Mention Approval and Profile Mentions
How approved and pending mentions appear on profile pages, when creators can approve or reject them, and what mention approval changes for public visibility.
Where you see this in the app
Mentions appear on profile pages in two ways:
- as part of the blended post stream and calendar view,
- and in the mentions panel, which acts as the response queue.
The profile stream and the panel do not show the same thing to every viewer.
| Surface | Who can see it |
|---|---|
| Accepted invited posts in the blended profile stream | Public viewers and the profile owner |
| Pending invited posts in the blended profile stream | The profile owner only |
| Mentions panel pending queue | The profile owner only |
| Mentions panel accepted list | Public viewers and the profile owner |
This makes mention approval both a profile-discovery feature and a profile-owner moderation feature.
Approved vs pending mentions
Accepted mentions are already allowed to appear in the profile owner’s visible context. Pending mentions are waiting for the profile owner to decide.
| State | Plain-English meaning |
|---|---|
Accepted | The mention is allowed to appear on the profile and can blend into the public post stream |
Pending | The mention exists but still needs the profile owner’s decision |
Rejected | The invite/reference was declined and does not blend into the profile stream |
The counts at the top of the panel summarize both states at once so the profile owner can see whether review work is waiting.
Approve, reject, and self-only controls
Only the profile owner gets the moderation buttons for pending mentions.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
Accept | Move the pending mention into the accepted state |
Decline | Remove it from the pending queue instead of showing it publicly |
This is why viewers and profile owners do not see the same panel state. Public viewers do not need moderation controls.
What viewers vs owners see
From a viewer standpoint, accepted mention-linked posts can now appear directly in the profile’s list/calendar view, marked as participation rather than authorship.
From the profile owner standpoint, it is also a moderation queue:
- pending items show who added the mention,
- each item links back to the post,
- acceptance or decline can happen directly from the profile page,
- the blended stream can be filtered between
Mine,Invited pending, andInvited accepted.
That design keeps mention moderation close to the public profile identity it affects.
How mentions affect discovery
Approved mentions help shape how a creator or professional is discovered through related posts.
The practical model is:
- someone adds a mention,
- the profile owner accepts it if it belongs,
- the accepted item becomes part of the profile’s public context and blended stream.
So mentions are not just notifications. They are part of the profile’s public reputation and discovery surface once approved.
If the mentioned email address is not yet a GetPaidX user, the invite email can continue either by reply or by the browser continue link. Once onboarding completes, the mention is linked onto that created or reused account.
See it in action
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