From ec769818f507938de445a0d33687e6a110b5e997 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ramvignesh-b <ramvignesh-b@github.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:19:53 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: standardize navigation behavior by applying
 replace: true to authentication and activation flows

---
 frontend/src/pages/Activate.tsx | 5 ++++-
 frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx   | 2 +-
 frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx    | 2 +-
 frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Activate.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Activate.tsx
index 507a128..d81d9ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Activate.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Activate.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ export default function Activate() {
             type="button"
             className="btn btn-primary w-full shadow-lg"
             onClick={() =>
-              navigate(ROUTES.LOGIN, { state: { firstTime: true } })
+              navigate(ROUTES.LOGIN, {
+                state: { firstTime: true },
+                replace: true,
+              })
             }
           >
             Start Writing
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx
index 521a1a4..5bfbf3d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Drawer.tsx
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export default function Drawer() {
       <button
         type="button"
         className="group mt-15 z-10 bg-transparent border border-dashed border-base-content/10 px-8 py-4 text-base-content/40 italic cursor-pointer transition-all hover:border-primary/40 hover:text-base-content/60 hover:bg-primary/5 hover:-translate-y-0.5 flex items-center gap-2 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary/50 duration-1000"
-        onClick={() => navigate(PATHS.write(""), { replace: true })}
+        onClick={() => navigate(PATHS.write(""))}
       >
         <FeatherIcon
           size={18}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
index 9485b93..4b69d6b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function Login() {
       // store the auth related data
       await setAuthStore(authData.access, userData, masterKey);
 
-      navigate(ROUTES.DRAWER);
+      navigate(ROUTES.DRAWER, { replace: true });
     } catch (err) {
       let message =
         "Sorry, we're experiencing technical issues.\nPlease try again later.";
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx
index d8726c6..ed1daf6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default function Register() {
         email: data.email,
         password: authHash,
       });
-      navigate(ROUTES.VERIFY_EMAIL);
+      navigate(ROUTES.VERIFY_EMAIL, { replace: true });
     } catch (err) {
       let message = "Registration failed. Please try again.";
       if (axios.isAxiosError(err)) {