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# Navigation through URL parameters

A more advanced way of navigating is to use URL parameters. These have two distinct advantages over custom states:

a) when you use url parameters, you still navigate by the URL even if you do not seem to leave the page. This means you build up a breadcrumb trail and can go back and forth in the browser to go to a previous page.&#x20;

B) you can append parameters to your URL's that can interact with your page as you navigate. You can add a URL parameter in a link in your emails to navigate to the right section of your page for example.

In general passing data along in URL parameters is a common practice and very versatile.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/8jFEkzZZ0iurreQpX3E8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Set type of content for the section as 'text' and type in the text you want to refer to when navigating</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/jJuXzT2ZhGypJMyZHjb2" alt=""><figcaption><p>Section is invisible by default</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/vZGsS3vUvTPRroGS8seC" alt=""><figcaption><p>We are referring the URL parameter to make the right section visible </p></figcaption></figure>

Navigation action can refer to the text on the ❖ Section Users we set. The workflow will look like this:

<figure><img src="/files/6s7c5pcJv5zPZmFf3Xrq" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Additionally, you can use extra parameters such as 'tab' to create a sub-navigation. Or UID if you are working with data (read more about this in [this section](/working-with-the-framework/data-and-workflows/crud.md)).

You can also use more advanced practice such as using Option set to navigate. You can read about it in the [next section](/working-with-the-framework/navigation/navigation-through-url-parameters-with-option-sets.md).&#x20;
