diff --git a/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx b/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
index 27dc6436..6ac598db 100644
--- a/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Link, useLocation, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { isAllView, isCatalogView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import styles from './topbar.module.css';
-import useDefaultSubplebbits, { useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
+import { useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
 import _, { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { TimeFilter } from '../board-buttons';
 
@@ -67,52 +67,36 @@ const SearchBar = ({ setShowSearchBar }: { setShowSearchBar: (show: boolean) =>
   );
 };
 
-const renderBoardsList = (subplebbits: any, isInCatalogView: boolean, subscriptions: string[]) =>
-  subplebbits?.length > 0 && (
-    <>
-      [
-      {subplebbits.map((sub: any, index: any) => (
-        <span key={index}>
-          {index === 0 ? null : ' '}
-          <Link to={`/p/${sub.address}${isInCatalogView ? '/catalog' : ''}`}>
-            {sub.address.endsWith('.eth') || sub.address.endsWith('.sol') ? sub.address : sub.address.slice(0, 10).concat('...')}
-          </Link>
-          {index !== subplebbits.length - 1 ? ' /' : null}
-        </span>
-      ))}
-      ]{' '}
-      {subscriptions?.length > 0 && (
-        <>
-          [
-          {subscriptions.map((address: any, index: any) => (
-            <span key={index}>
-              {index === 0 ? null : ' '}
-              <Link to={`/p/${address}${isInCatalogView ? '/catalog' : ''}`}>
-                {address.endsWith('.eth') || address.endsWith('.sol') ? address : address.slice(0, 10).concat('...')}
-              </Link>
-              {index !== subscriptions?.length - 1 ? ' /' : null}
-            </span>
-          ))}
-          ]{' '}
-        </>
-      )}
-    </>
-  );
-
 const TopBarDesktop = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const account = useAccount();
   const location = useLocation();
   const params = useParams();
   const isInCatalogView = isCatalogView(location.pathname, params);
-  const subplebbits = useDefaultSubplebbits();
   const [showSearchBar, setShowSearchBar] = useState(false);
 
+  const subscriptions = account?.subscriptions;
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.boardNavDesktop}>
       <span className={styles.boardList}>
         [<Link to='/p/all'>all</Link> / <Link to='/p/subscriptions'>subscriptions</Link>]{' '}
-        {renderBoardsList(subplebbits.slice(0, 15), isInCatalogView, account?.subscriptions)}[
+        {subscriptions?.length > 0 && (
+          <>
+            [
+            {subscriptions.map((address: any, index: any) => (
+              <span key={index}>
+                {index === 0 ? null : ' '}
+                <Link to={`/p/${address}${isInCatalogView ? '/catalog' : ''}`}>
+                  {address.endsWith('.eth') || address.endsWith('.sol') ? address : address.slice(0, 10).concat('...')}
+                </Link>
+                {index !== subscriptions?.length - 1 ? ' /' : null}
+              </span>
+            ))}
+            ]{' '}
+          </>
+        )}
+        [
         <Link
           className={styles.disabledButton}
           to='boards/create'
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-auto-subscribe.ts b/src/hooks/use-auto-subscribe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bb95b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-auto-subscribe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useAccount, setAccount } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { useAutoSubscribeStore } from '../stores/use-auto-subscribe-store';
+import { getAutoSubscribeAddresses, useDefaultSubplebbits } from './use-default-subplebbits';
+
+const AUTO_SUBSCRIBE_KEY_PREFIX = 'seedit-auto-subscribe-done-';
+
+// Keep track of which accounts have been processed globally
+const processedAccounts = new Set<string>();
+
+export const useAutoSubscribe = () => {
+  const account = useAccount();
+  const accountAddress = account?.author?.address;
+  const defaultSubplebbits = useDefaultSubplebbits();
+  const { addCheckingAccount, removeCheckingAccount, isCheckingAccount } = useAutoSubscribeStore();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!accountAddress) return;
+
+    // Mark as checking immediately when account changes
+    addCheckingAccount(accountAddress);
+
+    const processAutoSubscribe = async () => {
+      if (!account || !defaultSubplebbits?.length) return;
+
+      if (processedAccounts.has(accountAddress)) {
+        removeCheckingAccount(accountAddress);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const storageKey = AUTO_SUBSCRIBE_KEY_PREFIX + accountAddress;
+      const hasAutoSubscribed = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
+
+      if (account.subscriptions?.length > 0 || hasAutoSubscribed) {
+        processedAccounts.add(accountAddress);
+        removeCheckingAccount(accountAddress);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const autoSubscribeAddresses = getAutoSubscribeAddresses();
+      if (autoSubscribeAddresses.length) {
+        try {
+          await setAccount({
+            ...account,
+            subscriptions: autoSubscribeAddresses,
+          });
+          localStorage.setItem(storageKey, 'true');
+          processedAccounts.add(accountAddress);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Auto-subscribe error:', error);
+        }
+        removeCheckingAccount(accountAddress);
+      }
+    };
+
+    processAutoSubscribe();
+
+    return () => {
+      if (accountAddress) removeCheckingAccount(accountAddress);
+    };
+  }, [account, accountAddress, defaultSubplebbits, addCheckingAccount, removeCheckingAccount]);
+
+  return { isCheckingSubscriptions: accountAddress ? isCheckingAccount(accountAddress) : true };
+};
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-default-subplebbits.ts b/src/hooks/use-default-subplebbits.ts
index f7aaa81e..d604862e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-default-subplebbits.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-default-subplebbits.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ export interface MultisubSubplebbit {
   address: string;
   tags?: string[];
   features?: string[];
+  plebchanAutoSubscribe?: boolean;
 }
 
 let cacheSubplebbits: MultisubSubplebbit[] | null = null;
 let cacheMetadata: MultisubMetadata | null = null;
+let cacheAutoSubscribeAddresses: string[] | null = null;
 
-const useDefaultSubplebbits = () => {
+export const useDefaultSubplebbits = () => {
   const [subplebbits, setSubplebbits] = useState<MultisubSubplebbit[]>([]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -31,6 +33,12 @@ const useDefaultSubplebbits = () => {
           // { cache: 'no-cache' }
         ).then((res) => res.json());
         cacheSubplebbits = multisub.subplebbits;
+
+        // Cache auto-subscribe addresses when we fetch subplebbits
+        cacheAutoSubscribeAddresses = multisub.subplebbits
+          .filter((sub: MultisubSubplebbit) => sub.plebchanAutoSubscribe && sub.address)
+          .map((sub: MultisubSubplebbit) => sub.address);
+
         setSubplebbits(multisub.subplebbits);
       } catch (e) {
         console.warn(e);
@@ -72,4 +80,4 @@ export const useMultisubMetadata = () => {
   return cacheMetadata || metadata;
 };
 
-export default useDefaultSubplebbits;
+export const getAutoSubscribeAddresses = () => cacheAutoSubscribeAddresses || [];
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-initial-theme.ts b/src/hooks/use-initial-theme.ts
index 9f041663..337ba05d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-initial-theme.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-initial-theme.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import useThemeStore from '../stores/use-theme-store';
-import useDefaultSubplebbits from './use-default-subplebbits';
+import { useDefaultSubplebbits } from './use-default-subplebbits';
 import { isAllView, isHomeView, isNotFoundView, isPendingPostView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import { nsfwTags } from '../views/home/home';
 import { useAccountComment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts b/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts
index f0a98838..50a80023 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ const useIsSubplebbitOffline = (subplebbit: Subplebbit) => {
   const subplebbitOfflineStore = subplebbitOfflineState[address] || { initialLoad: true };
   const loadingStartTimestamp = subplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps[0] || 0;
 
-  const isLoading = subplebbitOfflineStore.initialLoad && (!updatedAt || Date.now() / 1000 - updatedAt >= 120 * 60) && Date.now() / 1000 - loadingStartTimestamp < 30;
+  const isLoading = subplebbitOfflineStore.initialLoad && (!updatedAt || Date.now() / 1000 - updatedAt >= 120 * 120) && Date.now() / 1000 - loadingStartTimestamp < 30;
 
-  const isOffline = !isLoading && ((updatedAt && updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 120 * 60) || (!updatedAt && Date.now() / 1000 - loadingStartTimestamp >= 30));
+  const isOffline = !isLoading && ((updatedAt && updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 120 * 120) || (!updatedAt && Date.now() / 1000 - loadingStartTimestamp >= 30));
 
-  const isOnline = updatedAt && Date.now() / 1000 - updatedAt < 120 * 60;
+  const isOnline = updatedAt && Date.now() / 1000 - updatedAt < 120 * 120;
   const offlineIconClass = isLoading ? 'yellowOfflineIcon' : isOffline ? 'redOfflineIcon' : '';
 
   const offlineTitle = isLoading
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-theme.ts b/src/hooks/use-theme.ts
index 346998c0..ac04bc1f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-theme.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-theme.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { isAllView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import useThemeStore from '../stores/use-theme-store';
-import useDefaultSubplebbits from './use-default-subplebbits';
+import { useDefaultSubplebbits } from './use-default-subplebbits';
 import useInitialTheme from './use-initial-theme';
 import { nsfwTags } from '../views/home/home';
 import { useAccountComment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
diff --git a/src/stores/use-auto-subscribe-store.ts b/src/stores/use-auto-subscribe-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c65bceb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/use-auto-subscribe-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { create } from 'zustand';
+
+interface AutoSubscribeState {
+  checkingAccounts: Set<string>;
+  addCheckingAccount: (address: string) => void;
+  removeCheckingAccount: (address: string) => void;
+  isCheckingAccount: (address: string) => boolean;
+  reset: () => void;
+}
+
+export const useAutoSubscribeStore = create<AutoSubscribeState>((set, get) => ({
+  checkingAccounts: new Set(),
+  addCheckingAccount: (address) =>
+    set((state) => ({
+      checkingAccounts: new Set(state.checkingAccounts).add(address),
+    })),
+  removeCheckingAccount: (address) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      const newSet = new Set(state.checkingAccounts);
+      newSet.delete(address);
+      return { checkingAccounts: newSet };
+    }),
+  isCheckingAccount: (address) => get().checkingAccounts.has(address),
+  reset: () => set({ checkingAccounts: new Set() }),
+}));
diff --git a/src/views/board/board.tsx b/src/views/board/board.tsx
index 9f353f5a..2a62f38b 100644
--- a/src/views/board/board.tsx
+++ b/src/views/board/board.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import styles from './board.module.css';
 import { isAllView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import { useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
-import useFeedStateString from '../../hooks/use-feed-state-string';
 import useReplyModal from '../../hooks/use-reply-modal';
 import useTimeFilter from '../../hooks/use-time-filter';
 import useFeedResetStore from '../../stores/use-feed-reset-store';
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import SubplebbitRules from '../../components/subplebbit-rules';
 import useInterfaceSettingsStore from '../../stores/use-interface-settings-store';
 import { getCommentMediaInfo, getHasThumbnail } from '../../lib/utils/media-utils';
 import { shouldShowSnow } from '../../lib/snow';
+import { useAutoSubscribe } from '../../hooks/use-auto-subscribe';
 
 const lastVirtuosoStates: { [key: string]: StateSnapshot } = {};
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const threadsWithoutImagesFilter = (comment: Comment) => {
 };
 
 const Board = () => {
+  const { isCheckingSubscriptions } = useAutoSubscribe();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const location = useLocation();
   const { subplebbitAddress } = useParams<{ subplebbitAddress: string }>();
@@ -295,18 +296,26 @@ const Board = () => {
           />
         )}
         {rules && !description && rules.length > 0 && <SubplebbitRules subplebbitAddress={subplebbitAddress} createdAt={createdAt} rules={rules} />}
-        <Virtuoso
-          increaseViewportBy={{ bottom: 1200, top: 1200 }}
-          totalCount={combinedFeed.length}
-          data={combinedFeed}
-          itemContent={(index, post) => <Post index={index} post={post} openReplyModal={openReplyModal} />}
-          useWindowScroll={true}
-          components={{ Footer }}
-          endReached={loadMore}
-          ref={virtuosoRef}
-          restoreStateFrom={lastVirtuosoState}
-          initialScrollTop={lastVirtuosoState?.scrollTop}
-        />
+        {isCheckingSubscriptions ? (
+          <div className={styles.feed}>
+            <div className={styles.footer}>
+              <LoadingEllipsis string={t('loading_feed')} />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <Virtuoso
+            increaseViewportBy={{ bottom: 1200, top: 1200 }}
+            totalCount={combinedFeed.length}
+            data={combinedFeed}
+            itemContent={(index, post) => <Post index={index} post={post} openReplyModal={openReplyModal} />}
+            useWindowScroll={true}
+            components={{ Footer }}
+            endReached={loadMore}
+            ref={virtuosoRef}
+            restoreStateFrom={lastVirtuosoState}
+            initialScrollTop={lastVirtuosoState?.scrollTop}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
index cc612419..79d0f3d4 100644
--- a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
+++ b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import { Virtuoso, VirtuosoHandle, StateSnapshot } from 'react-virtuoso';
 import { getCommentMediaInfo, getHasThumbnail } from '../../lib/utils/media-utils';
 import { isAllView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import useCatalogFeedRows from '../../hooks/use-catalog-feed-rows';
-import useDefaultSubplebbits from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
-import useFeedStateString from '../../hooks/use-feed-state-string';
+import { useDefaultSubplebbits } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
 import useTimeFilter from '../../hooks/use-time-filter';
 import useWindowWidth from '../../hooks/use-window-width';
 import useCatalogStyleStore from '../../stores/use-catalog-style-store';
diff --git a/src/views/home/home.tsx b/src/views/home/home.tsx
index 4d592220..83af6cf3 100644
--- a/src/views/home/home.tsx
+++ b/src/views/home/home.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useSubplebbits } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import styles from './home.module.css';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
-import useDefaultSubplebbits, { useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
+import { useDefaultSubplebbits, useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
 import useSubplebbitsStats from '../../hooks/use-subplebbits-stats';
 import PopularThreadsBox from './popular-threads-box';
 import BoardsList from './boards-list';