🚀 Introducing Post Boost: Elevate Your Content on SteemPro

in Steem Dev22 hours ago

Hello, SteemPro Enthusiasts 🎉

Post Boost is an innovative feature on SteemPro that gives your content priority visibility and increased engagement potential. Think of it as a "turbo charge" for your posts that helps them stand out in the competitive Steem ecosystem.

updates.jpg

How Does It Work?

The Technical Architecture

The Post Boost system operates through a sophisticated client-server architecture:

Backend API Endpoints:

  1. GET /api/boost - Validates post eligibility and user permissions
  2. POST /api/boost - Processes boost requests and triggers notifications
  3. POST /api/boost/request-permission - Handles permission requests for new users

Eligibility Requirements (Technical Criteria)

1. Account Requirements:

  • Minimum Reputation: 40+ (Prevents spam and low-quality content)
  • Following Status: Must be followed by @steempro.com or approved via permission request
  • Account Standing: Not muted, not payout-declined, curation enabled

2. Post Requirements:

  • Age: 5 minutes to 5 days old (Balances freshness with community review time)
  • Source Verification: Must be posted using SteemPro platform
  • No Prior Boosts: Cannot be already boosted by the service
  • Voting Allowed: Post must allow votes and curation rewards

3. Service Requirements:

  • Voting Power: @steempro.com account must have ≥80% VP available
  • Cooldown Period: 24 hours between boosts per user (admins exempt)

Benefits for Users

🎯 Priority Visibility

  • Increased Reach: Higher potential for trending and discovery features
  • Community Focus: Curated content gets more attention from engaged users

Performance Enhancement

  • Faster Engagement: Quicker initial votes and comments
  • Quality Signal: Boost acts as a quality endorsement
  • Network Effects: Increased chances of resteems and shares

🔒 Security & Fairness

  • Anti-Spam Measures: Multiple validation layers prevent abuse
  • Transparent Criteria: Clear requirements visible before requesting boost
  • Moderation Oversight: Discord integration for human review when needed

How to Use Post Boost

Step-by-Step Guide:

  1. Access the Boost Modal
    • Click the "Boost" button on any eligible post
    • Available on posts you've authored (or all posts for moderators)

image.png

  1. Check Eligibility
    • System automatically validates:
      • Your reputation score
      • Post age and source
      • Service availability
      • Cooldown status

image.png

  1. Request Permission (If Needed)

    • New users can request boost privileges
    • Single request every 24 hours
    • Notifies moderators via Discord for review
    • Official account (@steempro.com) will follow user if accepted by moderators
  2. Launch the Boost

    • Click "Launch Boost" when all criteria are met
    • Watch the animated rocket launch
    • Receive instant confirmation

image.png

Technical Implementation Details

Security Features:

  • Bot Detection: BotId verification for API requests
  • Host Validation: Domain verification for webhook calls
  • Session Authentication: NextAuth integration for user verification

Best Practices

Do:

  • Boost high-quality, original content
  • Use descriptive titles and tags
  • Engage with commenters on boosted posts
  • Follow community guidelines

Don't:

  • Attempt to boost spam or low-effort content
  • Abuse the system with multiple accounts
  • Boost posts that violate platform rules
  • Expect boosts to replace quality content creation

Behind the Scenes

Moderation Integration:

  • Discord channel for manual review of permission requests
  • Webhook notifications with user profiles and post links
  • Database logging of all boost requests

Performance Optimization:

  • Parallel API requests for faster validation
  • Client-side caching of eligibility results
  • Optimistic UI updates for better user experience

Error Handling:

  • Comprehensive error messages for each failure case
  • Graceful degradation when services are unavailable
  • User-friendly feedback for permission issues

Ready to give your content the boost it deserves? Look for the 🚀 button on your SteemPro posts and launch your content to new heights!

Let’s empower the Steem ecosystem 💪🏻

Cc:

@steemchiller
@pennsif
@steemcurator01
@rme
@hungry-griffin

image.png

https://www.steempro.com/witnesses


Experience the future of blogging with SteemPro Blogs today!

Sort:  

Wow. That is a great initiative. This implement is very useful for me. Also I will try to do this and will talk to my friends to do this. This will make more quality content in the platform.
By the way Thanks for making this upgrade.

Great initiative! This tool is very useful for me. I will use it and share it with all my Steemit friends. I believe this will create more quality and rich content on the platform. Many thanks to your team for such a wonderful upgrade.

This is kind of amazing, so many new features are here now, this is good. Thank you so much for you amazing work.

This boost is an amazing feature. I have used it today for the first time and it was not just flawless but also offers a great experience. Great work done @faisalamin Keep up the great work

I should try this for our game promotion heheh