# Gif functionality issues
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** chat, gifs
**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223 "2026-01-23T20:23:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@BeefofAges](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BeefofAges)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/1 "2026-01-23T20:23:57Z")
I’ve discovered two issues with the gif functionality in Discourse.
The first, as [discussed in the Discourse Gifs thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gifs/158738/291), involves the gif modal failing to display when in the mobile breakpoint. It happens across all browsers and device types including when a desktop browser is in mobile simulator mode. There are no errors in the console, the gif search model simply doesn’t display. All other breakpoints function normally.
The second issue is that the gif search modal no longer places focus on the search input element requiring an extra click to initiate typing the search term.
Happy to provide other details as needed.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/3 "2026-01-27T13:48:11Z")
> [@BeefofAges](#):
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> the gif modal failing to display when in the mobile breakpoint. It happens across all browsers and device types including when a desktop browser is in mobile simulator mode.
Can’t reproduce this I’m afraid.
Are you running the latest version of Discourse? Can you reproduce here on Meta?
> [@BeefofAges](#):
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> The second issue is that the gif search modal no longer places focus on the search input element requiring an extra click to initiate typing the search term.
I can’t reproduce this on topics neither. I see it happens on chat.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/4 "2026-01-27T13:54:50Z")
> [@Falco](#):
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> Can’t reproduce this I’m afraid.
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> Are you running the latest version of Discourse? Can you reproduce here on Meta?
This is Meta
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/5 "2026-01-27T13:57:20Z")
So both issues are chat only?
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/6 "2026-01-27T13:59:12Z")
I think so. At least that’s where I noticed this, and the report in the component’s topics also reads like that to me:
> [@Discourse Gifs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gifs/158738/291):
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> This morning I’ve found that the gif modal in the chat on the mobile breakpoint isn’t working. The option is there in the context menu but pressing it does nothing. I can reproduce it in a desktop browser that is emulating a mobile breakpoint and it happens across all browsers and device types that I’ve tested so far. There are no console errors, and everything works correctly in larger breakpoints. Is anyone else seeing this issue?
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### Author:  [@BeefofAges](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BeefofAges)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/7 "2026-01-27T14:11:38Z")
The modal not displaying is on chat only; my apologies for not making that clear in the original post.
The input focus happens on desktop as well but, again, only in chat. The topic post gif interface is working correctly in my testing in both desktop and mobile breakpoints.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/8 "2026-01-29T17:22:05Z")
Couple of fixes
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37384](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37384)
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse-gifs/pull/111](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-gifs/pull/111)
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### Author:  [@BeefofAges](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BeefofAges)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/9 "2026-01-29T17:42:44Z")
Thanks! When should I expect the merged package(s) to be available? I saw an update to the gif component this morning but not sure if this was in it (and it still isn’t working on my Discourse instance).
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/10 "2026-01-29T17:47:39Z")
Autofocus issue is on the theme, so you can update it on your admin screen right now.
The “not shows in chat” was a issue on the chat side, which is part of our core, which will deploy to your site in a couple of hours.
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### Author:  [@BeefofAges](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BeefofAges)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/11 "2026-01-29T18:41:43Z")
Deployed to my instance, all is working well. Thanks again @Falco !
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/12 "2026-01-31T11:00:55Z")
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