# URL in browser address bar doesn't change anymore after accessing a faq anchor link

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [11 בנובמבר,‏ 2015,‏ 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461 "2015-11-11T15:45:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [11 בנובמבר,‏ 2015,‏ 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461/1 "2015-11-11T15:45:24Z")

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Replication steps on meta:

1. visit FAQ, click on an anchor link
2. click anywhere else
3. look at address bar

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/5/0506ba91e9df8ce588a7013e21c4d95f652b852d.png)

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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: [11 בנובמבר,‏ 2015,‏ 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461/2 "2015-11-11T17:33:54Z")

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I think this may be a legit bug @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: [12 בנובמבר,‏ 2015,‏ 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461/3 "2015-11-12T17:04:05Z")

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Looks like I was using the wrong parameters to `replaceState`. Fixed in the commit below. Thanks for reporting it!

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ea29e1c693b4afc82e3fc39a9b82e90ad42fbacd](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ea29e1c693b4afc82e3fc39a9b82e90ad42fbacd)

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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: [12 בנובמבר,‏ 2015,‏ 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461/4 "2015-11-12T17:04:08Z")

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