fix(post): align op permalinks to the outer thread container (#1050)

* fix(post): align op permalinks to the outer thread container

* perf(scroll-to-reply): stop interval when max attempts/duration reached

src/__tests__/app.test.tsx

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ vi.mock('../lib/snow', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../lib/utils/preload-utils', () => ({
+  preloadReplyModal: vi.fn(),
   preloadThemeAssets: vi.fn(),
 }));
 

src/app.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Navigate, Outlet, Route, Routes, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-r
 import { useAccount, useAccountComment, useSubplebbit } from '@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks';
 import { initSnow, removeSnow } from './lib/snow';
 import { isAllView, isCatalogView, isModView, isSubscriptionsView } from './lib/utils/view-utils';
-import { preloadThemeAssets } from './lib/utils/preload-utils';
+import { preloadReplyModal, preloadThemeAssets } from './lib/utils/preload-utils';
 import useReplyModalStore from './stores/use-reply-modal-store';
 import useCreateBoardModalStore from './stores/use-create-board-modal-store';
 import useSpecialThemeStore from './stores/use-special-theme-store';
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const SettingsModal = lazy(() => import('./components/settings-modal'));
 // Preload all theme assets (buttons, backgrounds) immediately on app load
 // to prevent visible loading delays when switching themes
 preloadThemeAssets();
+preloadReplyModal();
 
 const hasModQueueAccessRole = (role?: string): boolean => role === 'admin' || role === 'owner' || role === 'moderator';
 

src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { Link, useLocation, useNavigationType, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Link, useLocation, useNavigate, useNavigationType, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Virtuoso, VirtuosoHandle, StateSnapshot } from 'react-virtuoso';
 import { Comment, deleteComment, useEditedComment, useReplies, useAccount, useAccountComment } from '@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks';
 import getShortAddress from '../../lib/get-short-address';
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import useQuotedByMap from '../../hooks/use-quoted-by-map';
 import useProgressiveRender from '../../hooks/use-progressive-render';
 import { BOARD_REPLIES_PREVIEW_FETCH_SIZE, BOARD_REPLIES_PREVIEW_VISIBLE_COUNT, REPLIES_PER_PAGE } from '../../lib/constants';
 import { computeOmittedCount, filterRepliesForDisplay, getPreviewDisplayReplies, getTotalReplyCount } from '../../lib/utils/replies-preview-utils';
+import { scrollThreadContainerToTop } from '../../lib/utils/thread-scroll-utils';
 
 const { addChallenge } = useChallengesStore.getState();
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({
 
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInModQueueView = isModQueueView(location.pathname);
   const { getAlertThresholdSeconds } = useModQueueStore();
@@ -265,8 +267,26 @@ const PostInfo = ({
       });
   };
 
+  const threadRoute = cid ? (boardPath ? `/${boardPath}/thread/${cid}` : `/thread/${cid}`) : undefined;
+
+  const onLinkToPostClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
+    if (!cid || !threadRoute) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (isInPostPageView && !isReply) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      navigate(threadRoute);
+      scrollThreadContainerToTop(cid);
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        scrollThreadContainerToTop(cid);
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
-    <div className={styles.postInfo}>
+    <div className={styles.postInfo} data-post-info-cid={cid}>
       {isHidden ? parentCid && <span className={styles.hiddenReplyEditMenuSpacer} /> : <EditMenu post={post} />}
       <span className={(hidden || ((removed || deleted || purged) && !reason)) && parentCid ? styles.postDesktopHidden : ''}>
         {title &&
@@ -362,12 +382,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({
         <span className={styles.postNum}>
           {cid ? (
             <span className={styles.postNumLink}>
-              <Link
+              <Link to={threadRoute || '#'} className={styles.linkToPost} title={t('link_to_post')} onClick={onLinkToPostClick}>
-                to={boardPath ? `/${boardPath}/thread/${cid}` : `/thread/${cid}`}
-                className={styles.linkToPost}
-                title={t('link_to_post')}
-                onClick={(e) => !cid && e.preventDefault()}
-              >
                 No.
               </Link>
               <span
@@ -980,6 +995,7 @@ const PostDesktop = ({
           </span>
         )}
         <div
+          data-thread-container-cid={cid}
           data-cid={cid}
           data-author-address={author?.shortAddress}
           data-post-cid={postCid}

src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { Link, useLocation, useNavigationType, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Link, useLocation, useNavigate, useNavigationType, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Virtuoso, VirtuosoHandle, StateSnapshot } from 'react-virtuoso';
 import { Comment, deleteComment, useEditedComment, useReplies, useAccount, usePublishCommentModeration, useAccountComment } from '@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks';
 import getShortAddress from '../../lib/get-short-address';
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import useQuotedByMap from '../../hooks/use-quoted-by-map';
 import useProgressiveRender from '../../hooks/use-progressive-render';
 import { BOARD_REPLIES_PREVIEW_FETCH_SIZE, BOARD_REPLIES_PREVIEW_VISIBLE_COUNT, REPLIES_PER_PAGE } from '../../lib/constants';
 import { filterRepliesForDisplay, getPreviewDisplayReplies } from '../../lib/utils/replies-preview-utils';
+import { scrollThreadContainerToTop } from '../../lib/utils/thread-scroll-utils';
 
 const { addChallenge } = useChallengesStore.getState();
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber }: Pos
 
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
   const isInPostPageView = isPostPageView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInSubscriptionsView = isSubscriptionsView(location.pathname, params);
@@ -244,9 +246,27 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber }: Pos
       });
   };
 
+  const threadRoute = cid ? (boardPath ? `/${boardPath}/thread/${cid}` : `/thread/${cid}`) : undefined;
+
+  const onLinkToPostClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
+    if (!cid || !threadRoute) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (isInPostPageView && !isReply) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      navigate(threadRoute);
+      scrollThreadContainerToTop(cid);
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        scrollThreadContainerToTop(cid);
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
-      <div className={styles.postInfo}>
+      <div className={styles.postInfo} data-post-info-cid={cid}>
         <PostMenuMobile postMenu={postMenuProps} editMenuPost={post} />
         <span className={(hidden || ((removed || deleted || purged) && !reason)) && parentCid ? styles.postDesktopHidden : ''}>
           <span className={styles.nameBlock}>
@@ -362,12 +382,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber }: Pos
             )}{' '}
             {cid ? (
               <span className={styles.postNumLink}>
-                <Link
+                <Link to={threadRoute || '#'} className={styles.linkToPost} title={t('link_to_post')} onClick={onLinkToPostClick}>
-                  to={boardPath ? `/${boardPath}/thread/${cid}` : `/thread/${cid}`}
-                  className={styles.linkToPost}
-                  title={t('link_to_post')}
-                  onClick={(e) => !cid && e.preventDefault()}
-                >
                   No.
                 </Link>
                 <span
@@ -722,6 +737,7 @@ const PostMobile = ({
             <div className={styles.postContainer}>
               <div
                 className={`${styles.postOp} ${shouldShowSnow() ? styles.xmasHatWrapper : ''}`}
+                data-thread-container-cid={cid}
                 data-cid={cid}
                 data-author-address={author?.shortAddress}
                 data-post-cid={postCid}

src/components/reply-quote-preview/__tests__/reply-quote-preview.test.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createElement } from 'react';
 import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import ReplyQuotePreview from '../reply-quote-preview';
+import styles from '../../../views/post/post.module.css';
 
 (globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
 const act = (React as { act?: (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void> }).act as (cb: () => void | Promise<void>) => void | Promise<void>;
@@ -122,11 +123,13 @@ const appendReplyElement = ({
   inViewport = true,
   isThreadCard = false,
   withHighlight = false,
+  parent = document.body,
 }: {
   cid: string;
   inViewport?: boolean;
   isThreadCard?: boolean;
   withHighlight?: boolean;
+  parent?: HTMLElement;
 }) => {
   const element = document.createElement('div');
   element.dataset.cid = cid;
@@ -142,6 +145,21 @@ const appendReplyElement = ({
       right: 100,
       top: inViewport ? 0 : -500,
     }) as DOMRect;
+  parent.appendChild(element);
+  return element;
+};
+
+const appendPostInfoAnchor = (cid: string) => {
+  const element = document.createElement('div');
+  element.dataset.postInfoCid = cid;
+  element.scrollIntoView = vi.fn();
+  element.getBoundingClientRect = () =>
+    ({
+      bottom: 100,
+      left: 0,
+      right: 100,
+      top: 0,
+    }) as DOMRect;
   document.body.appendChild(element);
   return element;
 };
@@ -170,6 +188,8 @@ describe('ReplyQuotePreview', () => {
     act(() => root.unmount());
     container.remove();
     document.querySelectorAll('[data-cid]').forEach((node) => node.remove());
+    document.querySelectorAll('[data-post-info-cid]').forEach((node) => node.remove());
+    document.querySelectorAll(`.${styles.replyQuotePreview}`).forEach((node) => node.remove());
     document.querySelectorAll('.scroll-highlight').forEach((node) => node.remove());
   });
 
@@ -201,8 +221,9 @@ describe('ReplyQuotePreview', () => {
     expect(testState.navigateMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it('scrolls to the thread card top for OP quotes on the current desktop thread page', async () => {
+  it('scrolls to the OP post info for quotes on the current desktop thread page', async () => {
     const threadCard = appendReplyElement({ cid: 'thread-cid', isThreadCard: true });
+    const postInfo = appendPostInfoAnchor('thread-cid');
 
     await renderPreview({
       isOP: true,
@@ -221,10 +242,37 @@ describe('ReplyQuotePreview', () => {
       link?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
     });
 
-    expect(threadCard.scrollIntoView as any).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ behavior: 'auto', block: 'start' });
+    expect(postInfo.scrollIntoView as any).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ behavior: 'auto', block: 'start' });
+    expect(threadCard.scrollIntoView as any).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(testState.navigateMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('navigates to the reply route when only a floating preview copy matches the CID', async () => {
+    const previewWrapper = document.createElement('div');
+    previewWrapper.className = styles.replyQuotePreview;
+    document.body.appendChild(previewWrapper);
+    const previewTarget = appendReplyElement({ cid: 'reply-cid', parent: previewWrapper });
+
+    await renderPreview({
+      backlinkReply: {
+        cid: 'reply-cid',
+        number: 7,
+        subplebbitAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+      },
+      isBacklinkReply: true,
+    });
+
+    const link = queryAnchorByText('>>7');
+    expect(link).toBeTruthy();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      link?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(previewTarget.scrollIntoView as any).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(testState.navigateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/mu/thread/reply-cid');
+  });
+
   it('handles desktop hover highlights and floating previews for quotelinks', async () => {
     const inView = appendReplyElement({ cid: 'reply-cid', inViewport: true });
 
@@ -316,6 +364,30 @@ describe('ReplyQuotePreview', () => {
     expect(testState.navigateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/mu/thread/reply-cid');
   });
 
+  it('navigates mobile reply hash links even when the reply is already on the current thread page', async () => {
+    testState.isMobile = true;
+    const target = appendReplyElement({ cid: 'reply-cid' });
+
+    await renderPreview({
+      backlinkReply: {
+        cid: 'reply-cid',
+        number: 5,
+        subplebbitAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+      },
+      isBacklinkReply: true,
+    });
+
+    const hashLink = queryAnchorByText(' #');
+    expect(hashLink).toBeTruthy();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      hashLink?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(target.scrollIntoView as any).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(testState.navigateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/mu/thread/reply-cid');
+  });
+
   it('renders unresolved mobile quotelinks as plain text without a hash link', async () => {
     testState.isMobile = true;
     testState.quoteAvailability = 'unresolved';

src/components/reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview.tsx

@@ -67,15 +67,18 @@ const handleQuoteHover = (cid: string, onElementOutOfView: () => void) => {
   }
 };
 
-const scrollToThreadCardTop = (threadCid: string) => {
+const getInPageScrollTarget = (selector: string) =>
-  const threadCard = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[data-cid="${threadCid}"][data-post-cid="${threadCid}"]`);
+  Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(selector)).find((element) => !element.closest(`.${styles.replyQuotePreview}`));
-  if (!threadCard) return false;
+
-  threadCard.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'auto', block: 'start' });
+const scrollToThreadPostInfoTop = (threadCid: string) => {
+  const postInfo = getInPageScrollTarget(`[data-post-info-cid="${threadCid}"]`);
+  if (!postInfo) return false;
+  postInfo.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'auto', block: 'start' });
   return true;
 };
 
 const scrollToReplyOnPage = (cid: string) => {
-  const el = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[data-cid="${cid}"][data-post-cid]`);
+  const el = getInPageScrollTarget(`[data-cid="${cid}"][data-post-cid]`);
   if (!el) return false;
   document.querySelectorAll('.scroll-highlight').forEach((prev) => prev.classList.remove('scroll-highlight'));
   el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'auto', block: 'center' });
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ const DesktopQuotePreview = ({
       const threadRoute = `/${boardPath}/thread/${cid}`;
       if (isOpQuote) {
         if (location.pathname === threadRoute) {
-          scrollToThreadCardTop(cid);
+          scrollToThreadPostInfoTop(cid);
         } else {
           navigate(threadRoute);
         }
@@ -292,7 +295,6 @@ const MobileQuotePreview = ({
 
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const location = useLocation();
-  const isOnThreadPage = location.pathname.includes('/thread/');
 
   const handleClick = (e: React.MouseEvent, cid: string | undefined, subplebbitAddress: string | undefined, isOpQuote = false) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -301,13 +303,12 @@ const MobileQuotePreview = ({
       const threadRoute = `/${boardPath}/thread/${cid}`;
       if (isOpQuote) {
         if (location.pathname === threadRoute) {
-          scrollToThreadCardTop(cid);
+          scrollToThreadPostInfoTop(cid);
         } else {
           navigate(threadRoute);
         }
         return;
       }
-      if (isOnThreadPage && scrollToReplyOnPage(cid)) return;
       navigate(threadRoute);
     }
   };

src/hooks/__tests__/use-scroll-to-reply.test.tsx

@@ -75,39 +75,69 @@ describe('useScrollToReply', () => {
       targetReplyCid: 'reply-2',
     });
 
-    act(() => {
-      vi.advanceTimersByTime(350);
-    });
-
     expect(testState.scrollToIndexMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       align: 'center',
-      behavior: 'smooth',
+      behavior: 'auto',
       index: 1,
     });
     expect(testState.loadMoreMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it('scrolls to the latest loaded reply and schedules loadMore while searching', async () => {
+  it('centers a mounted target immediately even when it is already visible', async () => {
+    const replyElement = document.createElement('div');
+    const scrollIntoViewMock = vi.fn();
+    replyElement.dataset.cid = 'reply-2';
+    replyElement.dataset.postCid = 'post-1';
+    replyElement.scrollIntoView = scrollIntoViewMock;
+    document.body.appendChild(replyElement);
+
+    await renderHook({
+      hasMore: true,
+      replies: [{ cid: 'reply-1' }, { cid: 'reply-2' }],
+      targetReplyCid: 'reply-2',
+    });
+
+    expect(scrollIntoViewMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      behavior: 'auto',
+      block: 'center',
+    });
+    expect(testState.scrollToIndexMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(testState.loadMoreMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('scrolls a mounted offscreen target into view immediately', async () => {
+    const replyElement = document.createElement('div');
+    const scrollIntoViewMock = vi.fn();
+    replyElement.dataset.cid = 'reply-3';
+    replyElement.dataset.postCid = 'post-1';
+    replyElement.scrollIntoView = scrollIntoViewMock;
+    document.body.appendChild(replyElement);
+
+    await renderHook({
+      hasMore: true,
+      replies: [{ cid: 'reply-1' }, { cid: 'reply-3' }],
+      targetReplyCid: 'reply-3',
+    });
+
+    expect(scrollIntoViewMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      behavior: 'auto',
+      block: 'center',
+    });
+    expect(testState.scrollToIndexMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('scrolls to the latest loaded reply and triggers loadMore immediately while searching', async () => {
     await renderHook({
       hasMore: true,
       replies: [{ cid: 'reply-1' }, { cid: 'reply-2' }],
       targetReplyCid: 'reply-3',
     });
 
-    act(() => {
-      vi.advanceTimersByTime(350);
-    });
-
     expect(testState.scrollToIndexMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       align: 'end',
-      behavior: 'smooth',
+      behavior: 'auto',
       index: 1,
     });
-
-    act(() => {
-      vi.advanceTimersByTime(300);
-    });
-
     expect(testState.loadMoreMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
@@ -115,6 +145,7 @@ describe('useScrollToReply', () => {
     const replyElement = document.createElement('div');
     const scrollIntoViewMock = vi.fn();
     replyElement.dataset.cid = 'reply-3';
+    replyElement.dataset.postCid = 'post-1';
     replyElement.scrollIntoView = scrollIntoViewMock;
     document.body.appendChild(replyElement);
 
@@ -124,12 +155,8 @@ describe('useScrollToReply', () => {
       targetReplyCid: 'reply-3',
     });
 
-    act(() => {
-      vi.advanceTimersByTime(350);
-    });
-
     expect(scrollIntoViewMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      behavior: 'smooth',
+      behavior: 'auto',
       block: 'center',
     });
     expect(testState.scrollToIndexMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -142,10 +169,6 @@ describe('useScrollToReply', () => {
       targetReplyCid: 'reply-404',
     });
 
-    act(() => {
-      vi.advanceTimersByTime(350);
-    });
-
     expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[scroll-to-reply] Could not find reply with CID "reply-404" in the feed.');
     expect(testState.loadMoreMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });

src/hooks/use-scroll-to-reply.ts

@@ -16,29 +16,25 @@ interface UseScrollToReplyParams {
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_LOAD_ATTEMPTS = 500;
 const MAX_LOAD_DURATION_MS = 120000;
-const LOAD_MORE_THROTTLE_MS = 300;
+const LOAD_MORE_THROTTLE_MS = 150;
-const AUTO_SCROLL_INTERVAL_MS = 350;
+const AUTO_SCROLL_INTERVAL_MS = 100;
+
+const getMountedReplyElement = (targetReplyCid: string) =>
+  Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(`[data-cid="${targetReplyCid}"][data-post-cid]`)).find((element) => !element.closest('[class*="replyQuotePreview"]'));
 
 const useScrollToReply = ({ targetReplyCid, replies, hasMore, loadMore, virtuosoRef, enabled = true }: UseScrollToReplyParams) => {
   const hasScrolledRef = useRef(false);
   const loadAttemptsRef = useRef(0);
-  const lastRepliesLengthRef = useRef(replies.length);
-  const loadMoreTimeoutRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const lastLoadAtRef = useRef(0);
   const loadStartAtRef = useRef(0);
   const lastScrollIndexRef = useRef(-1);
   const intervalRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
-  const latestTargetRef = useRef(targetReplyCid);
-  const latestRepliesRef = useRef(replies);
-  const latestHasMoreRef = useRef(hasMore);
-  const latestLoadMoreRef = useRef(loadMore);
 
   // Only reset when the target changes, NOT when replies.length changes
   // (replies.length changing is expected as we load more pages)
   useEffect(() => {
     hasScrolledRef.current = false;
     loadAttemptsRef.current = 0;
-    lastRepliesLengthRef.current = replies.length;
     lastLoadAtRef.current = 0;
     loadStartAtRef.current = Date.now();
     lastScrollIndexRef.current = -1;
@@ -46,107 +42,73 @@ const useScrollToReply = ({ targetReplyCid, replies, hasMore, loadMore, virtuoso
       window.clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
       intervalRef.current = null;
     }
-    if (loadMoreTimeoutRef.current) {
-      window.clearTimeout(loadMoreTimeoutRef.current);
-      loadMoreTimeoutRef.current = null;
-    }
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [targetReplyCid]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    latestTargetRef.current = targetReplyCid;
+    if (!enabled || !targetReplyCid || hasScrolledRef.current) return;
-  }, [targetReplyCid]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+    const attemptScroll = () => {
-    latestRepliesRef.current = replies;
+      if (hasScrolledRef.current) {
-  }, [replies]);
+        return true;
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    latestHasMoreRef.current = hasMore;
-  }, [hasMore]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    latestLoadMoreRef.current = loadMore;
-  }, [loadMore]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (replies.length !== lastRepliesLengthRef.current) {
-      lastRepliesLengthRef.current = replies.length;
-    }
-  }, [replies.length]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!enabled || !targetReplyCid || intervalRef.current) return;
-
-    intervalRef.current = window.setInterval(() => {
-      const latestTarget = latestTargetRef.current;
-      const latestReplies = latestRepliesRef.current;
-      const latestHasMore = latestHasMoreRef.current;
-      const latestLoadMore = latestLoadMoreRef.current;
-
-      if (!enabled || !latestTarget || hasScrolledRef.current) {
-        if (intervalRef.current) {
-          window.clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
-          intervalRef.current = null;
-        }
-        return;
       }
 
-      if (!latestHasMore) {
+      const mountedTarget = getMountedReplyElement(targetReplyCid);
-        const element = document.querySelector(`[data-cid="${latestTarget}"]`);
+      if (mountedTarget) {
-        if (element) {
+        mountedTarget.scrollIntoView({
-          element.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+          behavior: 'auto',
-          hasScrolledRef.current = true;
+          block: 'center',
-        } else {
+        });
-          // Reply not found after loading all pages
+        hasScrolledRef.current = true;
-          console.warn(`[scroll-to-reply] Could not find reply with CID "${latestTarget}" in the feed.`);
+        return true;
-          hasScrolledRef.current = true; // Stop trying
-        }
-        if (intervalRef.current) {
-          window.clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
-          intervalRef.current = null;
-        }
-        return;
       }
 
-      // Iteratively load pages until the target reply appears in the list.
+      const targetIndex = replies.findIndex((reply) => reply?.cid === targetReplyCid);
-      const targetIndex = latestReplies.findIndex((reply) => reply?.cid === latestTarget);
       if (targetIndex >= 0) {
         hasScrolledRef.current = true;
-        if (loadMoreTimeoutRef.current) {
+        virtuosoRef.current?.scrollToIndex({ index: targetIndex, align: 'center', behavior: 'auto' });
-          window.clearTimeout(loadMoreTimeoutRef.current);
+        return true;
-          loadMoreTimeoutRef.current = null;
-        }
-        if (intervalRef.current) {
-          window.clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
-          intervalRef.current = null;
-        }
-        virtuosoRef.current?.scrollToIndex({ index: targetIndex, align: 'center', behavior: 'smooth' });
-        return;
       }
 
-      // Smoothly scroll to the latest loaded replies while loading more pages
+      if (!hasMore) {
-      const lastIndex = latestReplies.length - 1;
+        console.warn(`[scroll-to-reply] Could not find reply with CID "${targetReplyCid}" in the feed.`);
+        hasScrolledRef.current = true;
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      // Keep the viewport close to the newly loaded tail while the target is still missing.
+      const lastIndex = replies.length - 1;
       if (lastIndex >= 0 && lastIndex !== lastScrollIndexRef.current) {
         lastScrollIndexRef.current = lastIndex;
-        virtuosoRef.current?.scrollToIndex({ index: lastIndex, align: 'end', behavior: 'smooth' });
+        virtuosoRef.current?.scrollToIndex({ index: lastIndex, align: 'end', behavior: 'auto' });
       }
 
       const loadDuration = Date.now() - loadStartAtRef.current;
-      if (!latestHasMore || loadAttemptsRef.current >= DEFAULT_MAX_LOAD_ATTEMPTS || loadDuration >= MAX_LOAD_DURATION_MS) return;
+      if (loadAttemptsRef.current >= DEFAULT_MAX_LOAD_ATTEMPTS || loadDuration >= MAX_LOAD_DURATION_MS) {
+        console.warn(`[scroll-to-reply] Gave up scrolling to reply "${targetReplyCid}" after ${loadAttemptsRef.current} attempts / ${loadDuration}ms.`);
+        hasScrolledRef.current = true;
+        return true;
+      }
 
       const now = Date.now();
-      if (now - lastLoadAtRef.current < LOAD_MORE_THROTTLE_MS) return;
+      if (now - lastLoadAtRef.current >= LOAD_MORE_THROTTLE_MS) {
+        lastLoadAtRef.current = now;
+        loadAttemptsRef.current += 1;
+        loadMore();
+      }
 
-      lastLoadAtRef.current = now;
+      return false;
-      loadAttemptsRef.current += 1;
+    };
 
-      if (loadMoreTimeoutRef.current) {
+    if (attemptScroll()) {
-        window.clearTimeout(loadMoreTimeoutRef.current);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    intervalRef.current = window.setInterval(() => {
+      if (attemptScroll() && intervalRef.current) {
+        window.clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+        intervalRef.current = null;
       }
-      loadMoreTimeoutRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
-        latestLoadMore();
-      }, LOAD_MORE_THROTTLE_MS);
     }, AUTO_SCROLL_INTERVAL_MS);
 
     return () => {
@@ -154,12 +116,8 @@ const useScrollToReply = ({ targetReplyCid, replies, hasMore, loadMore, virtuoso
         window.clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
         intervalRef.current = null;
       }
-      if (loadMoreTimeoutRef.current) {
-        window.clearTimeout(loadMoreTimeoutRef.current);
-        loadMoreTimeoutRef.current = null;
-      }
     };
-  }, [enabled, targetReplyCid, virtuosoRef]);
+  }, [enabled, targetReplyCid, replies, hasMore, loadMore, virtuosoRef]);
 };
 
 export default useScrollToReply;

src/lib/utils/__tests__/misc-utils.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { copyToClipboard } from '../clipboard-utils';
 import { hashStringToColor, getTextColorForBackground, removeMarkdown } from '../post-utils';
-import { preloadThemeAssets } from '../preload-utils';
+import { preloadReplyModal, preloadThemeAssets } from '../preload-utils';
 import { computeOmittedCount, filterRepliesForDisplay, getPreviewDisplayReplies, getTotalReplyCount } from '../replies-preview-utils';
 import { getQuotedCidsFromContent, mergeQuotedCids } from '../reply-quote-utils';
 import { formatUserIDForDisplay, truncateWithEllipsisInMiddle } from '../string-utils';
@@ -119,6 +119,38 @@ describe('misc utils', () => {
     expect(loadedSources).toEqual(['/buttons/default.png', '/buttons/hover.png', '/backgrounds/wallpaper.png']);
   });
 
+  it('schedules reply modal preload with requestIdleCallback when available', () => {
+    const requestIdleCallback = vi.fn();
+
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'requestIdleCallback', {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: requestIdleCallback,
+    });
+
+    preloadReplyModal();
+
+    expect(requestIdleCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), { timeout: 1500 });
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to setTimeout for reply modal preload when requestIdleCallback is unavailable', () => {
+    const originalRequestIdleCallback = window.requestIdleCallback;
+    // @ts-expect-error test fallback path
+    delete window.requestIdleCallback;
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const setTimeoutSpy = vi.spyOn(window, 'setTimeout');
+
+    preloadReplyModal();
+
+    expect(setTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), 500);
+
+    if (originalRequestIdleCallback) {
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'requestIdleCallback', {
+        configurable: true,
+        value: originalRequestIdleCallback,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   it('builds reply previews, omitted counts, and fallback reply totals', () => {
     expect(filterRepliesForDisplay([{ cid: 'visible' }, { cid: 'deleted', deleted: true }, { cid: 'removed', deleted: false }])).toEqual([
       { cid: 'visible' },

src/lib/utils/preload-utils.ts

@@ -19,3 +19,33 @@ export const preloadThemeAssets = (): void => {
   preloadImages(THEME_BUTTON_IMAGES);
   preloadImages(THEME_BACKGROUND_IMAGES);
 };
+
+const scheduleIdlePreload = (callback: () => void): void => {
+  if (typeof globalThis === 'undefined') {
+    callback();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const requestIdle = (
+    globalThis as typeof globalThis & {
+      requestIdleCallback?: (callback: IdleRequestCallback, options?: IdleRequestOptions) => number;
+    }
+  ).requestIdleCallback;
+
+  if (typeof requestIdle === 'function') {
+    requestIdle(() => callback(), { timeout: 1500 });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  globalThis.setTimeout(callback, 500);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Preloads the reply modal chunk during idle time so the first `No.` click
+ * doesn't have to wait for the lazy import to resolve.
+ */
+export const preloadReplyModal = (): void => {
+  scheduleIdlePreload(() => {
+    void import('../../components/reply-modal');
+  });
+};

src/lib/utils/thread-scroll-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const THREAD_SCROLL_SPACER_ID = 'thread-scroll-spacer';
+
+const setThreadScrollSpacerHeight = (height: number) => {
+  const existingSpacer = document.getElementById(THREAD_SCROLL_SPACER_ID);
+  if (height <= 0) {
+    existingSpacer?.remove();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const spacer =
+    existingSpacer ||
+    Object.assign(document.createElement('div'), {
+      id: THREAD_SCROLL_SPACER_ID,
+    });
+
+  spacer.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+  spacer.style.height = `${Math.ceil(height)}px`;
+  spacer.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
+  spacer.style.opacity = '0';
+
+  if (!existingSpacer) {
+    document.body.appendChild(spacer);
+  }
+};
+
+export const clearThreadScrollSpacer = () => {
+  document.getElementById(THREAD_SCROLL_SPACER_ID)?.remove();
+};
+
+export const scrollThreadContainerToTop = (cid?: string) => {
+  if (!cid) return false;
+
+  const threadContainer = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[data-thread-container-cid="${cid}"]`);
+  if (!threadContainer) return false;
+
+  const desiredTop = window.scrollY + threadContainer.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+  const maxScrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollHeight - window.innerHeight;
+  const extraSpace = Math.max(0, desiredTop - maxScrollTop);
+
+  setThreadScrollSpacerHeight(extraSpace);
+  window.scrollTo({
+    top: desiredTop,
+    left: 0,
+    behavior: 'auto',
+  });
+
+  return true;
+};

src/views/post/__tests__/post.test.tsx

@@ -128,12 +128,24 @@ vi.mock('../../../components/footer', () => ({
 
 vi.mock('../../../components/post-desktop', () => ({
   default: ({ post, roles, targetReplyCid }: { post?: TestComment; roles?: Record<string, unknown>; targetReplyCid?: string }) =>
-    createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'post-desktop' }, `${post?.cid || 'missing'}:${targetReplyCid || 'none'}:${Object.keys(roles || {}).length}`),
+    createElement(
+      'div',
+      { 'data-testid': 'post-desktop' },
+      createElement('div', { 'data-thread-container-cid': post?.cid }),
+      createElement('div', { 'data-post-info-cid': post?.cid }),
+      `${post?.cid || 'missing'}:${targetReplyCid || 'none'}:${Object.keys(roles || {}).length}`,
+    ),
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../components/post-mobile', () => ({
   default: ({ post, roles, targetReplyCid }: { post?: TestComment; roles?: Record<string, unknown>; targetReplyCid?: string }) =>
-    createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'post-mobile' }, `${post?.cid || 'missing'}:${targetReplyCid || 'none'}:${Object.keys(roles || {}).length}`),
+    createElement(
+      'div',
+      { 'data-testid': 'post-mobile' },
+      createElement('div', { 'data-thread-container-cid': post?.cid }),
+      createElement('div', { 'data-post-info-cid': post?.cid }),
+      `${post?.cid || 'missing'}:${targetReplyCid || 'none'}:${Object.keys(roles || {}).length}`,
+    ),
 }));
 
 let container: HTMLDivElement;
@@ -190,6 +202,11 @@ describe('Post', () => {
       value: vi.fn(),
       writable: true,
     });
+    Object.defineProperty(HTMLElement.prototype, 'scrollIntoView', {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: vi.fn(),
+      writable: true,
+    });
     document.title = 'before';
 
     container = document.createElement('div');
@@ -244,7 +261,12 @@ describe('Post', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="thread-footer-first-row"]')?.textContent).toBe('cached-cid:42:music-posting.eth:false');
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="thread-footer-mobile"]')?.textContent).toBe('cached-cid:42:music-posting.eth:false');
     expect(document.title).toBe('/mu/ - Cached thread... - 5chan');
-    expect(window.scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, 0);
+    expect(window.scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      behavior: 'auto',
+      left: 0,
+      top: 0,
+    });
+    expect(HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('redirects thread routes whose fetched comment belongs to a different board', async () => {

src/views/post/post.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import ErrorDisplay from '../../components/error-display/error-display';
 import { PageFooterDesktop, ThreadFooterFirstRow, ThreadFooterStyleRow, ThreadFooterMobile } from '../../components/footer';
 import PostDesktop from '../../components/post-desktop';
 import PostMobile from '../../components/post-mobile';
+import { clearThreadScrollSpacer, scrollThreadContainerToTop } from '../../lib/utils/thread-scroll-utils';
 import styles from './post.module.css';
 
 // useComment may not return cached feed data immediately due to its updatedAt comparison logic.
@@ -156,10 +157,20 @@ const PostPage = () => {
 
   const { error } = post || {};
 
+  useEffect(() => () => clearThreadScrollSpacer(), []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!comment?.cid || comment.parentCid) return;
+    if (!commentCid || post?.cid === commentCid) return;
+    clearThreadScrollSpacer();
+  }, [commentCid, post?.cid]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!commentCid || post?.cid !== commentCid) return;
+    if (scrollThreadContainerToTop(commentCid)) {
+      return;
+    }
     window.scrollTo(0, 0);
-  }, [comment?.cid, comment?.parentCid]);
+  }, [commentCid, post?.cid]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const boardIdentifier = params.boardIdentifier;