---
title: "Activity Stream"
created: "2026-07-02"
updated: "2026-07-02"
type: "concept"
status: "compiled"
category: "ui-patterns"
namespace: "ui-patterns"
source_url: "https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/ActivityStream"
source_site: "UI Patterns"
source_copyright_note: "Source site footer says All rights reserved; this page is a catalog pointer, not a republication."
source_path: "/patterns/ActivityStream"
source_slug: "ActivityStream"
track: "User Interface Design Patterns"
group: "Social"
subgroup: "Social interactions"
section_headings:
  - "Problem summary"
  - "Example"
  - "Usage"
  - "Solution"
  - "The details of an activity stream"
  - "Aggregated activities"
  - "Verbs"
  - "Rationale"
  - "Discussion"
  - "Avoiding negatives"
  - "Keeping it relevant"
  - "Activity streams attract momentary action"
  - "Make it easy to scan"
example_count: 13
retrieved_at: "2026-07-02T18:23:09+00:00"
confidence: "medium"
---
# Activity Stream

> Catalog pointer for the UI Patterns source page: [Activity Stream](https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/ActivityStream).

## Taxonomy

- Track: User Interface Design Patterns
- Group: Social
- Subgroup: Social interactions
- Source breadcrumb: Design Patterns > Social > Social interactions > Activity Stream

## Source Page Inventory

- Source URL: https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/ActivityStream
- Page title: Activity Stream design pattern
- Section headings available at source: Problem summary, Example, Usage, Solution, The details of an activity stream, Aggregated activities, Verbs, Rationale, Discussion, Avoiding negatives, Keeping it relevant, Activity streams attract momentary action, Make it easy to scan
- Example screenshots detected at source: 13
- Primary example image detected: yes

## Retrieval Notes

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## Source Shape

- Problem summary: 21 words on source page
- Example: 85 words on source page
- Usage: 79 words on source page
- Solution: 334 words on source page
- The details of an activity stream: 35 words on source page
- Aggregated activities: 44 words on source page
- Verbs: 15 words on source page
- Rationale: 189 words on source page
- Discussion: 435 words on source page
- Avoiding negatives: 51 words on source page
- Keeping it relevant: 95 words on source page
- Activity streams attract momentary action: 133 words on source page
- Make it easy to scan: 87 words on source page

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