A library filter creates dead-end browsing

What to change

A narrow category is a starting choice, not a trap. Check the route back to the full collection from both the first and later category pages. Ask the supplier to preserve the selected category while moving forward and to make widening the selection explicit. The key evidence is a complete browse-and-recover sequence performed without browser history, because a visitor may have arrived directly from an external link.

A worked example

Illustrative example

Illustrative test: Choose a narrow category, open its later page, then return to all resources.

How to check the result

The user can widen the search without relying on browser history.

A mistake to avoid

A filter that only resets visually may leave the wrong results displayed.

Your action checklist

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to recordEnter a category directly rather than through the homepage.Find the all-resources route and verify its final destination.Check that pagination preserves the selected category instead of silently changing it.

Evidence, open questions and decisionsNext action and responsible role

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