Automatically switch to "Following" instead of "For you" on X.com
// ==UserScript==
// @name X.com Auto-Following Tab
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 1.0
// @description Automatically switch to "Following" instead of "For you" on X.com
// @author DiCK
// @match https://x.com/*
// @match https://twitter.com/*
// @grant none
// @run-at document-end
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Function to find and click the Following tab
function switchToFollowing() {
// Find all tab elements that contain "Following" or "For you"
const tabs = document.querySelectorAll('a[role="tab"]');
for (const tab of tabs) {
const spanElement = tab.querySelector('span');
if (spanElement && spanElement.textContent.trim() === 'Following') {
// Check if Following tab is already active
const isSelected = tab.getAttribute('aria-selected') === 'true';
if (!isSelected) {
console.log('Switching to Following tab...');
tab.click();
return true;
}
return false; // Already on Following
}
}
return false; // Didn't find Following tab
}
// Function to check if we're on the home page
function isOnHomePage() {
return window.location.pathname === '/' ||
window.location.pathname === '/home' ||
window.location.pathname.startsWith('/home');
}
// Main function that runs
function runScript() {
if (!isOnHomePage()) {
return;
}
// Try switching immediately
if (switchToFollowing()) {
return;
}
// If that didn't work, wait and try again
let attempts = 0;
const maxAttempts = 20;
const observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
attempts++;
if (attempts > maxAttempts) {
observer.disconnect();
return;
}
if (switchToFollowing()) {
observer.disconnect();
}
});
// Observe changes in DOM
observer.observe(document.body, {
childList: true,
subtree: true
});
// Stop observer after 10 seconds
setTimeout(() => {
observer.disconnect();
}, 10000);
}
// Run script when page loads
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', runScript);
} else {
// Wait a bit to let X.com finish loading
setTimeout(runScript, 1000);
}
// Listen for URL changes (for SPA navigation)
let currentUrl = window.location.href;
const urlObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
if (window.location.href !== currentUrl) {
currentUrl = window.location.href;
setTimeout(runScript, 1500); // Wait a bit longer for navigation
}
});
urlObserver.observe(document.body, {
childList: true,
subtree: true
});
// Backup: Also run when user clicks on home link
document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
const link = e.target.closest('a');
if (link && (link.href.includes('/home') || link.href.endsWith('/'))) {
setTimeout(runScript, 2000);
}
});
})();