Page number on browse page not in URL anymore

[chaoran-chen]

Since (I assume) #1890, the page number is not stored in the URL anymore. Previously, when one goes to page 2, the URL would contain page=2. This is quite useful in my opinion: first, one can send a direct link to a particular page, and second, how I noticed this, it is an easy way to jump to a particular page (especially since we don't have a feature to do that otherwise). Further, at the moment, reloading the page always resets to the first page which I find quite annoying.

[theosanderson]

Yes, I was aware of this - I couldn't think of a case where page would be that useful in the URL (because searches change over time) so didn't prioritise it - but I'm very happy to implement that and it would be easy.

[corneliusroemer]

Agreed that it would be nice to have page in URL - but important to clear the page whenever one changes any of:

• sort order
• sort column
• search filters

I remember in a previous version, the page was kept in URL even after one changed sort order which was confusing. I was about to open an issue for that but realized it's no longer a thing on main (I must have looked at an old version, maybe the demo)

[theosanderson]

@corneliusroemer - I think it is still a thing on main, having just checked :) Thanks for raising