# Issue with Popup Menu for post admin settings

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-popup-menu-for-post-admin-settings/254466>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-popup-menu-for-post-admin-settings/254466 "2023-02-08T14:30:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![louis.thompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@louis.thompson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/louis.thompson)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-popup-menu-for-post-admin-settings/254466/1 "2023-02-08T14:30:19Z")

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I have noticed a fairly substantial issue regarding the topic admin for posts. We can re-create this on the base discourse theme.

**Steps to reproduce:**

1. log in as an admin
2. Create a post that has no replies, and is very short in size
3. Have no alert pop ups present at the top of the page

**Possible fixes:**

1. Change z-index of menu pop up
2. Set height on the alert message container

**Description of the problem:**  
The admin is no longer able to delete posts or check listings.

IF you are handling multiple communities, then using the approach above will be a slow roll out, as you would have to change the z-index for each and every one of them and roll out those changes individually.

A couple other threads have been posted about this dating back to 2020.

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**Author:** ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-popup-menu-for-post-admin-settings/254466/2 "2023-02-08T14:43:12Z")

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Is this the issue you’re seeing?

 ![Screenshot 2023-02-08 at 9.33.55 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/a/3/ca3c5f57d745d18bdc8794786274ee9ae0d90bf0.png)

We’re aware of this and we’re working on updating this menu to avoid it. Updating how this menu works is part of some javascript modernization we’re doing, so it’s a multi-step process to ensure it continues to work with customizations (might take a few weeks before it’s widely rolled out).

In the meantime, are you able to use the admin menu on the right to access the menu items that are obstructed?

 ![Screenshot 2023-02-08 at 9.34.00 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/0/7/f07f954c334d1ffdf723aa59a8de32473ee8ab85.png)

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**Author:** ![louis.thompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@louis.thompson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/louis.thompson)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-popup-menu-for-post-admin-settings/254466/3 "2023-02-08T14:48:16Z")

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Hi Kris,

thanks for such a quick reply. You are correct. I am able to delete posts from the tool button you suggested. Glad to hear the update.

I have changed the title from ‘substantial issue’ to just ‘issue’.