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The browser "back" button doesn't work

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Description

The browser "back" button doesn't work after clicking a fragment link (/page => /page#something).

URL changes back from /page#something to /page, but it has no effect on the scroll position.

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Research direction

Reproduce the navigation from /page to /page#something and then use the browser back button, observing both the URL and scroll position. Trace the fragment-link and history behavior in the documentation website; done means returning to /page also restores the expected scroll position.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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