Return to start of topic

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Hi, and Merry Christmas all :slight_smile:

I have had a few members of my community ask if there could be a faster way of returning to the top of a thread. I have pointed out that the date to the side of the trhead can be scrolled and/or clicked to fast track back to the beginning, however, it’s that obvious.

We have a wide range of ages using our discourse platform, and for simplicity, it helps if we sometimes spell things out for them. For example:

The origin date is normally here, but is there a way I can replace that with what I propose in the image?

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If so, can anyone provide any guidance on how this might be achieved?

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@Steven restyled ours with an appropriate icon instead of the date, but he could change the text as well.

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Thanks @Mark_Schmucker. Where would I make this change? Can I see an example?

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You can also return to the top of a topic by clicking on the title in the header on both desktop and mobile.

clicking the title in the header will bring you back to the top of the topic
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If that doesn’t work for your users and you still want to add “Return to the top” then add this to the common CSS tab of your theme

.timeline-date-wrapper .start-date {
  &:before {
    content: "Return to top"; // Change the text here
  }

  .d-label {
    display: none; // hide the topic OP date
  }
}

topic timeline with return to top
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Oh wow - as simple as that! Thanks so much @Johani :slight_smile:

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  • Press the home key on your keyboard

  • Click the static topic title at the top of the browser

  • Or, as you noted, click the date at the top of the timeline

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