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🐞Header Position = Static hides the header/search bar on the YouTube homepage

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Description

Concise Description

Header Position = Static hides the header on the YouTube homepage

I believe a temporary fix would be to only apply this modification when on a /watch? url

Example:

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Browser/s

Firefox

Other Browser:

No response

'Steps to reproduce' - Which of our features is required for the bug to happen?

open youtube.com, set appearance > header > position=static

Since when?

Unsure

Does the bug still happen when you log out of YouTube?

Yes

..No? Then please paste your yt.config_.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS. Twice (With the error & Without)

No response

Are any errors or related log-messages shown in the Browser-Console? (F12)

No response

Tested as the only active extension? (incognito mode or another browser users):

Yes

Expected preferred behavior:

Search Bar is static on all pages

ImprovedTube Version

No response

Your Settings (From the Extension's -Hamburger menu > Settings > Backup & reset > Export settings)

improvedtube.json

Your YouTube-Document

No response

OS / Device:

MacOS

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on youtube.com with Appearance > Header > Position set to Static, then trace the extension entry point that applies this setting. Verify the header and search bar remain visible on the homepage while the intended static behavior still works on /watch? URLs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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