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>