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[MEX2] Persist user interface state over page refreshes
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Currently, hitting the browser "refresh" button / function clears the user interface state and returns the user to the item view with all modals closed.

Implement state management so that the user interface state is restored to where the user left off on refresh (but reflecting updates from the server-side).

Acceptance Criteria

  • Refreshing the page restores the currently active modal
  • Server-side changes that have happened in the meantime are reflected in a meaningful way
  • Behaviour is covered by tests

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ArthurTaylor created this task.Jan 13 2026, 12:22 PM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptJan 13 2026, 12:22 PM
ArthurTaylor added a parent task: T394621: [MEX] Mobile Editing Experience of Items Project.Jan 13 2026, 12:23 PM
Arian_Bozorg renamed this task from [MEX] Persist user interface state over page refreshes to [MEX] M5 - Persist user interface state over page refreshes.Jan 23 2026, 12:52 AM
Arian_Bozorg edited parent tasks, added: T415326: [MEX] M5 - additional functionality and clean up; removed: T394621: [MEX] Mobile Editing Experience of Items Project.
Arian_Bozorg moved this task from Incoming to MEX Incoming column on the Wikidata-Omega board.
ArthurTaylor mentioned this in T414454: [MEX] M5 - Make the browser "back" button function smoothly with the new UX.Jan 23 2026, 8:44 AM
Arian_Bozorg moved this task from MEX Incoming column to Ready for Task Time (Story Writing) on the Wikidata-Omega board.Mar 31 2026, 4:14 PM
Arian_Bozorg moved this task from Ready for Task Time (Story Writing) to MEX Incoming column on the Wikidata-Omega board.Apr 13 2026, 1:00 PM
karapayneWMDE added subscribers: Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE, karapayneWMDE.May 6 2026, 1:44 PM

From T414454: [MEX] M5 - Make the browser "back" button function smoothly with the new UX

In T414454#11792880, @Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE wrote:

Story time note: we would like to try to implement just this task first, without T414455 or T414456. The implementation probably use the History API, but perhaps without actually changing the URL as you move through the modal.

karapayneWMDE mentioned this in T414456: [MEX2] Support deep-linking to edit modals inside MEX.May 6 2026, 1:44 PM
karapayneWMDE edited parent tasks, added: T426150: [MEX2] Mobile Item Editing v2 - Add Statements More Easily (WIP); removed: T415326: [MEX] M5 - additional functionality and clean up.May 13 2026, 8:22 AM
karapayneWMDE moved this task from MEX Incoming column to Triaging on the Wikidata-Omega board.May 13 2026, 2:26 PM
karapayneWMDE edited projects, added: Wikidata-Omega (Triaging); removed: Wikidata-Omega.
karapayneWMDE moved this task from Backlog to MEX v2 on the Wikidata-Omega (Triaging) board.
Arian_Bozorg edited parent tasks, added: T426628: [MEX2] [EPIC] Mobile editing updates; removed: T426150: [MEX2] Mobile Item Editing v2 - Add Statements More Easily (WIP).May 18 2026, 2:46 PM
Arian_Bozorg renamed this task from [MEX] M5 - Persist user interface state over page refreshes to [MEX2] Persist user interface state over page refreshes.May 18 2026, 3:12 PM
Arian_Bozorg edited projects, added: Wikidata Omega Product; removed: Wikidata-Omega (Triaging).May 22 2026, 12:11 PM
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