How to Edit a Custom Bluesky Feed You Already Created

You created a custom Bluesky feed to follow specific topics or users. Now you want to change its algorithm, rename it, or update the pinned posts. Bluesky does not offer a direct edit button for feeds. You must use the feed builder to recreate the feed with the same name or create a new version. This article explains the exact steps to modify an existing custom feed and what settings you can change.

How Custom Bluesky Feeds Work and Why Editing Is Limited

A custom Bluesky feed is a saved search query or algorithm that filters posts from the entire network. Feeds are created using the Bluesky Feed Builder at blueskyfeeds.com or through third-party tools like SkyFeed. Each feed has a unique URL and is stored in your account as a saved search. Bluesky does not currently provide a native edit button because feeds are generated by external services that store the query logic. To change a feed, you must revisit the tool you used to create it and rebuild it with the new settings.

The feed builder stores the following components: feed name, description, avatar image, and the query rules. The query rules define which posts appear. For example, a feed might show all posts containing the word “photography” and posted by accounts you follow. If you want to add a second keyword, you must rebuild the feed.

Prerequisites for editing a feed:

• You must have access to the Bluesky account that created the feed.
• You must know the feed’s original URL or name.
• You need a web browser. The Feed Builder does not have a mobile app.

Steps to Edit a Custom Bluesky Feed Using the Feed Builder

Follow these steps to modify an existing custom feed. The process involves recreating the feed with the same name or a new name.

1. Open the Bluesky Feed Builder
   Go to blueskyfeeds.com in your web browser. Sign in with your Bluesky account credentials. The site requests read and write permissions to manage feeds.
2. Find your existing feed
   Click My Feeds in the top navigation bar. A list of feeds you created appears. Locate the feed you want to edit. Note the feed name and current query rules.
3. Delete the old feed
   Click the feed card to open its details. Click Delete Feed at the bottom. Confirm the deletion. This removes the feed from your account and unpins it from your home tab. Do not skip this step if you want the same feed URL.
4. Create a new feed with the same URL
   Click Create New Feed at the top of the My Feeds page. Enter the exact same feed name you used before if you want to reuse the URL. If you use a different name, Bluesky generates a new URL. Paste the old query rules as a starting point.
5. Modify the query rules
   In the Query field, edit the search terms, hashtags, or user handles. For example, change photography to photography OR landscape. Use the AND and OR operators to combine conditions. Use from: followed by a handle to restrict to a specific user. Use lang: to filter by language code such as lang:en.
6. Update the feed name and description
   Type a new name or keep the old one. Update the description to reflect the new rules. Optionally upload a new avatar image. The image should be square and at least 200×200 pixels.
7. Save and test the feed
   Click Create Feed. Bluesky processes the query and creates the feed. The new feed appears in your My Feeds list. Click the feed to preview its posts. If the results are wrong, delete the feed and repeat steps 4 through 7.
8. Pin the feed to your home tab
   Open the Bluesky app on your phone or desktop. Go to the Feeds tab. Find the feed under My Feeds. Click the pin icon to pin it to your home tab. Unpin any old version that still appears.

If You Used a Third-Party Tool to Create the Feed

If you created the feed using SkyFeed, Graze, or another third-party service, the editing process is similar. Each service stores its own version of the feed query. You must log in to that service, find the feed, edit the query, and save. The service then pushes the updated feed to your Bluesky account. Check the service’s documentation for specific button names.

How to edit a feed in SkyFeed

1. Go to skyfeed.app
   Sign in with your Bluesky account. Click My Feeds in the left sidebar.
2. Click the feed name
   A page opens showing the feed details. Click Edit next to the feed name.
3. Change the filter rules
   Modify the keyword, language, or user filters. Click Save. SkyFeed updates the feed on Bluesky.
4. Re-pin the feed
   Open the Bluesky app and pin the feed again if it unpinned automatically.

Common Issues When Editing a Custom Bluesky Feed

Feed does not appear after editing

If the feed does not show up in your Bluesky app, refresh the Feeds tab by pulling down. If it still does not appear, log out and log back into the Bluesky app. The feed may take up to five minutes to sync.

Old feed still appears in My Feeds

If you deleted the old feed but it still shows in the app, clear the app cache. On mobile, go to Settings > Apps > Bluesky > Clear Cache. On desktop, use the browser’s clear cache function. Then reopen Bluesky.

Feed shows no posts after editing

This happens when the new query rules are too restrictive. Check your query for typos. Remove conditions one by one to test. For example, if you used from:username AND #photography, remove the from: part to see if any posts match the hashtag alone.

Cannot delete the old feed

If the delete button is grayed out, you may have reached the feed limit. Bluesky allows a maximum of 10 custom feeds per account. Delete another unused feed first. Then delete the one you want to edit.

Item	Bluesky Feed Builder	SkyFeed
Access method	blueskyfeeds.com	skyfeed.app
Edit existing feed	Delete and recreate	Click Edit button
Query operators	AND, OR, from:, lang:	AND, OR, from:, lang:, in:
Preserve feed URL	Use exact same name	URL changes on edit
Mobile support	Web only	Web only

You can now update any custom Bluesky feed by rebuilding it with the Feed Builder or editing it in SkyFeed. After editing, always pin the updated feed to your home tab. For feeds you update frequently, consider keeping a text document of your query rules so you can paste them back quickly.