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02-17-2020 , 02:57 AM

ICrushDreams

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 134

Greetings.

Lets say I book mark a thread on 2+2 that is currently 300 pages long. If I book mark it and click the bookmark it will direct me to page 300 ....okay great. Not so fast actually, at some point page 300 is yesterday news and the thread is now on page 320. In which we will click the book mark and be brought to page 300 and need to click "Last Page" every time.

My question is simple - anyway to set the bookmark so it opens the most latest page? There are a few big threads I check on here that I frequently read and just seeing if its possible to save a few extra clicks if at all possible. Thank you kindly.

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02-17-2020 , 06:07 AM

Bobo Fett

Carpe Diem

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 56,895

This isn't what you're asking for, but I wonder if you're aware of the "Go to first new post" links - the arrows to the left of every thread title with posts you haven't read.

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02-17-2020 , 05:24 PM

well named

poorly undertitled

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 78,077

You can create the bookmark so it automatically goes to the first new post. Basically you take the URL of the thread, remove the trailing '/', and add '-new/'.

So for example the URL of this thread is:

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https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/5...-page-1762910/

A bookmark that automatically goes to the first unread post would be

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https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/5...e-1762910-new/

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02-17-2020 , 11:16 PM

ICrushDreams

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 134

bobo fett - g2k, thanks.

well named - well done man, not sure how you originally figured that one out nonetheless that is the exact answer I was looking for.

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02-17-2020 , 11:31 PM

well named

poorly undertitled

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 78,077

I've been using a Greasemonkey script to make the thread links always point to the first unread for years, but I think the easiest way to figure it out is to just look at the URL on the links for the same "go to first new post" arrows on the thread list that Bobo mentioned.

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