Forum question: How to jump to first unread post in a thread?

[sthompson]

I've noticed that sometimes when I access a thread I'm automatically placed at the first unread post, and other times I'm placed at the very first post, often pages back from the first unread one. Is there a way to control this behavior so that I always go to the first unread post by default? If that is the default, what might I possibly doing wrong that causes it often not to happen? And is there a way to jump to the first unread post?

BTW, I thought that somewhere there was a subforum for questions about the forums, but I can't find that. Please move to a better location if that is appropriate.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

1 hour ago, sthompson said:

Is there a way to control this behavior so that I always go to the first unread post by default

Yes: log in

[sthompson]

22 hours ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

Yes: log in

I am always logged in when I access the Forums. The difficulty occurs on threads I access through my notifications, which are not available unless I'm logged in.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

1 hour ago, sthompson said:

The difficulty occurs on threads I access through my notifications

Notifications about your posts being liked, or notifications about new content being posted in threads you are subscribed to?

 

On 8/9/2025 at 7:54 PM, sthompson said:

I thought that somewhere there was a subforum for questions about the forums

Yes, here: https://forum.dcs.world/forum/61-forum-and-site-issues/