Is there a way, besides opening every topic, to clear the “new” topics? I don’t want to read every single thread on the board but that big number is bothering me!
When you’re in the “new” category, down below all the posts there is a button that says “clear new”. That will reset it, but you may not see the results until you close the browser and go back in. I’m like you, all those little blue “new”'s were annoying me 
Oops, it says “dismiss new”, not clear. Trying the forum on my phone and couldn’t go back to double check while I was writing.