The Button That Sent People to a Blank Form

· Vicente G. Reyes · July 22, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Summary
The blog post discusses a bug in a web application that caused user intent to be lost when navigating to a contact form. The author describes the issue where the selected service was not carried over, leading to a poor user experience. The solution involved using URL query parameters to retain the context, ensuring that the correct service is pre-selected on the contact form. This change improved the user interface and emphasized the importance of managing state between navigations in web applications.
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