diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 19c585955c..f01f878826 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export default {
     },
     showFeaturesPanel () { return this.$store.state.instance.showFeaturesPanel },
     shoutboxPosition () {
-      return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.showNewPostButton || false
+      return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.alwaysShowNewPostButton || false
     },
     hideShoutbox () {
       return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.hideShoutbox
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 707b91e5c5..5b4489729a 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       v-if="currentUser && shout && !hideShoutbox"
       :floating="true"
       class="floating-shout mobile-hidden"
-      :class="{ 'left': shoutboxPosition }"
+      :class="{ '-left': shoutboxPosition }"
     />
     <MobilePostStatusButton />
     <UserReportingModal />
diff --git a/src/components/shout_panel/shout_panel.vue b/src/components/shout_panel/shout_panel.vue
index f3e9ff96cf..1eca88a7aa 100644
--- a/src/components/shout_panel/shout_panel.vue
+++ b/src/components/shout_panel/shout_panel.vue
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   >
     <div class="panel panel-default">
       <div
-        class="panel-heading stub timeline-heading shout-heading"
+        class="panel-heading -stub timeline-heading shout-heading"
         @click.stop.prevent="togglePanel"
       >
         <div class="title">
@@ -79,17 +79,17 @@
 
 .floating-shout {
   position: fixed;
-  bottom: 0px;
+  bottom: 0.5em;
   z-index: 1000;
   max-width: 25em;
-}
 
-.floating-shout.left {
-  left: 0px;
-}
+  &.-left {
+    left: 0.5em;
+  }
 
-.floating-shout:not(.left) {
-  right: 0px;
+  &:not(.-left) {
+    right: 0.5em;
+  }
 }
 
 .shout-panel {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
   .shout-message {
     display: flex;
-    padding: 0.2em 0.5em
+    padding: 0.2em 0.5em;
   }
 
   .shout-avatar {
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 
   .shout-input {
     display: flex;
+
     textarea {
       flex: 1;
       margin: 0.6em;