Searched the forums but couldn't see anyone asking this - also didn't see in the settings either. Is there any way to turn off the blank panels by default?

There is a checkbox in the search form.

Sorry I wasn't clear, I've meant having it turned off by default. Every time I'm modgrid, the very first thing is to uncheck that box :)

maybe an extra option on settings page?

EDITED Tuesday November 18, 16:41

I wouldn't mind this option either.

Similarly, I also wouldn't mind by default hiding the manufacturer info panel either ( which shows up above search results when the manufacturer is set in search criteria).

Saving whatever the user chose last could also make sense for these items.

I can see both sides of this for the sake of manufacturers, if there is to be a default it should be either Both boxes ticked or both boxes Unticked, so we have Show Other/Unkown and Blank Panels.
There is honestly more interesting stuff in having Show Other/Unkown Ticked than the Blank Panels.

oh yeah, absolutely that’s why I edited my previous post added the last sentence saying "having to turn off option at settings page instead of by account default"

Because there are people who actually runs a company just doing replacement panels. Removing their visibility would affect their business.

i mean it could even be a unicorn account feature.

EDITED Tuesday November 18, 17:52

Similarly, I also wouldn't mind by default hiding the manufacturer info panel either ( which shows up above search results when the manufacturer is set in search criteria).
-- MPCman

This should already work. If you hide the manufacturer info panel it is saved in the user pref and should be restored even after a new login on a differen tcomputer.

For the search defaults: It's true that everyone prefers a different setting. Looking into it ...

Searched the forums but couldn't see anyone asking this - also didn't see in the settings either. Is there any way to turn off the blank panels by default?
-- Pilkafa

New feature: Show Blank Panels setting is stored in the DB

If you check/uncheck Show Blank Panels in the modules search form the change is saved in the database. Next time you log in this will be used as default value.
Edge Case: if someone messages you a link to a search result with blank panels that will override your setting, else you would not see the panels.

Similarly, I also wouldn't mind by default hiding the manufacturer info panel either ( which shows up above search results when the manufacturer is set in search criteria).
-- MPCman

This should already work. If you hide the manufacturer info panel it is saved in the user pref and should be restored even after a new login on a differen tcomputer.

-- modulargrid

That's a recent change right? Just checked and it indeed seems to work. Great, I used to literally always dismiss the manufacturer info.

That's a recent change right? Just checked and it indeed seems to work. Great, I used to literally always dismiss the manufacturer info.

-- MPCman

I looked it up, it was commited
29.08.2023 16:47 GMT :-)

But there is always the chance that it is not working right in some browser or a code regression, so report if you have issues.

It may be buggy then. I'll see if I can find a reproducible scenario.