Add default taxon preference

Feature Requests
1

Add a field in the user preferences to specify default taxon for filtering displayed records when logging in, analogous to the region filter.

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2

Great idea!

3

I’m not against this idea (it could be useful for logging in from new devices, for example if someone only has internet access from a library computer) but I already do functionally the same thing just by creating a desktop shortcut on my phone.

For example I filtered to needs ID plants, fungi, and unknowns in my level four eco-region, then set a shortcut. Clicking on that icon then automatically brings me to the latest observations that fall within those filters.

I have a separate shortcut that covers more taxa and includes research grade, but filtered to a much smaller local area, so I can keep track of cool stuff seen nearby.

Just a useful runaround you may not be aware of.