# My "Unread" count is perpetually 1 **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unread-count-is-perpetually-1/1030452 **Category:** Site Feedback **Created:** [May 28, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unread-count-is-perpetually-1/1030452 "2026-05-28T11:36:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13) #### Post date: [May 28, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unread-count-is-perpetually-1/1030452/5 "2026-05-28T12:36:27Z")
That’s been a similar problem for me for 18 months or so. > [@Unread count showing 1, when there are no unread topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-count-showing-1-when-there-are-no-unread-topics/1010252): > > This just started happening a few days ago, and it just happened again. Discourse showed that I had two unread topics. I clicked on the ‘unread topics’ link and it brought up the two threads. I opened one thread, read it, and then opened the other thread and read it. Then Discourse showed that I had 1 unread topic. When I clicked on that message, it said I had no unread topics. If I refresh the page instead of clicking the link, the ‘1 unread topic’ message goes away. Not a big deal, but … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unread-count-is-perpetually-1/1030452)._