# Unread & New not clearing from Categories

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-new-not-clearing-from-categories/264899>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [May 13, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-new-not-clearing-from-categories/264899 "2023-05-13T15:36:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beckfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@Beckfield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Beckfield)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-new-not-clearing-from-categories/264899/14 "2023-05-30T17:23:42Z")

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In the past, when I read new topics, or “Dismiss New,” then return to the forum home page, the new topic counts reflect the changed totals.  
This behavior changed recently. The forum is no longer updating the new topic counts when I view or dismiss new topics.

At first, I thought this was a Firefox issue, as it seemed to begin shortly after a Firefox update came out. But I’m seeing it in a Chromium-based browser (Vivaldi) and MS Edge (on Windows 10) as well, so I suspect it is a Discourse issue. I also see it on this forum ([meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)), in addition to Plex.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start with this. Note the totals at the top, and in each section (screenshot from Plex forum):  

2. Click on the “2 new” under General Discussions.

3. Click on one of the new topics to view it (or click “Dismiss New”).

4. Click on the Plex logo at the top left to return to the forum Home page.

Note that the counts on each category are unchanged, even though you have either read or dismissed some or all of the new topics. The count at the top seems to keep up.

Refreshing the browser fixes the issue, but this was never necessary before.

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