[opencms-dev] Retaining URL parameters in 'backlink' property for direct editing?

[Nigel Kersten]

We're using URL paramaters a fair bit in our site, and I've run into  
something that is a bit annoying.

Say I'm at an URL like:
http://my.site/path/to/view_support_category.html?category=generalinfo

then the taglib generated form for direct editing contains a value:
<input type="hidden" name="backlink" value="path/to/ 
view_support_category.html">

without the parameter. "?category=generalinfo"

This means that when the user closes the structured content editor,  
they get returned to:
http://my.site/path/to/view_support_category.html

rather than:
http://my.site/path/to/view_support_category.html?category=generalinfo

We're handling the situation where there is an empty $ 
{param.category} gracefully, but I was wondering if there is any kind  
of a solution for having the user actually return to the page they  
were at, including the parameter?



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Nigel Kersten [Senior Technical Officer]
College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Australia.
CRICOS Provider Code: 00098G