From 061f0c26ec9edabb022bf0453b1e6244b5dc8767 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: absidue <48293849+absidue@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:12:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Show a message instead of hiding the posts tab when RSS
 is enabled

---
 .../SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionPosts.css   |  5 +++
 .../SubscriptionsPosts.vue                    | 35 ++++++++++++++-----
 .../views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.vue     | 12 ++-----
 static/locales/en-US.yaml                     |  2 ++
 4 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/renderer/components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionPosts.css
 rename src/renderer/components/{ => SubscriptionPosts}/SubscriptionsPosts.vue (90%)

diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionPosts.css b/src/renderer/components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionPosts.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8a7021f5b1f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionPosts.css
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.message {
+  color: var(--tertiary-text-color);
+  inline-size: fit-content;
+  margin-inline: auto;
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SubscriptionsPosts.vue b/src/renderer/components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionsPosts.vue
similarity index 90%
rename from src/renderer/components/SubscriptionsPosts.vue
rename to src/renderer/components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionsPosts.vue
index 5e96295dd8e3c..445a922834680 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SubscriptionsPosts.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionsPosts.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 <template>
+  <p
+    v-if="useRssFeeds"
+    class="message"
+  >
+    {{
+      t('Subscriptions.Posts.RSS Message', {
+        rssSetting: t('Settings.Subscription Settings.Fetch Feeds from RSS'),
+        hideSetting: t('Settings.Distraction Free Settings.Hide Subscriptions Posts')
+      })
+    }}
+  </p>
   <SubscriptionsTabUi
+    v-else
     :is-loading="isLoading"
     :video-list="postList"
     :error-channels="errorChannels"
@@ -16,13 +28,13 @@
 import { computed, onMounted, ref, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
-import SubscriptionsTabUi from './SubscriptionsTabUi/SubscriptionsTabUi.vue'
+import SubscriptionsTabUi from '../SubscriptionsTabUi/SubscriptionsTabUi.vue'
 
-import store from '../store/index'
+import store from '../../store/index'
 
-import { copyToClipboard, getRelativeTimeFromDate, showToast } from '../helpers/utils'
-import { getLocalChannelCommunity } from '../helpers/api/local'
-import { invidiousGetCommunityPosts } from '../helpers/api/invidious'
+import { copyToClipboard, getRelativeTimeFromDate, showToast } from '../../helpers/utils.js'
+import { getLocalChannelCommunity } from '../../helpers/api/local.js'
+import { invidiousGetCommunityPosts } from '../../helpers/api/invidious.js'
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
@@ -47,6 +59,9 @@ const subscriptionCacheReady = computed(() => store.getters.getSubscriptionCache
 /** @type {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} */
 const fetchSubscriptionsAutomatically = computed(() => store.getters.getFetchSubscriptionsAutomatically)
 
+/** @type {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} */
+const useRssFeeds = computed(() => store.getters.getUseRssFeeds)
+
 const activeSubscriptionList = computed(() => store.getters.getActiveProfile.subscriptions)
 
 const cacheEntriesForAllActiveProfileChannels = computed(() => {
@@ -114,9 +129,11 @@ if (!subscriptionCacheReady.value) {
   })
 }
 
-onMounted(() => {
-  loadPostsFromRemoteFirstPerWindowSometimes()
-})
+if (!useRssFeeds.value) {
+  onMounted(() => {
+    loadPostsFromRemoteFirstPerWindowSometimes()
+  })
+}
 
 function loadPostsFromRemoteFirstPerWindowSometimes() {
   if (
@@ -306,3 +323,5 @@ async function getChannelPostsInvidious(channel) {
   }
 }
 </script>
+
+<style scoped src="./SubscriptionPosts.css" />
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.vue b/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.vue
index 548586f67c0e8..b14b09a167d5b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Subscriptions/Subscriptions.vue
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         </div>
         <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vuejs-accessibility/interactive-supports-focus -->
         <div
-          v-if="visibleTabs.includes('community')"
+          v-if="!hideSubscriptionsCommunity"
           ref="communityTab"
           class="tab"
           role="tab"
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ import FtFlexBox from '../../components/ft-flex-box/ft-flex-box.vue'
 import SubscriptionsVideos from '../../components/SubscriptionsVideos.vue'
 import SubscriptionsLive from '../../components/SubscriptionsLive.vue'
 import SubscriptionsShorts from '../../components/SubscriptionsShorts.vue'
-import SubscriptionsPosts from '../../components/SubscriptionsPosts.vue'
+import SubscriptionsPosts from '../../components/SubscriptionPosts/SubscriptionsPosts.vue'
 
 import store from '../../store/index'
 
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ const hideSubscriptionsCommunity = computed(() => {
   return store.getters.getHideSubscriptionsCommunity
 })
 
-/** @type {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} */
-const useRssFeeds = computed(() => {
-  return store.getters.getUseRssFeeds
-})
-
 /** @type {import('vue').Ref<'videos' | 'shorts' | 'live' | 'community' | null>} */
 const currentTab = ref('videos')
 
@@ -190,8 +185,7 @@ const visibleTabs = computed(() => {
     tabs.push('live')
   }
 
-  // community does not support rss
-  if (!hideSubscriptionsCommunity.value && !useRssFeeds.value) {
+  if (!hideSubscriptionsCommunity.value) {
     tabs.push('community')
   }
 
diff --git a/static/locales/en-US.yaml b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
index 6dafdfcf6bbb3..744efaa0618ca 100644
--- a/static/locales/en-US.yaml
+++ b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ Subscriptions:
   Load More Posts: Load More Posts
   Subscriptions Tabs: Subscriptions Tabs
   All Subscription Tabs Hidden: 'All subscription tabs are hidden. To see content here, please unhide some tabs in the "{subsection}" section in "{settingsSection}".'
+  Posts:
+    RSS Message: YouTube does not provide RSS feeds for posts. Disable the "{rssSetting}" setting to view posts. Enable the "{hideSetting}" setting to hide this tab.
 More: More
 Channels:
   Channels: Channels

From bed863455a8471b1a3b8b6f1a0f1e42bd62be97b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc
 <73130443+efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 13:23:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] change wording of rss message

---
 static/locales/en-US.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/static/locales/en-US.yaml b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
index 744efaa0618ca..5023d06bb6103 100644
--- a/static/locales/en-US.yaml
+++ b/static/locales/en-US.yaml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Subscriptions:
   Subscriptions Tabs: Subscriptions Tabs
   All Subscription Tabs Hidden: 'All subscription tabs are hidden. To see content here, please unhide some tabs in the "{subsection}" section in "{settingsSection}".'
   Posts:
-    RSS Message: YouTube does not provide RSS feeds for posts. Disable the "{rssSetting}" setting to view posts. Enable the "{hideSetting}" setting to hide this tab.
+    RSS Message: YouTube does not provide RSS feeds for posts. Disable the "{rssSetting}" setting to view posts or enable the "{hideSetting}" setting to hide this tab.
 More: More
 Channels:
   Channels: Channels