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Remove y-axis for plots where y-axis has no purpose #418
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This would technically break visual backwards compatibility although wouldn't affect anyone's code. @avehtari pointed out that for some plots we have a y-axis that serves no purpose and the plots look better without it. For example, the new mcmc_dots() function doesn't include the y-axis for this reason, but functions like mcmc_dens() and others include the y-axis for no reason.
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LokeshShukla910 commentedon Feb 7, 2026
I have pulled a commit request after solving the issue. Please review it and let me know if it need some changes
Remove y-axis line from density, histogram, and dot plots
utkarshpawade commentedon Feb 24, 2026
Hi @jgabry,
I've created PR #423 to address this issue. Since the previous PR appeared to be stalled, I've implemented the fix with the following changes:
mcmc_*,ppc_*, andppd_*families)theme(axis.line.y = element_blank())following the pattern already used inmcmc_dots()