# Involuntary switches between SDMB themes **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 21, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665 "2018-09-21T01:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665/1 "2018-09-21T01:55:00Z")
It’s in the title. I noticed during the last few hours that the SDMB theme switches from my preferred sultan theme to the “classic” theme after opening a new page. It’s a bit annoying as I have become accustomed to the new theme and don’t want to change it. This happens in Chrome on a Windows 10 machine. Could this be a server side glitch, or is it on my side? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665/2 "2018-09-21T02:18:51Z")
I have not seen this happen. (Laptop, Windows 7, Chrome.) Please submit your reports here and let’s see if we can figure this out. Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665/3 "2018-09-21T14:13:52Z")
I had the opposite problem the other day, the SDMB site switching from Straight Dope style back to Sultan. I figured it was something with Firefox though because every single site I had perma-login enabled had dropped me out. The saved logins and passwords were still there; I just had to log back in _everywhere_. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665/4 "2018-09-21T15:21:31Z")
I’ve only run into this problem when someone includes the StyleID in the URL on a link to something on the site (like linking to a different post). If the URL contains &styleid=12 or &styleid=16, it will change to the original and Sultan themes, respectively. I note that these are added to the current page’s URL if you use the quick style changer down at the bottom of the page. I would suggest people use the option in their settings instead of constantly quick switching. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665/5 "2018-09-22T18:25:32Z")
I only want to report that it hasn’t happen again in the last two days though I didn’t change anything like deleting cache or cookies, it just went away. I think it was something on my side, maybe a botched cookie that has been updated in the meantime. But thanks for caring, **TubaDiva**.