Fixed the 'Thumbs up' button!

Many months ago Miles suggested to me in a PM that he wished the 'thumbs up' button was simpler to use. He said there really wasn't a need for a 'thumbs down' button so why not just have one?
I have thought about that a few times but that is just not an option among the hundreds of options in all the menus for this beast. But I have learned a lot over the months (it never stops!) and I know when, where, and how to ask better questions in the support community.
So after this came up several days ago I went and asked the question - can this be done? And I got an answer! The answer is not in the options but in code - which is what I thought and originally put me off. But this person included the CSS code in his response. It is pretty simple but also quite cryptic. I tested it and it works!
So now we have a single gray button that you can click on and it turns green for you! Test it out!
You're welcome!
Jerry
I fly (and ride) to free my mind from the tyranny of petty things. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry


Then Elvis would eat a jelly filled donut hole.
Works perfect. Thanks Jerry. 🍻
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃

FM, this issue is due to a number of different factors. The first thing to consider is the position of your wrist in making contact with the button. Try various angles and force of your clicks. See if that makes a difference in the button's response. Please post here in detail about your experimentations.
The second thing to consider is the level of support provided to the Webmaster's Benefit Fund. The level of support for the Fund is based on the number of words submitted to the forum. I see in the account that you are way underfunded for the number of words compared to others. Lack of button performance is directly tied to the level of Fund support.
Lastly, I suspect some local issue like cookies or caching on your end. Barring observations from others with similar experiences that generally points to a problem in your local environment.
I would offer, only for you, that I could come to your place for a personal consultation to fix this problem, guaranteed, and completely free of charge. Consider the value I could bring to your peace of mind just for the small consideration of the airfare to Scotland. I wouldn't do this for anyone else!
Very respectfully,
Viajero
Jerry
I fly (and ride) to free my mind from the tyranny of petty things. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

When I click the button once the thumbs up goes dark blue. Interestingly it notes a person named "You reacted" has clicked the button. I was expecting it to show "sheath reacted".
I'll be here all week... Try the veal.
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃

Over on the Happy Holiday's thread I clicked the like button and it went blue but didn't record "you reacted" so I clicked it again and then it fully recorded the "like".
Illegitemi non carborundum est!

You are not going to like my answer. IT DEPENDS! This is a localized experience that depends on a lot of factors but the website is performing as it should. It has a service that responds quickly and specifically to clicks. IOW, with most changes you have to click 'submit' or otherwise refresh the page, but with this service/technology (AJAX) if you click the button it changes immediately without having to refresh the page.
BUT it depends on your browser, device, operating system, and the stars lining up whether it changes the thumb for you in the way you want/expect. If you click once and it turns blue and says 'you' reacted you are golden and everything is working (it is smart enough to know YOU reacted without having to repeat your name). But if you have to click twice or 3 times then something is delaying or denying that change so you have to convince it to behave with repeated actions.
I am terribly sorry about the extra wear on your mouse and I hope your finger recovers from the strain. But with all of the incredible challenges you all have endured (recently and before my time) if this is the level of concern about the website I am thrilled you all are focusing on this!
Jerry
I fly (and ride) to free my mind from the tyranny of petty things. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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