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Do you use :visited on links?
Summary
The author switched the site’s link colors to differentiate visited links using a simple CSS rule, arguing it’s useful for reading many RSS‑fed articles. The post is a brief personal opinion with a code snippet and no deeper technical analysis.
- A minimal CSS change (`a:visited { color: #8839F7; }`) can make visited links stand out without affecting overall design.
- For readers of RSS aggregators, distinguishing visited links can improve navigation across many blogs.
- The author notes that most sites keep `:visited` styling identical to unvisited links, which is the default on the web.
Helps developers consider small UX tweaks that can reduce cognitive load when scanning large amounts of linked content, especially in feed readers.
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