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Picaro

(2,440 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:47 PM Mar 17

Where do I go to get tech help on this site?

This may not be the right place to do this.

My Subscription tab is permanently highlighted in yellow.

Don’t know why or what that means.

I want to turn it off. Anybody know how?

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Where do I go to get tech help on this site? (Original Post) Picaro Mar 17 OP

DU Community Help. Link below. SheltieLover Mar 17 #1

Mine is orange WarGamer Mar 17 #2

I believe it's notification that you have unread posts LuvLoogie Mar 17 #3

You probably already know, it turns yellow to let you know you have new post from a subscription. cksmithy Mar 17 #4

If you're subscribed to any forums, it will turn yellow Crunchy Frog Mar 17 #5

Since nobody has mentioned it, it's yellow as there are unread posts flvegan Mar 17 #6

Thank you Picaro Mar 17 #7

Mine is too. Has been 'forever'. applegrove Mar 17 #8

Mine was too til I read this thread Lifeafter70 Mar 17 #9

That didn't work for me. applegrove Mar 17 #11

I spoke too soon it only worked briefly. Lifeafter70 Mar 17 #12

I'm pretty good at ignoring things out of place on my screen. applegrove Mar 17 #13

I cut back on about 1/2 of my subscriptions and the yellow was applegrove Mar 18 #14

That was my only subscription Lifeafter70 Mar 18 #15

Yup. Mine popped back to yellow. I'll just ignore it. applegrove Mar 18 #16

The yellow-lighted subscription tab used to bug me. Now, I am cool with it. John1956PA Mar 17 #10

SheltieLover

(81,761 posts)

1. DU Community Help. Link below.

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:49 PM

Mar 17

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1256

WarGamer

(18,863 posts)

2. Mine is orange

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:49 PM

Mar 17

LuvLoogie

(8,927 posts)

3. I believe it's notification that you have unread posts

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:52 PM

Mar 17

Similarly the My Posts tab turns yellow when one of your posts gets a reply that you have yet to read.

cksmithy

(523 posts)

4. You probably already know, it turns yellow to let you know you have new post from a subscription.

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:57 PM

Mar 17

You click on it, read new posts, etc. It is not supposed to be yellow constantly. Check with EarlG.

Crunchy Frog

(28,299 posts)

5. If you're subscribed to any forums, it will turn yellow

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:15 PM

Mar 17

anytime any of those forums has any new post. So it will pretty much always be yellow unless you unsubscribe from everything, or nearly everything.

Mine is always yellow. I don't even notice it anymore.

flvegan

(66,536 posts)

6. Since nobody has mentioned it, it's yellow as there are unread posts

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:18 PM

Mar 17

in one of the groups to which you subscribe.

Picaro

(2,440 posts)

7. Thank you

Reply to flvegan (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:21 PM

Mar 17

I’ve since figured this out. What I can’t figure out is that I’ve had a subscription to general discussion forever. Only in the last couple of weeks has my subscription tab been lighting up. Regardless, I now know if I go in to look at these things the tab will un highlight.

applegrove

(133,150 posts)

8. Mine is too. Has been 'forever'.

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:24 PM

Mar 17

Lifeafter70

(1,201 posts)

9. Mine was too til I read this thread

Reply to applegrove (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:29 PM

Mar 17

Didn't realize I had subscribed to general discussion. Went in and unsubscribed. Been bugging me for months.

applegrove

(133,150 posts)

11. That didn't work for me.

Reply to Lifeafter70 (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:34 PM

Mar 17

Lifeafter70

(1,201 posts)

12. I spoke too soon it only worked briefly.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:37 PM

Mar 17

It keeps defaulting back to being checked. But at least I know why lol.

applegrove

(133,150 posts)

13. I'm pretty good at ignoring things out of place on my screen.

Reply to Lifeafter70 (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:31 PM

Mar 17

Doesn't bother me. I don't pay attention to it.

applegrove

(133,150 posts)

14. I cut back on about 1/2 of my subscriptions and the yellow was

Reply to Lifeafter70 (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 02:24 AM

Mar 18

gone.

Lifeafter70

(1,201 posts)

15. That was my only subscription

Reply to applegrove (Reply #14)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 03:00 AM

Mar 18

And I don't remember subscribing. I have unsubscibed twice but it keeps popping up. So am just going to live with it.

applegrove

(133,150 posts)

16. Yup. Mine popped back to yellow. I'll just ignore it.

Reply to Lifeafter70 (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 03:09 AM

Mar 18

John1956PA

(5,119 posts)

10. The yellow-lighted subscription tab used to bug me. Now, I am cool with it.

Reply to Picaro (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:30 PM

Mar 17

In the past, I tried to get the yellow light to shut off, but I was not successful. I have unsubscribed to everything, as far as I can tell. Maybe the "Latest Discussions" default subscription keeps it lighted.

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