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Show HN: We made a new theme to increase engagement on our website

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  • Points5
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#7Rank now 1
#7Peak rank
2Days on list
334Score · 7d
Nov 7, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

On Hacker News

Backstory: We run an old-internet-style website called ZenMemes. Recently, end-user testing has shown that many users find this site disorienting, because there is no cookie banner, and at no point are you told the experience is better in the app. To help them adapt, we built a new theme called Engagify. We made this page default to the theme so it's easier to test out.

Points
5
Comments
4
Submitted by
forgotmypw17
Posted
Nov 7, 2026
Site
zenmemes.com

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on zenmemes.com.

Trending history

Show HN: We made a new theme to increase engagement on our website was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 41 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #7 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 04:20 UTC. It is #7 right now, climbing from #9 to #7 over the last 6 checks.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Show HN at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 18:2023:2004:2009:2014:20 Nov 7, 18:20 UTC · #28Nov 7, 18:50 UTC · #30Nov 7, 19:20 UTC · #28Nov 7, 19:50 UTC · #17Nov 7, 20:20 UTC · #16Nov 7, 20:50 UTC · #16Nov 7, 21:20 UTC · #17Nov 7, 21:50 UTC · #11Nov 7, 22:20 UTC · #11Nov 7, 22:50 UTC · #10Nov 7, 23:20 UTC · #10Nov 7, 23:50 UTC · #10Nov 8, 00:20 UTC · #10Nov 8, 00:50 UTC · #9Nov 8, 01:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 01:50 UTC · #9Nov 8, 02:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 02:50 UTC · #9Nov 8, 03:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 03:50 UTC · #8Nov 8, 04:20 UTC · #7Nov 8, 04:50 UTC · #7Nov 8, 05:20 UTC · #7Nov 8, 05:50 UTC · #7Nov 8, 06:20 UTC · #7Nov 8, 06:50 UTC · #7Nov 8, 07:20 UTC · #7Nov 8, 07:50 UTC · #7Nov 8, 08:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 08:50 UTC · #9Nov 8, 09:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 09:50 UTC · #9Nov 8, 10:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 10:50 UTC · #9Nov 8, 11:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 11:50 UTC · #9Nov 8, 12:20 UTC · #9Nov 8, 12:50 UTC · #8Nov 8, 13:20 UTC · #7Nov 8, 13:50 UTC · #7Nov 8, 14:20 UTC · #7

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

points as reported by Hacker News.

0235 18:2023:2004:2009:2014:20 Nov 7, 18:20 UTC · 2Nov 7, 18:50 UTC · 2Nov 7, 19:20 UTC · 2Nov 7, 19:50 UTC · 3Nov 7, 20:20 UTC · 3Nov 7, 20:50 UTC · 3Nov 7, 21:20 UTC · 3Nov 7, 21:50 UTC · 4Nov 7, 22:20 UTC · 4Nov 7, 22:50 UTC · 5Nov 7, 23:20 UTC · 5Nov 7, 23:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 00:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 00:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 01:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 01:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 02:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 02:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 03:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 03:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 04:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 04:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 05:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 05:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 06:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 06:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 07:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 07:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 08:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 08:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 09:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 09:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 10:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 10:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 11:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 11:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 12:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 12:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 13:20 UTC · 5Nov 8, 13:50 UTC · 5Nov 8, 14:20 UTC · 5

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

Actually quite pleasant e.g. compared to https://news.com.au.

Your cookie banner is half my screen on mobile! I have never seen a bigger one on any website ever! lol not sure if satire or serious

Questions

Is Show HN: We made a new theme to increase engagement on our website trending on Show HN right now?

Yes. As of Nov 8, 14:20 UTC it is #7, climbing from #9 to #7 over the last 6 checks.

What is the highest rank Show HN: We made a new theme to increase engagement on our website reached?

#7 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 8, 04:20 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.

How long has Show HN: We made a new theme to increase engagement on our website been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (41 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

5 points and 4 comments; submitted by forgotmypw17 on Nov 7, 2026.