Bug: Editing an earlier prompt after refreshing the page sends it as a new message at the bottom instead

· Community Openai · Oct. 9, 2026, 6:54 a.m.
Summary
The blog post reports a bug with ChatGPT's editing feature, which causes edited messages to appear at the end of the conversation instead of branching from the edited point after a page refresh. The author provides detailed steps to reproduce the issue, indicating that it is specifically related to the page reload process rather than user inactivity or switching between conversations.
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