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🟧 - The "Most Popular" section appears to favor paid posts over free. This doesn't always provide new and returning readers with the greatest snapshot of our work. For example, a paid post with less views and engagement can push out a free post with higher stats.

As a request, can we have the option to toggle on paid posts being favored over free?

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Hey Alyssa, this makes a lot of sense. I am sharing the idea with the team for consideration.

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I would really like to see this too. Popular unpaid posts are good way to get people to subscribe, but not if they are buried.

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Yes. To be able to toggle that would be good. That explains why a paid post from over a year ago remains top of my Most Popular section - when I've had free posts with a lot more traction.

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I second that emotion, Alyssa! Perhaps we should put your comment behind a paywall....that way we might be assured it'll be seen by those who might answer your well-put question!

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IKR.....reality, what a concept!

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Yes! I brought up the same issue below. I would like the "most popular" list to reflect the posts that really ARE most popular, regardless of whether or not they are paywalled. Other wise popular posts that I want to keep free (so that I can inspire people to subscribe) get buried.

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🐛 tacking onto this: i've actually had issues with the 'most popular' section – it doesn't accurately rank the posts for me.

shared a report on reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Substack/comments/18lvkex/most_popular_posts_tracker_is_inaccurate/

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