Safari doesn't remember clicked links.

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Level 1

9 points

Safari doesn't remember clicked links.

I've been having a problem lately where my Safari 12 browser won't change the colour of links I've already clicked. Normally a link turns purple after you've visited it, but now all the links remain blue and I can't tell where I've already been. I've researched this subject and can't seem to find any advice more recent than 5 years ago. So far I've tried:

-Clearing the cache. This turns the clicked links purple briefly, but clicking another link and then going back makes them all blue again.

-Restarting Safari and the whole computer. This does nothing.

-Creating a CSS style sheet and manually changing the clicked link colour. This does nothing.

Does anyone have any other advice? This is really annoying.

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 9, 2019 7:48 PM

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Answer 1

Airbuzer

Level 1

18 points

May 22, 2019 9:34 AM in response to tahsali

This fixed it for me:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250260514

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Answer 2

jfeet28

Level 1

9 points

Apr 20, 2019 10:52 AM in response to Chonnies

Yes, this is absolutely annoying. changing the css file does nothing, it just reverts back to the blue color. This is extremely bad for handicapped and special needs folks but also does not seem to be 508 compliant at all. Apple should change this immediately to be in full 508 compliance.

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Answer 3

tahsali

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45 points

May 18, 2019 10:35 AM in response to Chonnies

Yes I am experiencing this as well. It is random and there is no solution. I turned off VPN, researched, closed reopened, which sometimes works, but then as soon as I click back they are all gone, all the work gone. I also posted here as well screen shots of the proof that this is happening.

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