# Introducing the unified new view for the topic list

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-unified-new-view-for-the-topic-list/404728
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [June 9, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-unified-new-view-for-the-topic-list/404728 "2026-06-09T02:56:43Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-unified-new-view-for-the-topic-list/404728/9 "2026-06-09T20:30:32Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> - New: a topic that was created within the past 2 days that you haven’t opened yet
> - Unread: topics you’ve already read that have new replies

I think “new” are not necessarily topics from the past 2 days. There is a user preference where you can configure which topics appear in new

 ![Screenshot_20260609_222334_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/3/a/c3accc45f0ecca8e4533d0ed344c730cd6f7bc53.jpeg)

Similarly, unread only shows topics you are tracking or watching that have new replies (there is a preference for automatically tracking topics after some time of reading; there is also one for tracking/watching on reply, and when creating the topic, you can track/watch all topics with a tag or in a category, and you can manually edit the topic tracking status of each topic).

So I get why it’s complicated. Especially the fact that not all new replies are in unread.

I think it also helped that this was explained on the pages of /new and /unread. Since those aren’t hidden for new users when they are empty, this used to be a great place to learn how these lists work.

> [@Where do new users learn about how new and unread work now?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-new-users-learn-about-how-new-and-unread-work-now/372625/1):
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> ![Screenshot_20250620_232942_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/d/3/1d3c0d29041c0d3123e447bb8c967a6987183421.jpeg)
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> ![Screenshot_20250620_232957_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/5/a/65a3797d9d20a4befa3361e1cfe84468b2aef277.jpeg)

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