# Navigating directly to user page breaks 'back' button

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-directly-to-user-page-breaks-back-button/32949
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [05.Сентябрь.2015 23:37:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-directly-to-user-page-breaks-back-button/32949 "2015-09-05T23:37:43Z")
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### Author: ![gdpelican](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gdpelican/32/81308_2.png) [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [05.Сентябрь.2015 23:37:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-directly-to-user-page-breaks-back-button/32949/1 "2015-09-05T23:37:43Z")

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Hey Discourse!

I just noticed that navigating directly to a user’s page ([http://meta.discourse.org/users/gdpelican](http://meta.discourse.org/users/gdpelican)) breaks the back button functionality (it creates a loop between `/users/<username>` and `/users/<username>/activity`)

Seems to work ok when navigating through, say, the user card though.

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### Author: ![gdpelican](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gdpelican/32/81308_2.png) [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [05.Сентябрь.2015 23:40:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-directly-to-user-page-breaks-back-button/32949/2 "2015-09-05T23:40:28Z")

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> [@gdpelican](#):
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> [Profile - gdpelican - Discourse Meta](http://meta.discourse.org/users/gdpelican)

Hmm… seems to work when linked from a topic within the app, but typing that link in directly to a browser window causes that weird redirect.

Maybe not the biggest deal, but made me want to tear my hair out for a second or two.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [06.Сентябрь.2015 00:37:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-directly-to-user-page-breaks-back-button/32949/4 "2015-09-06T00:37:28Z")

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Something for you to peek at @eviltrout.

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### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [08.Сентябрь.2015 18:25:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-directly-to-user-page-breaks-back-button/32949/5 "2015-09-08T18:25:16Z")

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I believe this is a bug in the Ember framework. I created a workaround previously that rewrites URLs but I couldn’t get the typing or copying and pasting one to work. Fortunately, I think it’s quite a rare case to paste a URL like that then hit back.

I’m hoping the next Ember upgrade fixes it. There are many fixes included and it worked before we upgraded to this release.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [22.Сентябрь.2015 02:29:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-directly-to-user-page-breaks-back-button/32949/6 "2015-09-22T02:29:20Z")

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