# Admin button on user page is obscured on mobile

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**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [July 7, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-button-on-user-page-is-obscured-on-mobile/315330 "2024-07-07T15:19:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![piffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/piffy/32/254198_2.png) [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-button-on-user-page-is-obscured-on-mobile/315330/1 "2024-07-07T15:19:11Z")

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On a user page on desktop you are presented with these buttons:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/f/9/7f9bda0d3ed3cbd596d72bddc17224bcfcd88a32.png)

And the options below

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/1/6/1168409da49da8826a85e0352d52311fa9751a83.png)

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This is how the user page is laid out on mobile. There is no Admin wrench button anywhere to be seen.

 ![Screenshot_20240707_110723_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/b/1/4b1abcfd1bfac4414733ec30dfd09e1d3ca1e702.jpeg)

You have to actually drag the icons in order to reveal the 🔧

 ![Screenshot_20240707_110738_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/2/3/823158f477ced26abf2b20a566f050b99b03af36.jpeg)

The two primary issues are

1. inconsistency between desktop and mobile for no apparent reason.
2. no indication the icons have horizontal scroll (and only reveal one more option, at least on my screen).

This is not just a theoretical UX issue. The other admin on my site couldn’t find the user/admin button here. I’m not sure if this area is actively being developed on but in it’s current state the UX can be improved.

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