# Share your favorite forum protip **URL:** \ **Category:** YoYoExpert Site Improvements\ **Created:** [December 17, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261 "2020-12-17T00:34:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/1 "2020-12-17T00:34:38Z")
What’s your favorite forum protip? I know tons because I have 🤫 SECRET FORUM BACKGROUND. Here’s a quick one. Did you know you can expand and collapse the editor preview (on desktop / laptop / tablet) like so: ![hide-and-show-preview2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/6/e/b6e05c3a33caf3bb6f08e13786d8fe077a2e80d5.gif) This setting is remembered in your browser, too, so if you hide the preview it’ll stay hidden on that browser. One more, real quick. Are you on a device with a real ⌨ keyboard? Try pressing the ? key and see what happens :wink: Share your forum pro tips! ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/2 "2020-12-17T00:44:22Z")
For you mew folks checking feedback, you can search the Traders Feedback section. Also, click a User’s name, scroll down to Trade History as shown, and click on More… you can see some of the business they’ve done prior to the new tracking system. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/a/e/7ae1f733879e2025b6aaa6cc9202fd0239c49848.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/2/7/927d14bc0ca98d8535e628fedfed300ce7965147.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/e/f/9efe0816041d8318d0197002d6459daef8ca0c64.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/3 "2020-12-17T00:47:02Z")
Instead of having a text wall of"BUMP" on your b/s/t post, keep it tidy. Create a new bump. Discard your previous bump. You will be freshly brought up and the unneeded text will discard in 24hrs. Look how shiny you are now.:+1: ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/4 "2020-12-17T00:47:45Z")
Bump! ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/5 "2020-12-17T01:35:11Z")
Actually instead of adding a new “bump” you can edit your last post in any way (add a period) and that will bump the thread as well. This only works if you are the last poster in the thread though. ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/6 "2020-12-17T01:58:23Z")
I feel like I may have done that and it didn’t affect it that way- but I could be wrong. You’ve definitely been hanging out here longer than me though @vegabomb :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/7 "2020-12-17T19:36:47Z")
bro this is going to help me so much scene im getting a job hopefully soon so I can start buying used throws with my own money ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/8 "2020-12-17T19:52:02Z")
Yeah the bump thing is a weird one but @AndreBoulay definitely convinced me… it makes sense for people to have to come to the site and actively bump their topics to indicate they are still around, paying attention, and interested in selling their stuff… as @vegabomb noted you can edit the last post (assuming _you posted the last post_) to bump a topic as well. And I’ll admit I am kinda OCD like Vega, if I see a bunch of old "bump"s I will delete them to clean up the topic. 🛀 Heck in the initial migration we added a step to delete all old posts that consisted of nothing but “bump”. So I guess the only thing missing from that mechanic is some kind of auto-cleanup. Here’s a fun search trick I use a _lot_: when searching, **add the letter l, by itself,** to indicate you want to see the most recent results first. > Compare searching for > > `dunk` > > vs. > > `dunk l` You can do the same thing via the “sort by” drop down on the search page (see below) but this makes it one step. I frequently want to see the _most recent_ conversations about {x} so I reach for this shortcut almost every day! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/a/b/3ab2c9bcff55da0c8dffeb07785d6e2048706eb4.png) p.s. It’s not a protip per se but _definitely_ make sure you know all the stuff in the [Tips and Tricks blog post!](https://blog.discourse.org/2016/12/discourse-new-user-tips-and-tricks/) 🤓 p.p.s. happy holidays [ya filthy animals!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMW19scI2g0) ---
**Author:** ![ANGVS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angvs/32/77646_2.png) [@ANGVS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ANGVS)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/9 "2020-12-18T02:34:23Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Try pressing the ? key and see what happens :wink: Nice! Love me some hotkeys ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/10 "2020-12-18T03:31:40Z")
Just don’t forget that this method will allow your thread to auto-close after 30 days. ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/11 "2020-12-18T03:33:11Z")
Bump!! ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/12 "2020-12-18T19:14:35Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Try pressing the ? key and see what happens :wink: 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![William4842](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/william4842/32/101481_2.png) [@William4842](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/William4842)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/13 "2020-12-18T19:37:02Z")
I think I need to add this: ctrl+w for speed. No, but in all seriousness, I love that I can have all of my drafts saved. I sometimes write these long papers on here that I want to clean up later, so I store them in my drafts. Also, Grammarly saves my behind on this site! ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/14 "2020-12-18T19:41:58Z")
Yes! A small caveat, you can only have one **new topic** draft at the moment, but an unlimited number of existing topic **reply** drafts. They can be accessed via User Preferences, Activity, Drafts: [/my/activity/drafts](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/my/activity/drafts) You can also send PMs to yourself if you want to take private notes. ---
**Author:** ![William4842](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/william4842/32/101481_2.png) [@William4842](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/William4842)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/15 "2020-12-18T19:47:34Z")
That is one of the few things that I do not like about this site because that is how my brain works: a million pieces at once. Now, I will never complain about it because I can use Microsoft Word. ---
**Author:** ![UnluckyOwl53](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unluckyowl53/32/190567_2.png) [@UnluckyOwl53](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/UnluckyOwl53)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/share-your-favorite-forum-protip/331261/16 "2023-03-06T13:39:42Z")
Any new tips or updates since this thread was created? I’d like to see more people edit their thread instead of a wall of bumps.