explore

Sharing Memos

Visibility Levels

Changing Visibility

Sharing Links

RSS Feeds

Instance Feed

User Feed

Using RSS

User Profiles

Discovery Features

Trending Tags

Related Memos

Following Users

API Integration

List Public Memos

Change Memo Visibility

Get User’s Public Memos

Privacy & Security

What’s Shared

Privacy Best Practices

Disabling Public Memos

Instance-Wide

Per-User

Content Discovery Tips

Use Cases

Personal Blog

Knowledge Base

Resource Collection

Community Updates

Next Steps