# 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, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-set-default-to-markdown-mode/379243/17 "2025-08-21T23:58:19Z")

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Good to hear that solved the problem!

> [@GaurangBlaze](#):
>
> Is there a way to double-check that all the users are on Markdown mode, for example, by using the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true)?

Yes definitely, you could do a query like:

```plaintext
SELECT composition_mode, COUNT(composition_mode) FROM user_options GROUP BY composition_mode;

```

Values are here:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/5ec98f5cd1b37388e5cf79a264501af699a8633b/app/models/composition_mode_site_setting.rb#L10-L15>

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