New: Hide Post from Feed ๐๏ธโ Hi Similar Worlds ๐บโฒ I'd like to announce some new features released recently ๐ Hide Posts from Feed ๐ As requested by our users, sometimes there are posts we don't want to keep seeing in the Feed, so we provided you with an option to Hide that...See More ยป
When you Mute someone, and a friend of yours comments on a post of that Muted person... Poll (108) See Poll OptionsFor cases when: - You muted UserXYZ - Your friend FriendXYZ commented on UserXYZ's post Do you want to see FriendXYZ's comments on your Feed, or...See More ยป
Planned Network Maintenance in our Data CenterHello, ๐ UPDATE: This maintenance is now completed. We'd like to let you know that scheduled network maintenance in our data center will take place Tuesday, September 21, at 03:00 AM EDT | 07:00 AM UTC. This maintenance will take up to 3 hours,...See More ยป
๐ธ Crop Profile Picture ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ Hi Similar Worlds ๐ I'd like to announce some new features related to Photo Albums ๐ Crop your Profile Picture ๐ Until now, it could be hard to get a profile picture properly positioned. Especially if the original photo wasn't a perfect square...See More ยป
In relation to the Downvote, which of the below would you prefer? Poll (137) See Poll Options(This is a Vote-only post - comments are disabled)
Some clarifications about the DownvoteHi everyone, โ๏ธ Thank you very much for your feedback in relation to the Downvote. ๐ We totally understand that many/most of you are not happy with it. However, based on the feedback we're reading, I'd like to clarify some points: 1) If your...See More ยป
What groups would you like to see reinstated? ๐ฅ ๐ช Hi Similar Worlds ๐ As many of you know, we've been merging and reinstating many groups. While the most popular groups should be covered, some of you may have old favorite groups that haven't been reinstated yet. I'd like to ask you what old...See More ยป
๐ New Downvote button ๐ ๐ฆจ๐ฃ Hi Similar Worlds ๐๐ฌ We have just released a Downvote button. It can be found in the same place of the Reactions. This reaction is invisible to users, including the owner of the post. However, it is possible to know how many downvotes a post...See More ยป
Move Post to Group ๐ New Edit options ๐๏ธโ๏ธ ๐๐ช Hi Similar Worlds ๐ฒ๐ Following the recent updates, and as we continue to consolidate the groups, we've made a few improvements. ๐ Improved Edit Post options ๐ We used to have separate "Edit" buttons - one for changing the Title of the Post,...See More ยป
Updates to Search and Groups โ๏ธ๐ ๐ฆ๐โโ๏ธ Hi Similar Worlds ๐ณโฒ Following the recent updates, and as we continue to consolidate the groups, we've made a few improvements. ๐ Quick Search ๐ It is now possible to get results straight from the Search bar, without having to change the...See More ยป
Server Reboot on Similar WorldsHello, EDIT - Server reboot completed and all back to normal. We're currently doing an emergency server reboot that impacts Photos and Images on Similar Worlds. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, and we will keep you up to date....See More ยป
Network Issues on Similar WorldsHello, For several minutes, all our servers were very slow and unresponsive, due to a network outage. (everything is ok with the servers and with your data) It appears to be a wider issue, not just impacting Similar Worlds. Our network team is...See More ยป
Update on Organized Categories and Group Consolidation ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ Hello, I'd like to let you know that we're actively working hard on Organized Categories and Group Consolidation! What will be coming really soon: โข New organized/clean Categories & Sub-Categories โข Slowly merge existing Groups into these new Cat...See More ยป
New feature to increase the quality of the posts... ๐คฏ [This was an April Fools post] Hello ๐๏ธ, We're now introducing a new feature, totally based on Artificial Intelligence, that will detect posts by our users that have a high chance of not being relevant to any other user. For example, if your post...See More ยป
Network issues impacting Similar WorldsHello, For several minutes, all our servers were inaccessible, due to a network outage. It appears to be a wider issue, not just impacting Similar Worlds. While it appears one of our servers is back, you may still experience intermittent issues,...See More ยป
Similar Worlds will be under maintenance for 1 hourHello everyone, ๐ We want to let you know that we need to take SW down for 1 hour, to make an improvement/upgrade to our infrastructure. The maintenance will occur between 10:30 am UTC and 11:30 UTC. UPDATE 11:30 UTC - The maintenance is now...See More ยป
Log In issue on iPhonesHello, It came to our attention that our iPhone users were having trouble to log into Similar Worlds, because the Log In and Sign Up forms were overlapping each other. We've just corrected the issue, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Very...See More ยป
๐คฃ Reactions on Private Messages ๐คฉ Hello everyone, ๐ I wake up, and suddenly many people are a green blob! By the way - you can now Heart/React on Private Messages. You can now also Add Friends straight from the Latest Followers page: Enjoy! Have a great day! โ๏ธ๐ -SW...See More ยป
SW Maintenance planned in 30 minutes [10:00 UTC] for 15 minsHello everyone, ๐ We want to let you know that Similar Worlds will go down for maintenance at 10:00 AM UTC. The maintenance should not take longer than 15 minutes. We expect it to take less. This is to ensure our servers are up to date and...See More ยป
We increased GIF size limit to 5MB! Hello everyone, ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ป We have been aware that one of the biggest frustrations of our users is that we had a very small maximum size allowed for uploading animated images (GIFs). ๐ The reason is that GIFs are very hard to compress into smaller...See More ยป
It is now easier to purchase VIP Hello everyone, ๐ ๐ฅ We would like to let you know that it is now easier to purchase VIP using a Credit or Debit card. https://similarworlds.com/vip When you press any of the "Buy VIP" buttons, you will see two options -- one to pay via a PayPal...See More ยป
Network Issues TodayHello, It appears that there are some unexpected network issues today, causing some users not to be able to access Similar Worlds. Our network team is currently investigating the issue and looking into resolving it. We apologize for any...See More ยป
๐ ๏ธ "Home" is where all the Posts are Hi everyone, ๐๏ธ Similar World's new place for Posts is the "Home" tab. We believe we have finished our changes to the design, and we apologize for any inconveniences that this caused to some of our members. These changes to the design will help...See More ยป
Updates to Groups & Posts โ๏ธ๐โฎ๏ธ ๐๏ธ Hello, Similar Worlds! ๐ธ ๐ฉ๏ธ The SW Team is pleased to provide you with an update of what has been implemented recently. โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ We understand that at first it might seem we have removed features from Similar Worlds, but we haven't removed...See More ยป