# Post URLs different from Post numbers

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-urls-different-from-post-numbers/160927>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 14, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-urls-different-from-post-numbers/160927 "2020-08-14T20:38:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![JimPas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jimpas/32/148179_2.png) [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-urls-different-from-post-numbers/160927/1 "2020-08-14T20:38:49Z")

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Not sure if this is a bug or just a mess up in counting post #s in the URL.

Reproduces here on Meta and on CodingHorror.

1. Start reading a long topic (\> 100 posts).
2. Use scroll wheel click and move cursor below to auto-scroll.
3. URL changes _only_ when scrolling is stopped.
4. At some point, the post # in the URL is higher than the actual post # in the timeline.

The only time it’s a bother is if I copy the URL to come back later… then I’m jumped several posts past what I’ve read. I just backtrack a few posts to where I actually left off. No biggie.  
Here’s some screen shots showing the last post in the URL as to how many posts are actually in the topic:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/5/d575e5df36e81688d4c1ca00bafcf8c40fd20578.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/8/e811742dbdf533e91f7f13674f7c7567bd7a79a2.png)

There’s a difference of 8 more posts than the actual number.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/1/d144afe563ea74a01c4d86705adccacda9f9142f.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/6/f6c33f0f558d204a200e7d2076b1e19d23ce9ebe.png)

There’s a difference of 14 more posts than the actual number.

A similar effect is in the counting of posts/replies shown when clicking on my avatar on my own forum. It would show, say, 10 posts/replies, but when I go to it there is usually one or more actual posts/replies. So the count is also off a little there also. It’s no problem as not one user has even noticed the slight discrepancy.

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