The site now tracks what's new to you since your last visit, at every level. Nothing had to change in the database — we already write a thread_reads row every time you view a thread — but now we use it everywhere it's useful.
What you get
- Top nav badge on "Forums" showing your total unread count (cached 30 seconds)
- /forums/new — global list of every new-to-you thread across every forum you can see
- /forums/{slug}/unread — per-forum unread list
- /forums/category/{slug}/unread — per-category unread list (spans every forum in the category)
- Unread count badge on each forum card in the /forums index
- Bold + green left border on thread rows in the normal forum view when they're new to you
- Unread-only filter toggle on any forum page (the "Unread only" button next to the sort tabs)
- Keyboard shortcut
non any forum page to jump straight to the next unread thread - Dashboard "Catch up" card with Show Me + Mark All Read
- Per-post highlight in thread view — posts after the "New since your last visit" divider now carry an amber left-border too, so you can see what's new while scrolling
Every page with an unread view also has a Mark all read button that acknowledges everything in scope at once.
See the Feature Spotlight for the full tour.
