X Lists
The membership roll. Up to 5,000 accounts per list and 1,000 lists per account. Pin a list and it becomes a tab on Home.
Lists as a community feedX Communities closed in May 2026
Tie your own community on X
A knot is a community made from things X still has: a List of members, a hashtag and a few saved searches. Add the people and tags that define your group, and TweetKnot writes the search feeds, a List checklist and a link you can share.
- Free, no login
- Runs in your browser
- Every query under 500 characters
Knot builder
Fill in what you know. Every field is optional except one of members, hashtags or keywords. The feeds update as you type.
Your community on X (Twitter), after Communities
X announced in April 2026 that Communities would close, and they were switched off on May 30, 2026. Here is what is left to build with, and what each piece does in a knot.
Search
The shared room. Operators such as from:, OR and -filter:replies turn a hashtag into a clean feed, in Latest or Top.
Hashtags
The name on the door. A short, unclaimed tag lets newcomers find the group and gives a weekly chat its address.
Plan a hashtag chatXChat groups
X's suggested replacement is private group chat. Good for a small organising team, not for a public community strangers can find.
What changedLimits are from X's Help Center as of November 2026. X's own help pages: How to use X Lists · Advanced search. TweetKnot is not affiliated with X Corp.
Start from a topic knot
All 30 topicsHow a knot holds together
- Members go on a List. That's who is in. Pinned, it's the group's own timeline.
- The hashtag is the name. It's how people outside the List find the group and join a conversation.
- Searches do the rest. The topic feed catches newcomers, "members on topic" filters the regulars, and "conversations with members" shows who is replying.
- The share link passes it on. Anyone can open your knot, copy it and make it their own.
Guides
All guidesX Communities closed: where your community can go now
X closed Communities in May 2026. What happened, what X offers instead, and how to rebuild a community on X with Lists, searches and a hashtag.
How to use X Lists as a community feed
Create, fill, pin and share an X List so it works as a community feed. Limits, private versus public lists, the reply rule and common mistakes.
X search operators for community feeds
The X search operators that matter for following a community: from:, to:, OR, quotes, exclusions, lang:, filter:, min_faves:, dates and Latest vs Top.
How to run a hashtag chat on X
Plan, announce, host and archive a recurring hashtag chat on X: choosing the tag, picking a time across time zones, the Q1/A1 format and follow-up.
Moderating a community on X without admin tools
How to keep a List-and-hashtag community civil on X: written rules, muting and blocking, muted words, pruning the List, reporting and a rules template.
Questions
What happened to X Communities?
X announced in April 2026 that Communities would close, citing low use and a high share of spam reports. The shutdown date moved from May 6 to May 30, 2026. X pointed people toward XChat group chats and topic-based custom timelines instead.
What is a knot?
A knot is a community made from features X still has: an X List of members, one or more hashtags, and a set of saved searches. The knot builder writes the searches and a step-by-step List checklist, and gives you a link to share the whole knot.
Does TweetKnot connect to my X account?
No. There is no login. The builder runs in your browser and only creates links to X search. You open them on x.com, where you are already signed in, and add List members yourself.
Why are some feeds split into parts?
Every query is kept at 500 characters or fewer, the limit of X's older search API and just under the 512 of its current self-serve API. Long queries tend to fail in the app. Big member lists are split into several feeds so nobody is left out.
Is TweetKnot free?
Yes. There are no accounts, plans or ads, and nothing you type is sent to us.
Is this the old TweetKnot?
No. The domain was relaunched in 2026 under new, independent management. None of the old site's groups, members or posts are here, and the topic knots are new recipes built only from hashtags and keywords.