Page jumping to reply box

[WinterBones]

This last week i've noticed that if i go to reply to a thread, write a bit, then change my mind and instead delete it, every time that i then open that thread, the page jumps to the reply box... it's even bypassing my bookmarks to do it.

The cursor is in the reply box flashing, and nothing i try will make it stop.

Any idea why? or how to stop it?

just to add.. the only way i've found to 'fix' it so far is to actually post a reply.. but surely that shouldn't be happening.

Hi @WinterBones, thanks for letting us know about this. Please could you share a few more details so that we can figure out what is causing this.

• Is this happening on every thread you try to write on, or just specific ones
• What type of device are you using to access mumsnet (e.g. iphone 11)
• Are using the app or the website
• If you're on the website, which browser are you using (chrome, safari etc)

Thank you!

Ok, here you go.

Its every thread i start to reply on, then cancel/delete what i've written in the message box. When i come back to the thread, it immediately jumps to the message box with the cursor flashing.

Im using a laptop, so on the website, and using Microsoft Edge

Thank you - please could you try clearing you cache? To clear your browser cache and cookies on Edge, go to:

1. Settings
2. Clear browsing data
3. Select Ctrl+Shift+Del.
4. You can also type "edge://settings/clearbrowserdata" in your address bar to access this function.

Let us know if that works.

it doesn't, i have my browser set to do that every night automatically and it's still doing it!

I have the same issue on safari on iPhone 14 and chrome on laptop (macbook pro, OS is Sonoma).

Okay thanks for checking / letting us know. We will investigate this with the Tech team and come back to you both when we we have an update.