Mark a post as unread

1stepforward · November 21, 2019, 7:56am

Is being able to mark a post as unread one of them? I’d really find that useful.

wadestriebel · November 21, 2019, 12:08pm

Actually, yes!

You can defer a topic which will set the last previously read to unread. So for this category setting deferred for me sets my unread to 1.

Here is how to do it on mobile (when I get to the office I will do the desktop version):

Click “Topic Controls”:

Click “Defer”:

1stepforward · November 21, 2019, 1:01pm

Weird. On the desktop I don’t see the Topic Controls at all. On the mobile the Defer option is missing,

klein · November 21, 2019, 1:06pm

On desktop they are taken out of the dropdown.

But you are right, defer is missing.

1stepforward · November 21, 2019, 1:14pm

I haven’t got a spanner either

klein · November 21, 2019, 1:16pm

The spanner is for moderator tools Like what Im bout to use to split this topic

1stepforward · November 21, 2019, 1:44pm

Ah. Only for the important ones then.

wadestriebel · November 21, 2019, 1:57pm

Thanks!

And to make things more confusing on desktop, I have it:

klein · November 21, 2019, 2:01pm

Is defer maybe only active for administrators?

wadestriebel · November 21, 2019, 2:02pm

I looked at my other account (shhh don’t tell anyone), and it doesn’t have the defer option.

So I did a bit of quick digging, looks like the defer button is theme controlled:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/defer-topic-button-mark-topic-unread/110951

klein · November 21, 2019, 2:05pm

What are you using then? Because I am using On Brand

wadestriebel · November 21, 2019, 2:07pm

And it isn’t admin controlled by default, so I can’t turn a switch on for everyone.

So to enable it:

Go to your user interface preferences: ClassicPress Forums
Under the “Other” Section enable the defer option:

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That was an interesting little thing!

1stepforward · November 21, 2019, 2:09pm

Look what I’ve just found lurking in the settings:

wadestriebel · November 21, 2019, 2:09pm

See post above

1stepforward · November 21, 2019, 2:10pm

You just beat me to it by 0.963 nanoseconds.

klein · November 21, 2019, 2:11pm

Wade Striebel? More like Wade Speedel.

wadestriebel · November 21, 2019, 2:13pm

I like it

Sorry

It does make me curious what other features I use all the time that users don’t know exist! Because I use the defer all the time when I want to come back to a thread.

klein · November 21, 2019, 2:13pm

1stepforward? More like 1stepbehind.

wadestriebel · November 21, 2019, 2:14pm

I updated my name on the forums to reflect your suggestion

1stepforward · November 21, 2019, 2:18pm

Well I’m sure not changing mine.

@0.963nanosecondsbehind maybe