# I don’t get the give suggested threads anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [August 1, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918 "2023-08-01T14:32:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/1 "2023-08-01T14:32:06Z")
There used to be five suggested threads at the bottom of each thread, showing threads that had been updated or maybe similar in context. Today they aren’t there any more. Anyone else with this? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/2 "2023-08-01T14:34:56Z")
On my computer at work using Firefox on Windows and the list is there for me. But…checking my iPhone it is not there! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/3 "2023-08-01T14:35:31Z")
Firefox on Mac, they’re there for me. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/4 "2023-08-01T14:40:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > checking my iPhone it is not there! Yes, it’s my iPhone as well. Haven’t checked desktop. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/5 "2023-08-01T14:41:53Z")
They are still there on my work laptop, but the option to dismiss unread threads is gone. So is the option to list all unread threads. What happened today? ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/6 "2023-08-01T14:47:40Z")
I still have the 5 suggested threads, but the links to all New and all Unread are missing. > [@Missing links to New and Unread Topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-links-to-new-and-unread-topics/987916): > > I generally browse the Straight Dope by picking a thread with unread posts on the home page, reading those, then scrolling down, where there is a list of suggested topics, either Unread (has posts I haven’t read) or New (new threads started in the past few day?). Below that short list has always been a line with links to all Unread or to all New topics. My habit is to click on one of these to get a page with all Unread or New topics and choosing from this longer list. This morning I discovere… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/7 "2023-08-01T14:54:31Z")
I do still see it on my Chromebook: “New and unread topics” ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/8 "2023-08-01T15:03:46Z")
Unread and New are missing on my Android phone. Really messing up my flow… ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/9 "2023-08-01T15:05:53Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > There used to be five suggested threads at the bottom of each thread, showing threads that had been updated or maybe similar in context. > > Today they aren’t there any more. Congratulations! You have reached the end of the Straight Dope Message Board. Please come again as we are adding content daily. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/10 "2023-08-01T16:35:37Z")
Chrome, desktop, showing 5 “New & Unread Topics” at the bottom of my screen. Just for the record though, they also always ask what Theme you’re using, as several of them don’t work well, along with OS and browser, so that might be helpful @Northern_Piper. User Summary → Preferences → Interface → Theme if you haven’t checked in a while. I use ‘Dark’ after Vincent and some of the others I’d used in the past were glitching here and there. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/11 "2023-08-01T18:18:04Z")
What is a Theme? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/12 "2023-08-01T18:55:32Z")
It’s back! ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/13 "2023-08-01T19:10:21Z")
Glad it’s back! The Theme is one of the Discourse settings that influences how the page is laid out / appears to the user when signed in. We have a limited selection compared to some sites, which IMHO leans into our much more traditional board history, but [here’ s a link](https://meta.discourse.org/c/theme/61/none/l/top) to some of the options seen across a wide range of Discourse pages. The biggest thing for me is the preference for a dark screen, rather than the default white screen with dark text. Slightly less eyestrain. But if you’re happy, no need to change it up. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/14 "2023-08-02T10:48:08Z")
Back on my iPhone now. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/15 "2023-08-03T03:06:16Z")
Windows 10, theme “Discourse classic”. I didn’t even know you could get “suggested threads”. I just have “new and unused”. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/16 "2023-08-20T01:02:34Z")
Late to this party, but whenever something seems to be missing, I often can make it come back by changing my text zoom level. On this and many other sites. I suspect this is an artifact of the devs not testing a wide enough variety of text settings with their site. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918/17 "2023-08-20T05:50:14Z")
The only thing I did was start this thread, and the five blue dotted threads came back. _Post hoc ergo propter hoc_? Dunno.