Filter management page: save button instead of autosave

[jordannamorgan]

Title:
Filter management page: save button instead of autosave

Area:
reading page filter management

Summary:
I would prefer having a basic "save" button on the reading-page filter management menu, instead of an autosave function.

Description:
Okay, so here's where this started. I'm currently having a problem on IE in which, when I try to select tags to include/exclude on my reading page filters, the "autosave" won't work. I submitted a support request; they confirmed this is a bug, and are looking into it. (For now I have to use a different browser to set filters, which is very annoying.)

The point is: in my support request, I mentioned that what I'd really prefer is just a plain old "save" button at the bottom of the filter-management page, instead of the autosave. Clicking a button to save changes seems much more reliable to me, and gives me more certainty that the change has actually gone through.

(In fact, coupled with the bug making it not work, I didn't even know there *was* an autosave actively trying to function on the page for a while. The little alert line that says "saving in X seconds" shows up near the top of the page--but I'm scrolled down to where I won't see it when I'm selecting tags to be filtered.)

Anyway, the person who answered my support ticket said my comment about wishing for a save button should be brought up here instead. So I figured it couldn't hurt to do so.

Bottom line, I just feel a lot more comfortable when pages have clear commands like a "save" button, instead of fancier and more bug-prone features like this autosave that's not even working for me.

Poll #13975 Filter management page: save button instead of autosave

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Should be implemented as-is.
17 (39.5%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
11 (25.6%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
2 (4.7%)

(I have no opinion)
11 (25.6%)

(Other: please comment)
2 (4.7%)