# Custom Status not saved

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-status-not-saved/265481
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 18, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-status-not-saved/265481 "2023-05-18T17:23:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![ganncamp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ganncamp/32/106199_2.png) [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-status-not-saved/265481/1 "2023-05-18T17:23:15Z")

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I’ve set my status at least 3 times. It won’t stay saved

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-status-not-saved/265481/2 "2023-05-18T17:34:42Z")

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You need to press the ‘Save Changes’ button at the bottom of the page as well:

 ![Untitled2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/6/e/c6e72f2512f5c3ec9e3612a402a541d047c9029e.png)

But you can also set it from your user menu too, and that only needs the one ‘save’ from the status modal. 👍

 ![Untitled](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/9/8/598bf8edcdeca120b9e8ec00ec0471685a0f5f0f.png)