this is exciting bc now you can help your community onboard immediately to your corner of bsky!
there are lots of knobs here for customization but some people just want to have it all set up when they land. totally fair! starter packs do that!
Today, we’re releasing starter packs — personalized invites that allow you to bring friends directly into your slice of Bluesky! 🚀
Update to version 1.87 of the app or refresh desktop to create a starter pack. (It may take a moment for version 1.87 to appear in the iOS App/Google Play stores.)
some example use cases:
- you're on bsky but your friend group is elsewhere. this recommends all your fave feeds/users and helps your friends onboard right to your community
- you're a newsletter writer and you use bsky to share/discuss your writing. create a starter pack for all your subscribers to find you and any custom feeds related to your newsletter subject
- you're connected to your professional industry through various forums, slacks, group chats, mailing lists, etc. now you can send one starter pack link to help them all find the community on bsky
It'd be great if we could add suggested feeds and lists. Like if I want to invite people from a particular field or with a particular interest, the relevant feeds are arguably more important than individual followers.
