# 🆕 UPDATED Glidegram - social media app (follow/unfollow, unread messages & more)

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293>\
**Category:** Project Showcase\
**Created:** [May 17, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293 "2020-05-17T14:01:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/101 "2021-01-20T21:51:03Z")

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That sounds about right. I have the same logic in my Upvote template:

> **[Upvoted](https://go.glideapps.com/app/MqSjIOwMLyO2lsqPBFq6-template)**
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> Upvoted is your customized way to discover, promote and upvote products, services or ideas.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/c/5caae7352158f6f6e9922eca41d67ca12ddd41df.jpeg)

Though I have to say, Lisa’s layout is prettier. @Lisa, are your following/followers display inline list tiles?

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/102 "2021-01-20T22:01:08Z")

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Thank you!

No, I didn’t use the favorite/Boolean because it is limited as you said.

It would have been a lot easier to roll up favorites but until then, this is a result of a separate sheet with a relation to the public profile of the follower and a few math columns to count the follow when the user hasn’t unfollowed them.

Someone put a thread about rolling up user specific columns but I haven’t had time to view it just yet.

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/103 "2021-01-20T22:03:21Z")

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Thanks Bob! I used the button bar for the followers/following display

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/104 "2021-01-20T22:46:33Z")

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Nice. Do the button link to the list of followers/following?

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/105 "2021-01-20T23:16:58Z")

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Yep

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**Author:** ![ray\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@ray\_d](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ray_d)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/106 "2021-01-20T23:57:37Z")

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@Lisa is this updated version available for copy/duplication?

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/107 "2021-01-21T00:13:46Z")

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How do you manage viewing your followers? Is it an appending of a join column?

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/108 "2021-01-21T00:32:15Z")

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The buttons link to “This item” screen with an inline list of public profiles, filtered by a join list column of the user’s followers/following

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/109 "2021-01-21T00:32:34Z")

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Not yet, still pending 🙃

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/110 "2021-01-21T00:51:35Z")

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Right! That’s what I was thinking…so, is unfollowing (and then refollowing) possible then?

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/111 "2021-01-21T01:37:07Z")

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Absolutely, I have a formula to account for following and unfollowing

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/112 "2021-01-21T04:17:19Z")

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Awesome…but what about the follow_ing_?

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**Author:** ![ray\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@ray\_d](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ray_d)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/113 "2021-01-21T04:26:50Z")

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How do you handle unfollow? Do you delete the relationship row in the UserToUser Sheet? Or do you have a column in that sheet that marks that relationship now invalid eg. “Delete=True”?

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/114 "2021-01-21T11:24:39Z")

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Right. I have “unfollowing” capabilities on my group chat template BUT it’s really just a filter that never allows the user to “rebelong” the chat.

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/115 "2021-01-21T12:07:19Z")

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What do you mean about “the following”? I follow and unfollow in the video and I get removed as a follower. The same would happen with the following count and show me as no longer following the user if I unfollowed them, and add me back if I follow them back.

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/116 "2021-01-21T12:10:43Z")

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For the _following_ view:

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/117 "2021-01-21T12:46:01Z")

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That’s amazing. Can’t wait to purchase your new template!

I’m stumped on how you track other people who follow you or how you can see other people who follow someone you follow …unless there’s one row per follower?

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**Author:** ![Delia\_Garcete\_Dionic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/delia_garcete_dionic/32/17378_2.png) [@Delia\_Garcete\_Dionic](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Delia_Garcete_Dionic)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/118 "2021-01-21T12:58:15Z")

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This is so genius! Oh! I am amazed. I can`t wait for the template to be ready. Glide team, please hurry!  
Thank you so much Lisa, this helps me so much.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/119 "2021-01-21T13:25:55Z")

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I made something similar in my [Ritual app](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multirow-choice-component-aka-chips-ui/16437/15), but confess with button bar now it goes to another level 🤩 🔥

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/updated-glidegram-social-media-app-follow-unfollow-unread-messages-more/9293/120 "2021-01-21T14:35:14Z")

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Well, thinking better I don’t know what you did to see followers and following of another user… that’s tricky! 😧

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