# Marking topics or forums as "read" with a click of a button? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [September 18, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marking-topics-or-forums-as-read-with-a-click-of-a-button/920886 "2020-09-18T01:29:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marking-topics-or-forums-as-read-with-a-click-of-a-button/920886/1 "2020-09-18T01:29:44Z")
Is there a way to “mark all topics as read” in a forum, or even the whole SDMB? It’s probably right in front of me, but I can’t find it at all . . Tripler Seriously, is it like, _right there_? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marking-topics-or-forums-as-read-with-a-click-of-a-button/920886/2 "2020-09-18T20:23:00Z")
Click the New or Unread links, then look for “Dismiss All”. If you have a _lot_ of new / unread then the button is at the top and bottom for convenience, so you don’t have to scroll way down. If you have only a few, the button is at the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marking-topics-or-forums-as-read-with-a-click-of-a-button/920886/3 "2020-09-20T16:57:18Z")
Got it, thanks! Tripler Kinda right there, wasn’t it. . .