closes https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/4860

lib/persona.js

@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		});
 
 		$('#menu [data-section="navigation"] ul').html($('#main-nav').html() + ($('#search-menu').html() || '') + ($('#logged-out-menu').html() || ''));
-		$('#menu [data-section="profile"] ul').html($('#user-control-list').html())
-			.find('[component="user/status"]').remove();
+
+		$('#user-control-list').children().clone(true, true).appendTo($('#menu [data-section="profile"] ul'));
+		$('#menu [data-section="profile"] ul').find('[component="user/status"]').remove();
 
 		socket.on('event:user_status_change', function(data) {
 			app.updateUserStatus($('#menu [component="user/status"]'), data.status);