# Theme reset overnight **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 13, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718 "2019-10-13T15:29:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718/1 "2019-10-13T15:29:46Z")
I’ve been using the Straight Dope v3.7.3 theme. This morning the board was set to Sultanstheme. I had to go into User CP to make 3.7.3 the default setting again. I don’t think I did anything at my end. My computer has been on all night, there was no big update, and I went back to a tab that was already open. Have others noticed this? Any theories about how and why this happened? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718/2 "2019-10-13T15:59:34Z")
Dumb question, are you using the http:// prefix or https:// prefix? Check your shortcut. You want https. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718/3 "2019-10-13T22:32:22Z")
The URL reads [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) without any prefix. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718/4 "2019-10-13T22:43:14Z")
When it reads [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) click on the address bar and it may show the http:// or https:// address. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718/5 "2019-10-13T22:43:27Z")
Click just behind the URL, to highlight it. Then click behind it again. On my browser that brings up the complete URL, including the “https”. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718/6 "2019-10-13T23:55:18Z")
Alternatively, look and see if their is a lock sign on the left of the URL. That lock sign stands in for HTTPS now. If it instead says the word “insecure” and shows a lock with a slash, it’s HTTP. Though I’d actually guess this isn’t the issue, as the latter tends to stick out. I suspect you just lost your cookies. Go back to your User Profile and set the default theme to the correct one, and I bet will stick. If not, try clearing your cookies for [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com), log back in, and then change the theme in the UserCP. That should fix it. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reset-overnight/841718/7 "2019-10-14T15:21:31Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > When it reads [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) click on the address bar and it may show the http:// or https:// address. > [@steatopygia](#): > > Click just behind the URL, to highlight it. Then click behind it again. On my browser that brings up the complete URL, including the “https”. Neither worked, nor did toggling into reader view. My bookmark still had http:// but that hasn’t been changed in forever. I changed it to https:// for the future. > [@BigT](#): > > Alternatively, look and see if their is a lock sign on the left of the URL. That lock sign stands in for HTTPS now. If it instead says the word “insecure” and shows a lock with a slash, it’s HTTP. Yes, it read insecure. > [@](#): > > Though I’d actually guess this isn’t the issue, as the latter tends to stick out. I suspect you just lost your cookies. Go back to your User Profile and set the default theme to the correct one, and I bet will stick. If not, try clearing your cookies for [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com), log back in, and then change the theme in the UserCP. That should fix it. I did this first thing and no change has taken place since. I don’t think it was a cookie issue since I didn’t have to sign back in. I was just wondering if I was alone or a general board issue struck. Thanks all for the suggestions.