# ?state= links on /my/preferences/categories not working

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/state-links-on-my-preferences-categories-not-working/121805
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [1 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/state-links-on-my-preferences-categories-not-working/121805 "2019-07-01T15:23:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [1 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/state-links-on-my-preferences-categories-not-working/121805/1 "2019-07-01T15:23:20Z")

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If you click the `show` link you’re directed to the site root with the header and no content.

Manually entering the URL works fine.

 ![42%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/9/b9033f0043b11f9f4e04705f23fb7fa7796710c5.png)

 ![58%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/8/b8e8e7fd952bf9ec5b1284deb83c98b1e5de99dd.png)

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### Author: ![justin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin/32/157614_2.png) [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)
#### Post date: [1 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/state-links-on-my-preferences-categories-not-working/121805/2 "2019-07-01T15:24:44Z")

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Can confirm it’s not just an issue on Meta.

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [1 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/state-links-on-my-preferences-categories-not-working/121805/3 "2019-07-01T15:38:43Z")

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@j.jaffeux is this related to this by any chances?

> [@FAQ does not load when accessed from a topic page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-does-not-load-when-accessed-from-a-topic-page/121597/10):
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> Was looking at: [Removing title from URL breaks links - #21 by codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-title-from-url-breaks-links/121455/21) And I think this should fixed it: [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/7828](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/7828) I’m trying to find if this is the best fix and also, when did he stop working, because the file I have modified haven’t been touched for a very long time.

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### Author: ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [5 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/state-links-on-my-preferences-categories-not-working/121805/5 "2019-07-05T07:40:46Z")

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Will be fixed by:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/f140c4d499421370c2f8926c7ecd06775c115682](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/f140c4d499421370c2f8926c7ecd06775c115682)

Thanks.

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### Author: ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [5 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/state-links-on-my-preferences-categories-not-working/121805/6 "2019-07-05T07:40:47Z")

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