@@ -160,0 +187,4 @@
+    if settings_db.get_setting(db, user_id=user_id, key="mark_read_on_view") == "true":
+        for article_id in article_ids:
+            if not users.is_article_read(db, user_id, article_id):
+                users.mark_article_read(db, user_id, article_id)

@@ -106,6 +108,29 @@ def save_display_settings() -> ResponseReturnValue:
     return redirect(url_for("settings.manage_tags"))
 
 
+@bp.route("/reading", methods=["POST"])

@@ -109,0 +117,4 @@
+
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    user_id = 1  # Default user for now (Phase 6 will add multi-user, see issue #25)

@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/**

@@ -0,0 +125,4 @@
+        if (!element || !element.dataset.articleUrl) {
+            return;
+        }
+        window.open(element.dataset.articleUrl, "_blank", "noopener");

@@ -0,0 +138,4 @@
+            element.getAttribute("href") ||
+            element.dataset.articleUrl;
+        if (url) {
+            window.location.href = url;

@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ def manage_tags() -> str:
     db = get_db()
     all_tags = tags_db.get_all_tags(db)
     ignored_tags = tags_db.get_ignored_tags(db)
+    mark_read_on_view = settings_db.get_setting(db, user_id=1, key="mark_read_on_view") == "true"

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/**

@@ -160,0 +187,4 @@
+    if settings_db.get_setting(db, user_id=user_id, key="mark_read_on_view") == "true":
+        for article_id in article_ids:
+            if not users.is_article_read(db, user_id, article_id):
+                users.mark_article_read(db, user_id, article_id)

@@ -241,6 +272,33 @@ def mark_aggregate_read(aggregate_id: int) -> ResponseReturnValue:
     return redirect(url_for("reader.view_aggregate", aggregate_id=aggregate_id))

@@ -244,0 +287,4 @@
+
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    user_id = 1

@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+/**

@@ -0,0 +222,4 @@
+        if (event.defaultPrevented || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.altKey) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (isTextEntryTarget(event.target)) {

@@ -244,0 +287,4 @@
+
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    user_id = 1

@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+/**

@@ -160,0 +184,4 @@
+    # renders with the read states captured above, so what you are reading
+    # does not change under you; the group simply counts as read afterwards
+    # (reader index, hide-read filter, next-unread navigation).
+    if settings_db.get_setting(db, user_id=user_id, key="mark_read_on_view") == "true":

@@ -241,6 +282,40 @@ def mark_aggregate_read(aggregate_id: int) -> ResponseReturnValue:
     return redirect(url_for("reader.view_aggregate", aggregate_id=aggregate_id))
 
 
+@bp.route("/aggregate/<int:aggregate_id>/unread", methods=["POST"])

@@ -244,0 +297,4 @@
+
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    user_id = 1

@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+/**