Hi there, really weird bug where the /?status=deleted filter is rendering an incomplete and frozen page that doesn’t allow for interaction with the UI elements, causing the browser CPU usage to skyrocket, and eventually crashing the process for the browser tab. This is happening with Firefox 102.13 ESR and Chromium 115.0.5790.98, both on Debian 12. Here’s what the page looks like: [Screenshot from 2023-08-30 13-04-46] This bug does not happen with /?status=unlisted .

FWIW It works fine here on meta. Are there any errors in your /logs?

[image] JammyDodger: Are there any errors in your /logs? Hmm, nope, nothing corresponding with the time that I try to access /?status=deleted .

I wonder if it’s a particular deleted topic that’s the issue. Did you have any notable deletions recently that would stand out? You could possibly use a data explorer query to review them?

[image] JammyDodger: I wonder if it’s a particular deleted topic that’s the issue. Did you have any notable deletions recently that would stand out? Nothing that I can remember. Is the Replies count of -1 possibly an issue?

No, it shouldn’t be. I’ve seen a few of those, and had no issue like this before. I should mention safe mode and errors in the console too, just to be thorough.

Thanks, I forgot about safe mode. How do I combine that with ?status=deleted ?

Thanks! So that does avoid the bug. I’ll have to go through all my customizations to figure out which one is causing the problem.

Just in case it’s helpful to narrow it down, the appended bits for the 3 flavours of safe mode are: ?safe_mode=no_themes ?safe_mode=no_themes,no_unofficial_plugins ?safe_mode=no_themes,no_plugins

Ah yes, good call. Thanks again!

/?status=deleted filter crashes browsers

Product Support

JammyDodger August 30, 2023, 6:34pm 8

I think you can pop this on the end of your URL - /?status=deleted&safe_mode=no_themes,no_plugins

Topic		Replies	Views
Chrome and firefox not responding when delete a post forever Bug	2	610	November 23, 2021
Browser flies to random spot on deleted links UX	5	409	March 11, 2023
A couple of possible bugs with the deleted-posts view Bug fixed	2	214	November 25, 2025
"Delete user" doesn't always refresh UI properly when multiple posts by the same user are flagged UX	4	2102	May 25, 2017
Staff having trouble accessing deleted posts via the counter link at the top of user profiles Bug	3	492	May 31, 2023

/?status=deleted filter crashes browsers

Related topics