# First link in post footer - very distracting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-link-in-post-footer-very-distracting/37726>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [11. Januar 2016 um 08:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-link-in-post-footer-very-distracting/37726 "2016-01-11T08:07:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Post date:** [11. Januar 2016 um 08:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-link-in-post-footer-very-distracting/37726/1 "2016-01-11T08:07:52Z")

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I’m finding the new styling introduced into the emails for the first footer link very distracting, too distracting from reading the actual post content.

In GMail it’s the 2nd most prominent thing on screen, after the big-ass red compose button:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/d/7d1d1407344b33dc3ae0c449a8c367e916b35a9f.png)

Introduced here:  
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/006bb063717f7bf9439db1d12e5e3b78d3e02f47](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/006bb063717f7bf9439db1d12e5e3b78d3e02f47)

##I would like to suggest changing the style…

##From

```
background-color:#006699;color:#fff;padding:4px 6px;

```

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 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/f/8f0dd0a9a8e05e30fd5a6539751d71355bf7f232.png)

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##To  
color: #6E6E6E; padding: 4px 6px; background-color: #F5F5F5; border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-radius: 2px;

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 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/a/ba12af581770332c930f8e91b1f82ad801107319.png)

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