feat: https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/8147

install/data/defaults.json

@@ -139,5 +139,6 @@
     "showAverageApprovalTime": true,
     "autoApproveTime": 0,
     "maxUserSessions": 10,
-    "useCompression": 0
+    "useCompression": 0,
+    "updateUrlWithPostIndex": 1
 }

public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/user.json

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 	"restrict-chat": "Only allow chat messages from users I follow",
 	"outgoing-new-tab": "Open outgoing links in new tab",
 	"topic-search": "Enable In-Topic Searching",
+	"update-url-with-post-index": "Update url with post index while browsing topics",
 	"digest-freq": "Subscribe to Digest",
 	"digest-freq.off": "Off",
 	"digest-freq.daily": "Daily",

public/language/en-GB/user.json

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
 	"enable_topic_searching": "Enable In-Topic Searching",
 	"topic_search_help": "If enabled, in-topic searching will override the browser's default page search behaviour and allow you to search through the entire topic, instead of what is only shown on screen",
-
+	"update_url_with_post_index": "Update url with post index while browsing topics",
 	"scroll_to_my_post": "After posting a reply, show the new post",
 
 	"follow_topics_you_reply_to": "Watch topics that you reply to",

public/openapi/components/schemas/SettingsObj.yaml

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Settings:
     topicSearchEnabled:
       type: boolean
       description: Enable keyword searching within topics
+    updateUrlWithPostIndex:
+      type: boolean
+      description: Update url with post index while browsing topics
     categoryTopicSort:
       type: string
       description: Default sorting strategy of the topics in a category

public/openapi/read/topic/topic_id/slug/post_index.yaml

@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ get:
                     type: number
                   scrollToMyPost:
                     type: boolean
+                  updateUrlWithPostIndex:
+                    type: boolean
                   allowMultipleBadges:
                     type: boolean
                   privateUploads:

public/src/client/topic.js

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 				updateUserBookmark(index);
 
 				Topic.replaceURLTimeout = 0;
-				if (history.replaceState) {
+				if (ajaxify.data.updateUrlWithPostIndex && history.replaceState) {
 					var search = window.location.search || '';
 					if (!config.usePagination) {
 						search = (search && !/^\?page=\d+$/.test(search) ? search : '');

src/controllers/topics.js

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ topicsController.get = async function getTopic(req, res, callback) {
 	topicData.postEditDuration = meta.config.postEditDuration;
 	topicData.postDeleteDuration = meta.config.postDeleteDuration;
 	topicData.scrollToMyPost = settings.scrollToMyPost;
+	topicData.updateUrlWithPostIndex = settings.updateUrlWithPostIndex;
 	topicData.allowMultipleBadges = meta.config.allowMultipleBadges === 1;
 	topicData.privateUploads = meta.config.privateUploads === 1;
 	topicData.rssFeedUrl = relative_path + '/topic/' + topicData.tid + '.rss';

src/user/settings.js

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		settings.upvoteNotifFreq = getSetting(settings, 'upvoteNotifFreq', 'all');
 		settings.restrictChat = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'restrictChat', 0), 10) === 1;
 		settings.topicSearchEnabled = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'topicSearchEnabled', 0), 10) === 1;
+		settings.updateUrlWithPostIndex = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'updateUrlWithPostIndex', 1), 10) === 1;
 		settings.bootswatchSkin = validator.escape(String(settings.bootswatchSkin || ''));
 		settings.homePageRoute = validator.escape(String(settings.homePageRoute || '')).replace(///g, '/');
 		settings.scrollToMyPost = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'scrollToMyPost', 1), 10) === 1;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 			followTopicsOnReply: data.followTopicsOnReply,
 			restrictChat: data.restrictChat,
 			topicSearchEnabled: data.topicSearchEnabled,
+			updateUrlWithPostIndex: data.updateUrlWithPostIndex,
 			homePageRoute: ((data.homePageRoute === 'custom' ? data.homePageCustom : data.homePageRoute) || '').replace(/^\//, ''),
 			scrollToMyPost: data.scrollToMyPost,
 			upvoteNotifFreq: data.upvoteNotifFreq,

src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl

@@ -299,6 +299,13 @@
 				</label>
 			</div>
 
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="updateUrlWithPostIndex">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>[[admin/settings/user:update-url-with-post-index]]</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
 			<div class="form-group">
 				<label>[[admin/settings/user:digest-freq]]</label>
 				<select class="form-control" data-field="dailyDigestFreq">