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Back button weirdness.

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flourella · 25/03/2023 13:23

I was hoping someone else would have asked about this because I'm not sure I can describe what's happening in a way that makes sense. But since yesterday something weird has been going on with Mumsnet when I use the back button to return to active.

If I'm on Mumsnet, then I leave for a bit with the active page showing, I generally refresh the page when I come back so I can see the current crop of active threads. If I pick one to read, then use the back button on my browser to return to active, I see the old list of threads from before I refreshed. So I have to refresh again, but then I see the new up-to-date list of active threads and so lose the list of active threads I was browsing, because it's moved on. I remember that active always refreshed with use of the back button after the site was upgraded, and it annoyed me and evidently some other people because it was mentioned in site stuff. This is not the same thing but has the same effect.

I am using Chrome on an Android tablet. I never sign in unless I'm posting n case that makes a difference, and I haven't tested to see if it happens now that I am signed in. Is it happening for anyone else?

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 25/03/2023 13:56

Hello @flourella and @GMOOH2023 thanks for posting. It may be related to this, which we're currently investigating. Have you also seen the expired notification by any chance?

Expired page notification | Mumsnet

Mumsnet makes parents' lives easier by pooling knowledge, advice and support on everything from conception to childbirth, from babies to teenagers.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/4770263-expired-page-notification

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 28/03/2023 17:06

Hi @GMOOH2023 thanks for your patience. We found an issue with a
Active where the threads looked like they were being pushed out of order on each refresh but we deployed some releases yesterday that should have solved the problem.

There are a few different comments about how Active is behaving and some are describing how we'd expect it to. So just to summarise:

If you refresh the page, it should show the current Active threads.
If you are in a thread, then hit the back button to return to Active, you will see the old list of threads before you refreshed.

If you refresh again, you will see the latest Active threads and not the previous list you were browsing.

If I'm on Mumsnet, then I leave for a bit with the active page showing, I generally refresh the page when I come back so I can see the current crop of active threads.

We would say that if you see a thread that you want to come back to, add it to your watch list or click the 'save thread' button, where it will appear in your lists. If any of this isn't clear, please let us know. Thank you.

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HebeMumsnet · 29/03/2023 09:26

Morning, everyone!

Thanks for the further information - and apologies for the confusion. We hadn't understood from the earlier posts exactly what was going on here. We'll take another look at this now and see if we can find out what's happening. Thanks for your patience.

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HebeMumsnet · 29/03/2023 09:37

@eyerings Thanks for those really clear screenshots. Can we ask if you (and anyone else having this issue) could try doing the same thing in incognito mode and seeing if you still have the issue? That might help us work out what's happening here.

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