try url object with next/link to fix #822

components/header.js

@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ function LurkerCorner ({ path }) {
 
 const PREPEND_SUBS = ['home']
 const APPEND_SUBS = [{ label: '--------', items: ['create'] }]
-function NavItems ({ className, sub, prefix }) {
+function NavItems ({ className, sub: subName, prefix }) {
-  sub ||= 'home'
+  const sub = subName || 'home'
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -240,7 +240,12 @@ function NavItems ({ className, sub, prefix }) {
       </Nav.Item>
       {sub !== 'jobs' &&
         <Nav.Item className={className}>
-          <Link href={prefix + '/top/posts/day'} passHref legacyBehavior>
+          <Link
+            href={{
+              pathname: '/~/top/[type]/[when]',
+              query: { type: 'posts', when: 'day', sub: subName }
+            }} as={prefix + '/top/posts/day'} passHref legacyBehavior
+          >
             <Nav.Link eventKey='top' className={styles.navLink}>top</Nav.Link>
           </Link>
         </Nav.Item>}

pages/_app.js

@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ export default function MyApp ({ Component, pageProps: { ...props } }) {
     // this nodata var will get passed to the server on back/foward and
     // 1. prevent data from reloading and 2. perserve scroll
     // (2) is not possible while intercepting nav with beforePopState
+
+    console.log({
+      pathname: router.pathname,
+      query: { ...router.query, nodata: true }
+    }, router.asPath, { ...router.options, shallow: true })
+
     router.replace({
       pathname: router.pathname,
       query: { ...router.query, nodata: true }