# UX

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## [Preferences -\> Interface -\> Skip new user onboarding tips and badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preferences-interface-skip-new-user-onboarding-tips-and-badges/233778)

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**Author:** [@rhaksw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhaksw)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preferences-interface-skip-new-user-onboarding-tips-and-badges/233778 "2025-11-16T06:15:19Z")

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An option to disable badge notifications was added in version 2.6: :white\_check\_mark: Allow users to opt out of badge notifications: Let experienced users skip “new to Discourse” features - #36 by sam @vinothkannans I…

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## [Reaction popup goes off the screen when number of users is long](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reaction-popup-goes-off-the-screen-when-number-of-users-is-long/386755)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reaction-popup-goes-off-the-screen-when-number-of-users-is-long/386755 "2025-11-15T06:06:45Z")

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When the number of users who reacted on a post is long, e.g. \>7, and you click to see who reacted, the popup goes off the screen instead of adjusting to move left. If tap out of it and try again, the issue no longer happ…

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## [Cannot filter "X posts in topics" from inactive user profile cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-filter-x-posts-in-topics-from-inactive-user-profile-cards/388086)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-filter-x-posts-in-topics-from-inactive-user-profile-cards/388086 "2025-11-14T23:53:15Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Cannot filter "X posts in topics" from private profile cards: When you click a user avatar in a discussion, it reveals a user card, in which you can click a nice “X posts in topic” filter …

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## ["New" topics: six duration options -- only one tooltip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topics-six-duration-options-only-one-tooltip/385636)

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**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topics-six-duration-options-only-one-tooltip/385636 "2025-10-14T23:23:15Z")

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There are six timeframe options for considering a topic “New”: But there is only one tooltip text: I’ve edited the site text js.filters.new.help to change the tooltip to “topics you have never viewed” – but that’s…

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## [Searching multi-select user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144 "2025-11-12T21:14:53Z")

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Moderator edit to add link to the relevant repro below: I implemented a profile user field (question) with a multi select and made it optional and searchable. The idea is to allow users of a certain component to find e…

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## [Cannot filter "X posts in topics" from private profile cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-filter-x-posts-in-topics-from-private-profile-cards/208689)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-filter-x-posts-in-topics-from-private-profile-cards/208689 "2025-11-10T15:32:48Z")

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At the top of long discussions, there is a list of users who posted in it. When you click a user avatar, it reveals a user card, in which you can click a nice “X posts in topic” filter button, that will show you all the…

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## [Feedback on the composer when translating a post to German](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-composer-when-translating-a-post-to-german/374750)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-composer-when-translating-a-post-to-german/374750 "2025-11-07T19:50:39Z")

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I’m writing this as an experience report for now: I have just edited the translation of this post: Introducing our new composer, making writing on Discourse easier than ever. (Somehow some parts were missing in the Germ…

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## [Side scroll on badges page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-scroll-on-badges-page/387825)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-scroll-on-badges-page/387825 "2025-11-06T22:53:04Z")

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I noticed some side scroll on my bug reporter badges list: Discourse Meta En.category.settings\_sections.event\_sorting is a little too long.

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## [Screen Reader Accessibility issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-reader-accessibility-issues/376930)

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**Author:** [@adress](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adress)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-reader-accessibility-issues/376930 "2025-11-06T21:46:59Z")

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Hello! I am a sighted admin over at APH Hive Discussion Board - Hive Discussion Board. We have a number of people using JAWS, NVDA, and Voice over accessing the site and having problems. Some users report that the loss …

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## [Updated thread notice has become too small, full list of avatars no longer showing on iPad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-thread-notice-has-become-too-small-full-list-of-avatars-no-longer-showing-on-ipad/387697)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-thread-notice-has-become-too-small-full-list-of-avatars-no-longer-showing-on-ipad/387697 "2025-11-06T17:38:33Z")

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Just updated to the latest and noticed the notice showing new posts/threads has been updated and is now way too narrow and easy to miss/not as easy to click on. Additionally on iPad the full 5 avatars would show and now…

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## [Styling for reviewable types only works in the English interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-for-reviewable-types-only-works-in-the-english-interface/387729)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-for-reviewable-types-only-works-in-the-english-interface/387729 "2025-11-05T23:08:50Z")

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I originally wanted to compare the ‘options’ button in English with the ‘erweiterte Suche’ button in German. When I compared the screenshots, I noticed that the message type is not highlighted in color in German. W…

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## [The Horizon theme does not display tags on topic lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-horizon-theme-does-not-display-tags-on-topic-lists/385618)

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**Author:** [@anoedo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anoedo)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-horizon-theme-does-not-display-tags-on-topic-lists/385618 "2025-11-05T20:43:35Z")

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I really like the UI design of the Horizon theme, but it seems to have some compatibility issues with the Tag icons component. When I enable this plugin, nothing changes on my page. Switching to other themes does disp…

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## [Improve accessibility and layout for headings beginning with emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-accessibility-and-layout-for-headings-beginning-with-emoji/387704)

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**Author:** [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-accessibility-and-layout-for-headings-beginning-with-emoji/387704 "2025-11-05T18:42:07Z")

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It is a common pattern to include emoji at the beginning of headings to add visual distinction and flair. An example… ## :white\_check\_mark: Rock the Vote, this Tuesday! …which renders as: :white\_check\_mark: Rock the…

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## [Email revocation information message is confusing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-revocation-information-message-is-confusing/387675)

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**Author:** [@Ltrlg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ltrlg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-revocation-information-message-is-confusing/387675 "2025-11-05T14:22:08Z")

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My primary email address has been revoked recently on a Discourse installation. When that happens, the following message is sent to the user\[1\]: Is your email address correct? We’re sorry, but we’re having trouble reac…

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## [Category settings - unexpected solved setting change due to auto-close](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-settings-unexpected-solved-setting-change-due-to-auto-close/387583)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-settings-unexpected-solved-setting-change-due-to-auto-close/387583 "2025-11-04T15:38:07Z")

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As part of a short term experiment, I enabled the “Auto-close topic after” category setting, setting it to 30 days. I did not realize it at the time, but making that change had the unexpected effect that a setting fu…

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## [Emoji with bottom alignment that are too low when scaled down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji/386086)

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**Author:** [@littleD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji/386086 "2025-10-21T01:58:16Z")

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Background: after recent change, emoji image size changed from 20px to 1em (i.e. 16px in the theme I use and meta.discourse use by default). Since this change in 2023, the display of emoji images has been aligned with…

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## [Highly intrusive and undisclosed Auto-Translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highly-intrusive-and-undisclosed-auto-translation/386985)

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**Author:** [@Ethaphu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethaphu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highly-intrusive-and-undisclosed-auto-translation/386985 "2025-11-03T04:52:44Z")

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I am not sure if this is an issue with Roblox Devforum’s implementation of it or Discourse in general, because I just end up facing Discourse when im using Roblox’s devforums. But either way, if something from this side …

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## [Not easy to know when inactive members not added to chat channel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-easy-to-know-when-inactive-members-not-added-to-chat-channel/386945)

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**Author:** [@Jarjar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jarjar)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-easy-to-know-when-inactive-members-not-added-to-chat-channel/386945 "2025-10-31T13:03:53Z")

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Hi, I have a forum subcategory with read, write, reply on it from a group I set. From this forum subategory I made a chat channel (so with same permissions) But when I @ this group in this chat channel, I have a messa…

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## [iOS 26: Modal backdrop issue when keyboard is visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-26-modal-backdrop-issue-when-keyboard-is-visible/387228)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-26-modal-backdrop-issue-when-keyboard-is-visible/387228 "2025-10-31T06:29:32Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: Since iOS 26, Apple changed the keyboard appearance — it’s now semi-transparent with a blur effect. As a result, when the keyboard is visible, the modal starts from the top of the keyboard, leaving …

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## [Going / Interested / Not Going indicators - room for improvement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/going-interested-not-going-indicators-room-for-improvement/387200)

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**Author:** [@tkforbes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkforbes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/going-interested-not-going-indicators-room-for-improvement/387200 "2025-10-30T18:49:50Z")

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We use events heavily in my community. A subset of our events are public and have the Going / Interested / Not Going selection buttons. In the following image, all buttons are grey. Numerous of my users have gotten th…

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## [Email logs overflow admin-container requiring horizontal scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-logs-overflow-admin-container-requiring-horizontal-scroll/385184)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-logs-overflow-admin-container-requiring-horizontal-scroll/385184 "2025-10-30T18:00:28Z")

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I’m pretty sure this stems from a recent update — it used to be contained. The Received email log is nicely contained because it has fewer columns: The Sent and Rejected logs overflow:

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## [Discobot Links are confusing in some translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-links-are-confusing-in-some-translations/387155)

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**Author:** [@endophilius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/endophilius)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-links-are-confusing-in-some-translations/387155 "2025-10-30T15:12:42Z")

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I’m hosting discourse in the german version. In the tutorial of the discobot it sends different links than there are matched by the link recognition (see FIX: Change regex for link-detection in the tutorial of narrative …

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## [Bookmark icon too high on solved posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-icon-too-high-on-solved-posts/337991)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-icon-too-high-on-solved-posts/337991 "2025-10-29T20:35:23Z")

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On posts which are marked as the solution, the bookmark icon is higher than the other post menu icons.

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## [Oneboxed link goes out of page width in footnote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-link-goes-out-of-page-width-in-footnote/385429)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-link-goes-out-of-page-width-in-footnote/385429 "2025-10-27T21:44:20Z")

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In a footnote, if one links another post and generates the onebox, it does not show the full thing, as some is cut off since it becomes too long and sidescroll is not present.

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## [Admin pages should be full width](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-pages-should-be-full-width/386640)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-pages-should-be-full-width/386640 "2025-10-24T19:37:58Z")

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Can we expand out listings in the Admin side so that we can use the width of the browser? I have to scroll left and right here to see all the columns, but there’s tons of room. Similarly, this dialog is SO TINY and …

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## ["Start a new DM" in sidebar for users who cannot use DMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-dm-in-sidebar-for-users-who-cannot-use-dms/385630)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-dm-in-sidebar-for-users-who-cannot-use-dms/385630 "2025-10-24T12:47:47Z")

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I just checked my forum from the perspective of a new user and found this new “start a new DM” entry in the sidebar\[1\] However, the experience of using it was rather disappointing. The test user is in Chat allowed gr…

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## [Unable to enable AI search results when there are no regular results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-enable-ai-search-results-when-there-are-no-regular-results/386512)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-enable-ai-search-results-when-there-are-no-regular-results/386512 "2025-10-23T21:45:27Z")

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Under some circumstances, one has to jump through many hoops to be able to enable AI search results. have your search “sort by” to latest posts have a search query that does not yield any non-AI results (it does give r…

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## [Theme components admin: add "Used on active theme" filter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-components-admin-add-used-on-active-theme-filter/386381)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-components-admin-add-used-on-active-theme-filter/386381 "2025-10-22T22:10:36Z")

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It would help me immensely if there were a “Used on active theme” filter in the pulldown filter on the components admin page at /admin/config/customize/components. This would make it easier to troubleshoot what is going …

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## [Visibility of icons in more options menu on theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visibility-of-icons-in-more-options-menu-on-theme-components/370721)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visibility-of-icons-in-more-options-menu-on-theme-components/370721 "2025-10-22T17:07:27Z")

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When I click on the “…” in the list of theme components, the delete icon is only shown on hover. Also, the other icons disappear when you hover over another option.

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## [FluentUI emojis has background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fluentui-emojis-has-background/386342)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fluentui-emojis-has-background/386342 "2025-10-22T09:15:13Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: I’ve noticed from this update the fluentui emojis has white background. An example: Here is the deleted :+1: (transparent, no background): https://raw.githubusercontent.com/discourse/discourse-emoj…

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