Mobile Back Button Test

Testing the fix for: Mobile browser back button exits site when navigating via address bar with ClientRouter enabled

To test:

  1. On mobile, type/paste this URL directly into address bar
  2. Navigate between pages using the links above
  3. Press the browser back button
  4. โœ… Should navigate to previous pages instead of exiting site

Test - Mobile Back Button Test

๐Ÿงช Test Page

Perfect! You've completed the navigation sequence. Now it's time to test the back button behavior!

๐ŸŽ‰ Navigation Complete!

You have successfully navigated through all pages using ClientRouter.

Your Navigation History:

  1. ๐Ÿ  Home (direct URL entry - the original browser state)
  2. ๐Ÿ“ Blog (ClientRouter navigation)
  3. โ„น๏ธ About (ClientRouter navigation)
  4. ๐Ÿ“ž Contact (ClientRouter navigation)
  5. ๐Ÿงช Test (ClientRouter navigation) โ† You are here

๐Ÿงช Now Test the Back Button!

Instructions for mobile testing:

  1. Press the browser back button once - Should go to Contact page
  2. Press back again - Should go to About page
  3. Press back again - Should go to Blog page
  4. Press back again - Should go to Home page
  5. Press back one more time - Should exit to previous site/new tab (this is expected)

โœ… Success Criteria:

โŒ Failure (Old Behavior):

Additional Test:

You can also test forward navigation after going back, or navigate to different pages and test various back/forward patterns!

Test Results

After testing, you should observe that the mobile back button now works correctly for sites accessed via direct URL entry, thanks to our fix in the Astro ClientRouter.

Want to test more? Navigate to any other page and repeat the back button test!