diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 1fd404c29..54e8571d8 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ## Bug fixes
 * Fix path to `bundle` in `script/server` [#7281](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7281)
 * Update comment in database example config [#7282](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7282)
+* Make the \#newhere post public again [#7311](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7311)
 
 ## Features
 * Add support for [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com) donations [#7290](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7290)
diff --git a/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb b/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb
index 78a893143..b531871f2 100644
--- a/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/interim_stream_hackiness_helper.rb
@@ -38,12 +38,4 @@ module InterimStreamHackinessHelper
      []
     end
   end
-
-  def publisher_method(method)
-    @stream.try(:publisher).try(method) == true
-  end
-
-  def publisher_open
-    publisher_method(:open)
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb b/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
index ed6ed9a48..472f29685 100644
--- a/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/publisher_helper.rb
@@ -3,24 +3,18 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 module PublisherHelper
-  def remote?
-    params[:controller] != "tags"
-  end
-
   def service_button(service)
-    provider_title = I18n.t(
-      "services.index.share_to",
-      provider: service.provider.titleize)
+    provider_title = I18n.t("services.index.share_to", provider: service.provider.titleize)
     content_tag :div,
                 class:   "btn btn-link service_icon dim",
                 title:   "#{provider_title} (#{service.nickname})",
-                id:      "#{service.provider}",
-                maxchar: "#{service.class::MAX_CHARACTERS}",
+                id:      service.provider,
+                maxchar: service.class::MAX_CHARACTERS,
                 data:    {toggle: "tooltip", placement: "bottom"} do
       if service.provider == "wordpress"
         content_tag(:span, "", class: "social-media-logos-wordpress-16x16")
       else
-        content_tag(:i, "", class: "entypo-social-#{ service.provider } small")
+        content_tag(:i, "", class: "entypo-social-#{service.provider} small")
       end
     end
   end
@@ -37,6 +31,10 @@ module PublisherHelper
     selected_aspects.include?(aspect) && !all_aspects_selected?(selected_aspects) && !public_selected?(selected_aspects)
   end
 
+  def publisher_open?
+    publisher_boolean?(:open)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def publisher_boolean?(option)
diff --git a/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml b/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml
index 9c9370b0c..1304283a4 100644
--- a/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.row.publisher#publisher{class: ((aspect == :profile || publisher_open) ? "mention_popup" : "closed")}
+.row.publisher#publisher{class: ((aspect == :profile || publisher_open?) ? "mention_popup" : "closed")}
   .content_creation
     = form_for(StatusMessage.new) do |status|
       = status.error_messages