Testing: Manually tested tab close/reopen and new chat scenarios.
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Code review: Self-review completed.
Title Prefix: Verified correct fix prefix.
Changelog Entry
Description
Added a call to setDefaults() inside the chat navigation logic (navigateHandler) to properly initialize the chat state when no previous session data exists in sessionStorage.
Added
N/A
Changed
Modified navigateHandler to include an else condition that triggers setDefaults() when sessionStorage does not contain chat input data.
Deprecated
N/A
Removed
N/A
Fixed
Fixed an issue where reopening a tab or starting a new session without sessionStorage data caused chat parameters (e.g., model settings, filters) not to load properly.
Security
N/A
Breaking Changes
None
Additional Information
When a user closes and reopens a tab, sessionStorage is cleared, which previously resulted in missing chat configuration (e.g., model, tools, filters).
This update ensures that in such cases, default settings are reloaded automatically through setDefaults().
Screenshots or Videos
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18438
**Author:** [@acwoo97](https://github.com/acwoo97)
**Created:** 10/20/2025
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 10/20/2025
**Merged by:** [@tjbck](https://github.com/tjbck)
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `fix/load-defaults`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`9784eb4`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/9784eb4c0b2b82539d50fc60a0af3e5140404461) fix: load default settings when sessionStorage is empty
### 📊 Changes
**1 file changed** (+2 additions, -0 deletions)
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📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte` (+2 -0)
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### 📄 Description
# Pull Request Checklist
### Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in [Discussions](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions) and describe your changes before submitting a pull request.
**Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:**
- [x] **Target branch:** Verified that the pull request targets the `dev` branch.
- [x] **Description:** Added fallback behavior for chat initialization when `sessionStorage` data is missing.
- [x] **Changelog:** Included changelog entry following [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/).
- [ ] **Documentation:** No documentation updates required.
- [ ] **Dependencies:** No new dependencies added.
- [x] **Testing:** Manually tested tab close/reopen and new chat scenarios.
- [x] **Agentic AI Code:** This PR was manually written and tested.
- [x] **Code review:** Self-review completed.
- [x] **Title Prefix:** Verified correct `fix` prefix.
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# Changelog Entry
### Description
- Added a call to `setDefaults()` inside the chat navigation logic (`navigateHandler`) to properly initialize the chat state when no previous session data exists in `sessionStorage`.
### Added
- N/A
### Changed
- Modified `navigateHandler` to include an `else` condition that triggers `setDefaults()` when `sessionStorage` does not contain chat input data.
### Deprecated
- N/A
### Removed
- N/A
### Fixed
- Fixed an issue where reopening a tab or starting a new session without `sessionStorage` data caused chat parameters (e.g., model settings, filters) not to load properly.
### Security
- N/A
### Breaking Changes
- None
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### Additional Information
- When a user closes and reopens a tab, `sessionStorage` is cleared, which previously resulted in missing chat configuration (e.g., model, tools, filters).
- This update ensures that in such cases, default settings are reloaded automatically through `setDefaults()`.
### Screenshots or Videos
*(Optional)*
N/A
---
### Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/main/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18438
Author: @acwoo97
Created: 10/20/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 10/20/2025
Merged by: @tjbck
Base:
dev← Head:fix/load-defaults📝 Commits (1)
9784eb4fix: load default settings when sessionStorage is empty📊 Changes
1 file changed (+2 additions, -0 deletions)
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src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte(+2 -0)📄 Description
Pull Request Checklist
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Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:
devbranch.sessionStoragedata is missing.fixprefix.Changelog Entry
Description
setDefaults()inside the chat navigation logic (navigateHandler) to properly initialize the chat state when no previous session data exists insessionStorage.Added
Changed
navigateHandlerto include anelsecondition that triggerssetDefaults()whensessionStoragedoes not contain chat input data.Deprecated
Removed
Fixed
sessionStoragedata caused chat parameters (e.g., model settings, filters) not to load properly.Security
Breaking Changes
Additional Information
sessionStorageis cleared, which previously resulted in missing chat configuration (e.g., model, tools, filters).setDefaults().Screenshots or Videos
(Optional)
N/A
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.