# Topic/Thread titles not updating status
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788
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**Created:** [November 22, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788 "2021-11-22T23:13:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/1 "2021-11-22T23:13:00Z")
I may have caused this myself, I think I changed some setting a couple of days ago, but I don’t remember what setting it was, nor why I changed it (old age, what are you gonna do?)
The symptom is that topic titles are not updating – they are not turning from blue to gray if I have read the last post, and new topics are not showing the blue dot like they did before. There may be similar related symptoms, but those are the ones I have noticed.
Any idea what I need to change to get those features back?
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### Author:  [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/2 "2021-11-23T00:34:30Z")
You may have the individual forums set to Normal instead of Watching. Also check Profile \> Preferences \> Notifications to see if you’re setting threads you post in to Watching.
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/3 "2021-11-23T03:59:02Z")
Thanks, but I’ve never used Watching, except on threads that I start (like this one). I don’t think notifications have anything to do with the updating status of thread titles on the forum thread list.
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/4 "2021-11-23T19:56:58Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> new topics are not showing the blue dot like they did before
I was wrong about this part, the blue dots are there. I still have the condition where the thread titles are not changing to gray when I have read the most recent post.
If there are any moderators reading this, I would really appreciate some help with this issue.
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### Author:  [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/5 "2021-11-23T20:26:16Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> I was wrong about this part, the blue dots are there. I still have the condition where the thread titles are not changing to gray when I have read the most recent post.
It it happening on all posts or just some?
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/6 "2021-11-23T20:46:19Z")
All posts (meaning that all thread titles that should be gray are still blue).
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### Author:  [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/7 "2021-11-23T21:05:09Z")
Easiest is trying a hard refresh, but that is an unlikely culprit. After that would be changing themes. We seem to be having a lot of theme issues lately.
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/8 "2021-11-23T21:23:24Z")
You’re right, at least some of the other themes seem to show a difference in thread titles based on whether I have read the last post or not, usually black to gray. I guess I’ll have to find one I don’t hate (I’ve been using Sam’s Simple Theme).
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### Author:  [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/9 "2021-11-26T20:35:49Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> I guess I’ll have to find one I don’t hate (I’ve been using Sam’s Simple Theme).
I’m having this same exact problem - and also using the same theme. Did changing the theme work for you?
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/10 "2021-11-26T20:45:24Z")
The other themes work correctly in this regard, where the thread titles go from dark to light gray when I have read the last post, but I could not abide the busy-ness of their appearance, so I am sticking with this theme. I am just having to take more care looking at the lapse of time since the most recent post for my cues.
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-thread-titles-not-updating-status/954788/11 "2022-01-02T23:20:57Z")
This has just magically fixed itself (or just possibly someone did something behind the scenes without mentioning it). It happened between the last time I was on the board (a couple of hours ago, I think) and just now.
To whomever is responsible, thank you.