# Ability to jump to first unread post

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-jump-to-first-unread-post/21441>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [October 23, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-jump-to-first-unread-post/21441 "2014-10-23T00:56:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-jump-to-first-unread-post/21441/1 "2014-10-23T00:56:11Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [How should I disable automatic redirection to the Last reply？](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-i-disable-automatic-redirection-to-the-last-reply/21402/9):

> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> If you scroll up far enough in a topic you _have_ read to regain context, then its sometimes hard to get to the last post you read.
> 
> Both of these places could be added as shortcuts in the pop-up on the progress bar:  
> - First Unread Post  
> - Last Read Post

Maybe doing both of those is overkill… The first one seems more useful.

Here are a few mockups:

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/8/38b16e910177a7bd7a529475b144dcce7764eaa0.PNG)

1. First Unread post is before you:
2. First Unread post is after you:
3. Simpler alternative  
Pre-populate number in the “go” box with the first unread post:

**EDIT** just found [this old topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jump-to-first-unread-post/3548) discussing some similar stuff:

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