lobsters/lobsters

Filtered tags still show up on feed

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#1999 opened on Apr 14, 2026

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Description

On the home page feed the filtering does indeed work, but if you go on https://lobste.rs/top/1w the filters no longer work. for example I have both ai and vibecoding filtered, but when I go to that page I can still spot them there:

It clearly knows that the filter is being applied to this tag since the filtered tags have a dashed border. Doesn't allowing them here defeat the purpose of having a filter? Or at least give users the option of choosing a whether to globally filter or only filter tags on a the home page?

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Tech stack
rubyrails
Domain
backend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Ruby on RailsSQL queries
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Examine the controller action for the home page filter implementation and compare it to the controller for /top/1w. Identify where the filter scope is missing. Check the Story model's scopes and how tags are filtered. Suggest adding the same filtering logic to the top stories query.