Bookmark behavior changed along with UI?

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In a discussion titled “Bookmark behavior changed along with UI?”, ganncamp reports that while the bookmark UI update was mostly welcomed, the underlying behavior of bookmarks with reminders has silently changed — specifically, bookmarks no longer auto-clear after reminder notifications as they once did. Moin clarifies that users can now configure post-notification behavior via the “Custom” option in the reminder dropdown, though this is less discoverable than before. ganncamp expresses frustration, noting the setting was already configured correctly but only works if users bypass the quick-choice dropdown and select “Custom” — adding unnecessary steps. keegan adds that users can set default behavior in their User → Interface settings. ganncamp confirms the setting was already enabled but ineffective via the quick menu, and ganncamp later reports that after some delay, bookmarks do eventually disappear once marked “read,” suggesting the behavior still functions — albeit inconsistently or with lag. The thread reflects user frustration over reduced discoverability and unexpected changes to an established workflow.

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The bookmarks UI changed recently in a mostly good way.

And… it seems that the behavior silently(!!!) changed as well.

Previously, if I set a reminder on a bookmark, the bookmark was cleaned out after the notification (per an Easter egg setting).

Now… that doesn’t seem to be the case? I noticed the other day that reminder bookmarks I’ve set since the UI change are still in my bookmark list, even though I’ve already gotten the notifications.

Y’all keep moving my features out from under me. :frowning:

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In the menu where you can choose a custom time for the reminder, you can also configure what happens after you are notified.

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Like the option to add notes to the bookmark, this is now more difficult to discover because the dropdown only refers to reminders.

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:woman_facepalming:

This was already set for me:

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So apparently it’s only honored if I ignore the super-tempting quick-choice dropdown from the button and go to Custom.

So we’ve added a step (choose ‘Custom’ in the dropdown) to get the same functionality.

:unamused: :woman_facepalming: :unamused: :woman_facepalming: :unamused: :woman_facepalming: :unamused: :woman_facepalming: :unamused:

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You can also set your default behavior in your User → Interface settings

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Thanks for the followup @keegan

2 things

First, I guess we can mark this one completed:

Second, it was already set that way when I got to the page:

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I set some tests Friday. Bookmark alerts seem a bit resistant to being marked ‘read’, but once they finally give in, they do disappear from the list as they should.