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[GH-ISSUE #17841] issue: Avoid unnecessary frequent data requests when hovering over the chat history list #18415
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Originally created by @ShirasawaSama on GitHub (Sep 28, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/17841
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Operating System
MacOS26
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README.md.Expected Behavior
Moving the mouse over the chat list does not trigger any requests or serve any purpose beyond preloading.
Actual Behavior
Hovering the mouse over each chat record in the chat list triggers a request for the chat content, and the response body is always quite large.
Steps to Reproduce
Move the mouse over the chat history list on the left sidebar.
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Additional Information
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/dev/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte#L61
I reviewed the code and noticed that this data appears to be loaded solely for generating the title. Since it's not utilized elsewhere, there seems to be no need to preload it.
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/dev/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte#L283
@tjbck commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2025):
Please check for duplicate posts, this is an intended behaviour to enable drag and drop between websites.