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Description
Technically you're meant to escape # and @ symbols within URL paths/fragments. The fact we don't causes woes like those described on https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-links-blank-page-with-appearing-in-url/52640/10
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the URL parsing and redirect-handling entry points in this JavaScript service, then reproduce the broken-link behavior described in the linked Discourse report with # and @ in URL paths or fragments. Done means those characters are handled with valid URL syntax and links no longer produce the reported blank-page behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100