# Unable to set default to markdown mode

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-set-default-to-markdown-mode/379243
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** composer, fixed
**Created:** [August 18, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-set-default-to-markdown-mode/379243 "2025-08-18T11:49:01Z")
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### Author: ![martin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/martin/32/491371_2.png) [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-set-default-to-markdown-mode/379243/15 "2025-08-21T07:15:18Z")

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Okay the plot thickens…this part where you choose Markdown when you already have Markdown selected and it offers to save:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/3/7/13797dd84812c61d5d28bc5e54ccbd497ebfe83d.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/e/d/7ed92fcd01c6cab83118f1832e45451d5e85aec2.png)

Should not happen…there is a bug here where it’s considering the value for the list item (`0`) different from the setting value (`’0’`). So I think the Save here is doing nothing. I can fix that bug, but can you do this:

- Change the setting to “Rich text”
- Save it, but choose “No, only apply changes going forward”
- Change back to “Markdown”
- Save it, and choose “Yes” to apply it retroactively

And see if that fixes the issues you are having.

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