cypress/integration/blogs.spec.js

 // import 'cypress-file-upload';
 
 context('Blogs', () => {
+
+  const closeButton = '[data-cy=data-minds-conversation-close]';
+
   before(() => {
     cy.getCookie('minds_sess')
       .then((sessionCookie) => {
@@ -8,6 +11,14 @@ context('Blogs', () => {
           return cy.login(true);
         }
       });
+
+    // ensure no messenger windows are open.
+    cy.get('body').then(($body) => {
+      if ($body.find(closeButton).length) {
+        cy.get(closeButton)
+          .click({multiple: true});
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -208,7 +219,7 @@ context('Blogs', () => {
     cy.get('.m-blog--title').contains(title);
     cy.get('.minds-blog-body p').contains(body);
   };
-
+  
   it('should not be able to create a new blog if no title or banner are specified', () => {
     cy.visit('/blog/edit/new');
     cy.get('.m-button--submit').click();

src/app/modules/hashtags/sidebar-selector/sidebar-selector.component.ts

@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ export class SidebarSelectorComponent implements OnInit {
   showExtendedList: boolean = false;
   showTrending: boolean = false;
 
-  protected lastPreferredEmission: boolean;
-
   constructor(
     protected topbarHashtagsService: TopbarHashtagsService,
     protected changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -46,7 +44,9 @@ export class SidebarSelectorComponent implements OnInit {
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.lastPreferredEmission = this.preferred;
+    this.preferred = this.storage.get('preferred_hashtag_state')
+      ? this.storage.get('preferred_hashtag_state') === '1'
+      : false;
     this.init();
   }
 
@@ -131,15 +131,11 @@ export class SidebarSelectorComponent implements OnInit {
       });
     } else {
       this.currentHashtag = null;
-      this.preferred = this.lastPreferredEmission;
-
-      this.preferredChange();
     }
   }
 
   preferredChange() {
-    this.lastPreferredEmission = this.preferred;
-
+    this.storage.set('preferred_hashtag_state', this.preferred ? '1' : '0');
     this.filterChange.emit({
       type: this.preferred ? 'preferred' : 'all',
     });

src/app/modules/newsfeed/feeds/sorted.component.ts

@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ export class NewsfeedSortedComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       if (typeof params['hashtag'] !== 'undefined') {
         this.hashtag = params['hashtag'] || null;
         this.all = false;
-      } else if (typeof params['all'] !== 'undefined') {
+      } else if (
+        typeof params['all'] !== 'undefined' ||
+        this.storage.get('preferred_hashtag_state') !== '1'
+      ) {
         this.hashtag = null;
         this.all = true;
       } else if (params['query']) {

src/app/modules/newsfeed/newsfeed.component.html

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
         <m-hashtags--sidebar-selector
           [disabled]="!isSorted"
           [currentHashtag]="hashtag"
-          [preferred]="!all && !hashtag"
           (filterChange)="hashtagFilterChange($event)"
           (switchAttempt)="navigateToGlobal()"
         ></m-hashtags--sidebar-selector>
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@
           [compact]="true"
           [disabled]="!isSorted"
           [currentHashtag]="hashtag"
-          [preferred]="!all && !hashtag"
           (filterChange)="hashtagFilterChange($event)"
           (switchAttempt)="navigateToGlobal()"
         ></m-hashtags--sidebar-selector>

src/app/modules/pro/settings/settings.component.html

@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
                       </div>
                       <div
                         class="m-proSettings__row--input"
-                        *ngIf="form.value.hashtags.length > 0"
+                        *ngIf="form.value.hashtags.length > -1"
                       >
                         <m-draggableList
                           [headers]="['Label', '#Hashtag']"