Rocket.chat: Remove: Number of Channels / Favourites shown as it may be mistaken for number of unread messages

[pettitto]

Description:

We're using Rocket Chat at my place of work circa ~240 users using it. The feedback I've received following the 0.59.1 upgrade is that the number of channels/favourites/direct messages is, at a glance, easy to mistake for how many unread messages you have.

I'm not completely sure that the number of channels/favourites etc is really needed, however the number of unread messages would be more more benefit?

It's not a complaint, but one to see what other people's views are?

Server Setup Information:

• Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 0.59.1
• Operating System: Debian 9.0
• Deployment Method(snap/docker/tar/etc): snap
• Number of Running Instances: 1
• DB Replicaset Oplog:
• Node Version:

[RichardFoxworthy]

agree - I find this channel count to be unnecessary and distracting. I had thought this was a new feature in 59.x but can see that it was present in earlier versions, only was much less prominent.

I reckon it should either be removed or made optional

[Gummikavalier]

Workaround to hide the number of channels badge in Layout -> Custom CSS

h3.rooms-list__type {
    span.badge {
        display: none;
    }
}

[skfin]

Yes, please bring back the unread message count next the channel/DM names as well