dotCMS / dotCMS/core

Remember user preferences in state (# search results etc) when going back

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Type : Defect
Dominant language
Java
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Description

Problem Statement

Remember user preferences of how they left the page so that when they go back they find it the same way.

Steps to Reproduce

*- from the content search screen, if you have any search criteria or are looking at page 2 or 3 of the results content list and click into the contentlet, when you return, you lose all your search and the result page you are on. Makes it somewhat unusable

In the new content drive this issue happens to here is how to repro:
https://dotcms.slack.com/files/U07LKSBNM4K/F09LQ8K0LSW/remember_state.mp4

Acceptance Criteria

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dotCMS Version

Current

Proposed Objective

User Experience

Proposed Priority

Priority 3 - Average

External Links... Slack Conversations, Support Tickets, Figma Designs, etc.

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Assumptions & Initiation Needs

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Quality Assurance Notes & Workarounds

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Sub-Tasks & Estimates

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start from the content search screen and the new content drive flow described in the reproduction steps, including the linked video. Trace what happens when opening a contentlet and returning, then preserve the active search criteria and result page so the view is restored.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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