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Q&A What does the round silver circle in the dashboard mean?

It is a status badge. A gray circle means that there is at least one post that you have not read (or, more strictly, saw/check) so far. If you navigate to a category with gray-status and then retu...

posted 3y ago by FoggyFinder‭  ·  edited 3y ago by FoggyFinder‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar FoggyFinder‭ · 2021-05-20T11:11:28Z (over 3 years ago)
  • It is a status badge. A gray circle means that there is at least one post that you have not read (or, more strictly, saw) so far.
  • If you navigate to a category with gray-status and then return back to the `Dashboard` page the status will be different.
  • Also, if you keep a cursor for some time on the status-badge you will see a message with a hint
  • > new post for you
  • which makes clear the meaning.
  • It is a status badge. A gray circle means that there is at least one post that you have not read (or, more strictly, **saw**/**check**) so far.
  • If you navigate to a category with gray-status and then return back to the `Dashboard` page the status will be different.
  • Also, if you keep a cursor for some time on the status-badge you will see a message with a hint
  • > new post for you
  • which makes clear the meaning. Well, if it doesn't you can skip the `for you` part for now.
  • You could see this status in a category panel as well. For example,
  • ![sample](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/XXritwqtudJ2neNgVJjapNFr)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar FoggyFinder‭ · 2021-05-20T10:58:11Z (over 3 years ago)
It is a status badge. A gray circle means that there is at least one post that you have not read (or, more strictly, saw) so far. 

If you navigate to a category with gray-status and then return back to the `Dashboard` page the status will be different. 

Also, if you keep a cursor for some time on the status-badge you will see a message with a hint

> new post for you

which makes clear the meaning.