---
title: "Identifying who has seen a post"
description: "See how many people have viewed a post in the newsfeed, open the list of members who have seen it, and disable view tracking if needed"
category: communication
section: news-feed-and-posts
tags: [admin]
type: Tutorial
lastUpdated: 2026-08-06
locale: en
canonical: https://support.talkspirit.com/en/communication/how-to-identify-whos-seen-a-post
---

# Identifying who has seen a post


## Identifying who has seen a post
You can see how many people have viewed a post in the newsfeed and who they are. A view counter appears at the bottom right of a post once more than one person has seen it. Everyone who can open the post can open this list, and a platform administrator can switch the list off for the whole organisation.

## How do I see who has viewed a post?

1. Find the post in the newsfeed.
2. Click the view counter, for example **3 views**, at the bottom right of the post.

The **Post viewers** window opens and lists every member who has seen the post.

> **Note:** The author counts as the first viewer, and the counter only appears once a post has been seen by more than one person. A post nobody else has opened shows no counter.

## How does Talkspirit determine that a post has been seen?

A post is marked as seen for a member when:

- it stays on their screen for a couple of seconds (Card view);
- they open the post (List view) or view it from a direct link;
- they interact with it: reacting, commenting, voting in a poll, or bookmarking it all count as views.

Each person is counted once, however many times they come back to the post. Being counted as a viewer does not guarantee that the person has read the full content of the post.

## How do I disable this feature?

A platform administrator can stop members from opening the list of viewers:

1. Go to **Administration** and click **Newsfeed** in the **Apps** section.
2. Under **Views on post**, deactivate **Users can see who has viewed a post (only in groups of less than 250 users)**.
3. Click **Save changes**.

The view counter remains visible on posts; only the list of names is no longer available.

![The Views on post section of the Newsfeed page in Administration, with the switch "Users can see who has viewed a post (only in groups of less than 250 users)" turned on](/images/communication/how-to-identify-whos-seen-a-post/03-views-on-post-setting.png)

## What's Next?

- [Group statistics](/en/communication/group-statistics)
- [Defining important posts](/en/communication/define-important-posts)
- [Enabling or disabling comments on a newsfeed post](/en/communication/enable-disable-comments-on-your-post-in-the-newsfeed)
- [Formatting a post or comment](/en/communication/formatting-a-post)