# After reading an unread topic return to "Unread" list?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 25, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224 "2025-08-25T18:46:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@sb56637](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sb56637)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/1 "2025-08-25T18:46:08Z")
Hi there, one of my users reported a change in the navigation behavior after the upgrade to Discourse 3.5.0 (`stable` branch). They mention that they always used to read a topic in [/unread](https://meta.discourse.org/unread) and then click the **Topics** button in the sidebar, and it would take them back to “Unread”. Now after the upgrade it takes them back to [/latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest). I honestly never noticed that “sticky” behavior one way or another. Can anybody confirm if this behavior has been changed and/or if there is any way to get it back? Thanks a lot.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/2 "2025-08-26T16:19:54Z")
[@member-xp-triage](https://meta.discourse.org/groups/member-xp-triage) I have a feeling this is not an intentional change? I can’t be fully sure the behaviour worked as described before, but it would make sense to me that ti does.
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### Author:  [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/3 "2025-08-26T16:57:24Z")
Huh, I honestly don’t know. I don’t remember it working as described in the OP, but it does seem like something that we might have done.
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### Author:  [@sb56637](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sb56637)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/4 "2025-08-26T17:30:51Z")
Yep, I also can’t personally confirm or deny if it worked that way before, but the user that reported it is very active on the forum, so he clearly remembers how it used to work.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/5 "2025-08-27T13:19:57Z")
Welcome to Meta 👋
I think the behavior of being taken to unread topics or latest by using the sidebar can be configured with the `Link to the filtered list` option in the navigation menu user preference ([https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/navigation-menu](https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/navigation-menu)) and that still seems to work for me.
It may help if the user checks their preferences.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/6 "2025-08-27T14:53:44Z")
Funny enough, it does not work for me! It was the first thing I checked too.
It applies when clicking on the logo, but not when clicking on the sidebar topics link.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/7 "2025-08-27T15:06:49Z")
I wonder why it works for me 🤔
I thought maybe it’s because of [@new-new-testers](https://meta.discourse.org/groups/new-new-testers) but it also worked when I joined the group.
Even more interesting: When I change the navigation menu preference, it doesn’t change what happens when I click the logo. That only changes when I use the “default home page” in the interface preferences.
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### Author:  [@sb56637](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sb56637)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/8 "2025-08-28T06:36:48Z")
> [@Moin](#):
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> I think the behavior of being taken to unread topics or latest by using the sidebar can be configured with the `Link to the filtered list` option in the navigation menu user preference ([Discourse Meta - The Official Support Forum for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/navigation-menu))
Thanks for this suggestion! Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to change anything for me. I also attempted enabling an admin setting `Default sidebar link to filtered list` described as “Make navigation menu links link to filtered list by default” but it doesn’t seem to make any difference.
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/9 "2025-09-22T23:03:29Z")
@sb56637 were you able to satisfy your issue? I just tested and Moin’s suggestion works for me.
You could change this default for all of your members if you like by changing the `default sidebar link to filtered list` and agreeing to apply the change historically.
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### Author:  [@sb56637](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sb56637)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/10 "2025-09-23T02:33:08Z")
Thanks a lot for the follow-up. Looks like that works, thanks to everyone for the tips.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/11 "2025-09-23T10:05:48Z")
> [@sb56637](#):
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> Looks like that works
Is there something you did differently this time? When I suggested it, you (and @chapoi ) initially said it didn’t work. Now you’re saying it does work. I wonder if there are other conditions that need to be met for it to work.
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### Author:  [@sb56637](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sb56637)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/12 "2025-09-23T13:08:15Z")
It looks like it requires reloading the site in the browser for that to work, maybe I hadn’t done so the first time I attempted it.
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-reading-an-unread-topic-return-to-unread-list/380224/13 "2025-10-23T13:09:03Z")
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