# Backdrop-filter (blur) has no effect on .menu-panel, even though background transparency works

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/backdrop-filter-blur-has-no-effect-on-menu-panel-even-though-background-transparency-works/413534>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backdrop-filter-blur-has-no-effect-on-menu-panel-even-though-background-transparency-works/413534 "2026-09-29T08:45:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![darkpixlz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/darkpixlz/32/549896_2.png) [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backdrop-filter-blur-has-no-effect-on-menu-panel-even-though-background-transparency-works/413534/7 "2026-09-30T23:56:31Z")

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i’ve been fighting with this problem for years in my themes—very nice to see the fix is this simple ❤️‍🩹

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