diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/big-number/MeasureBigNumber.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/big-number/MeasureBigNumber.svelte
index c583119845d..66206782eb2 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/big-number/MeasureBigNumber.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/big-number/MeasureBigNumber.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { WithTween } from "@rilldata/web-common/components/data-graphic/functional-components";
   import PercentageChange from "@rilldata/web-common/components/data-types/PercentageChange.svelte";
   import Tooltip from "@rilldata/web-common/components/tooltip/Tooltip.svelte";
-  import { getStateManagers } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/state-managers/state-managers";
-  import { getUrlForWebView } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/explore-web-view-store";
   import { ExploreStateURLParams } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/url-params";
   import DelayedSpinner from "@rilldata/web-common/features/entity-management/DelayedSpinner.svelte";
   import { EntityStatus } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/entity-management/types";
@@ -14,10 +11,7 @@
   import { FormatPreset } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/number-formatting/humanizer-types";
   import { formatMeasurePercentageDifference } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/number-formatting/percentage-formatter";
   import { numberPartsToString } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/number-formatting/utils/number-parts-utils";
-  import {
-    V1ExploreWebView,
-    type MetricsViewSpecMeasureV2,
-  } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
+  import { type MetricsViewSpecMeasureV2 } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
   import {
     crossfade,
     fly,
@@ -36,8 +30,6 @@
   export let withTimeseries = true;
   export let isMeasureExpanded = false;
 
-  const { defaultExploreState } = getStateManagers();
-
   $: comparisonPercChange =
     comparisonValue && value !== undefined && value !== null
       ? (value - comparisonValue) / comparisonValue
@@ -88,14 +80,7 @@
   $: copyValue = measureValueFormatterUnabridged(value) ?? "no data";
   $: tooltipValue = measureValueFormatterTooltip(value) ?? "no data";
 
-  $: tddHref = getUrlForWebView(
-    $page.url,
-    V1ExploreWebView.EXPLORE_WEB_VIEW_TIME_DIMENSION,
-    $defaultExploreState,
-    {
-      [ExploreStateURLParams.ExpandedMeasure]: measure.name,
-    } as Record<string, string>,
-  );
+  $: ttdHref = `?${ExploreStateURLParams.WebView}=ttd&${ExploreStateURLParams.ExpandedMeasure}=${measure.name}`;
 
   function shiftClickHandler(number: string | undefined) {
     if (number === undefined) return;
@@ -142,7 +127,7 @@
         }, 1000);
       },
     })}
-    href={tddHref}
+    href={ttdHref}
   >
     <h2
       class="line-clamp-2 ui-header-primary font-semibold whitespace-normal"
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/tab-bar/TabBar.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/tab-bar/TabBar.svelte
index be5314c0ba1..97dd959a045 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/tab-bar/TabBar.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/tab-bar/TabBar.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import Chart from "@rilldata/web-common/components/icons/Chart.svelte";
   import Pivot from "@rilldata/web-common/components/icons/Pivot.svelte";
   import Tag from "@rilldata/web-common/components/tag/Tag.svelte";
+  import { ExploreStateURLParams } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/url-params";
   import { behaviourEvent } from "@rilldata/web-common/metrics/initMetrics";
   import { BehaviourEventMedium } from "@rilldata/web-common/metrics/service/BehaviourEventTypes";
   import {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
         {@const selected = tab === currentTab}
         <Tab
           {selected}
-          href="?view={tab}"
+          href="?{ExploreStateURLParams.WebView}={tab}"
           on:click={() => handleTabChange(tab)}
         >
           <Icon />
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/BackToExplore.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/BackToExplore.svelte
index 7a0c7c55e5e..f0e04ac70b9 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/BackToExplore.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/BackToExplore.svelte
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import Back from "@rilldata/web-common/components/icons/Back.svelte";
-  import { getStateManagers } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/state-managers/state-managers";
-  import { getUrlForWebView } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/explore-web-view-store";
-  import { V1ExploreWebView } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
+  import { ExploreStateURLParams } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/url-params";
   import { Button } from "../../../components/button";
-
-  const { defaultExploreState } = getStateManagers();
-
-  $: href = getUrlForWebView(
-    $page.url,
-    V1ExploreWebView.EXPLORE_WEB_VIEW_EXPLORE,
-    $defaultExploreState,
-  );
 </script>
 
-<a class="flex items-center" {href}>
+<a class="flex items-center" href="?{ExploreStateURLParams.WebView}=explore">
   <Button type="link" forcedStyle="padding: 0; gap: 0px;">
     <Back size="16px" />
     <span>All measures</span>
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte
index 63d647bbeea..62bd27d79f6 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   import { metricsExplorerStore } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/dashboard-stores";
   import type { MetricsExplorerEntity } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/metrics-explorer-entity";
   import { convertExploreStateToURLSearchParams } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/convertExploreStateToURLSearchParams";
+  import { FromURLParamViewMap } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/mappers";
+  import { ExploreStateURLParams } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/url-params";
   import {
     createQueryServiceMetricsViewSchema,
     type V1ExplorePreset,
@@ -79,9 +81,17 @@
         exploreSpec,
         defaultExplorePreset,
       );
-      curUrl.searchParams.forEach((value, key) =>
-        redirectUrl.searchParams.set(key, value),
-      );
+      curUrl.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
+        if (
+          key === ExploreStateURLParams.WebView &&
+          FromURLParamViewMap[value] === defaultExplorePreset.view
+        ) {
+          // ignore default view.
+          // since we do not add params equal to default this will append to the end of the URL breaking the param order.
+          return;
+        }
+        redirectUrl.searchParams.set(key, value);
+      });
       history.replaceState(history.state, "", redirectUrl);
       prevUrl = redirectUrl.toString();
     } else {
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSyncWrapper.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSyncWrapper.svelte
index a66a528af73..791857a8ba8 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSyncWrapper.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSyncWrapper.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { useMetricsViewTimeRange } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/selectors";
   import { getStateManagers } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/state-managers/state-managers";
@@ -7,7 +6,6 @@
   import { convertURLToExploreState } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/convertPresetToExploreState";
   import DashboardURLStateSync from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/DashboardURLStateSync.svelte";
   import { getDefaultExplorePreset } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/getDefaultExplorePreset";
-  import { shouldRedirectToViewWithParams } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/explores/selectors";
   import type { V1ExplorePreset } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
   import { runtime } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client/runtime-store";
 
@@ -36,28 +34,22 @@
   );
 
   let partialExploreState: Partial<MetricsExplorerEntity> = {};
+  let loaded = false;
   function parseUrl(url: URL, defaultExplorePreset: V1ExplorePreset) {
-    const redirectUrl = shouldRedirectToViewWithParams(
+    // Get Explore state from URL params
+    const {
+      partialExploreState: partialExploreStateFromUrl,
+      loaded: loadedFromStorage,
+    } = convertURLToExploreState(
       $exploreName,
+      storeKeyPrefix,
+      url.searchParams,
       metricsViewSpec,
       exploreSpec,
       defaultExplorePreset,
-      storeKeyPrefix,
-      url,
     );
-    if (redirectUrl) {
-      return goto(redirectUrl);
-    }
-
-    // Get Explore state from URL params
-    const { partialExploreState: partialExploreStateFromUrl } =
-      convertURLToExploreState(
-        url.searchParams,
-        metricsViewSpec,
-        exploreSpec,
-        defaultExplorePreset,
-      );
     partialExploreState = partialExploreStateFromUrl;
+    loaded = loadedFromStorage;
   }
 
   // only reactive to url and defaultExplorePreset
@@ -65,7 +57,7 @@
 </script>
 
 {#if !$validSpecStore.isLoading && !$metricsViewTimeRange.isLoading}
-  <DashboardURLStateSync {defaultExplorePreset} {partialExploreState}>
+  <DashboardURLStateSync {defaultExplorePreset} {partialExploreState} {loaded}>
     <slot />
   </DashboardURLStateSync>
 {/if}
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/explore-web-view-store.ts b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/explore-web-view-store.ts
index 072be920714..dbc55cffc06 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/explore-web-view-store.ts
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/explore-web-view-store.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import type { MetricsExplorerEntity } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/metrics-explorer-entity";
 import { convertExploreStateToPreset } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/convertExploreStateToPreset";
-import {
-  FromActivePageMap,
-  ToURLParamViewMap,
-} from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/mappers";
-import { ExploreStateURLParams } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/url-params";
+import { FromActivePageMap } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/url-state/mappers";
 import {
   type V1ExplorePreset,
   type V1ExploreSpec,
@@ -188,20 +184,3 @@ export function getExplorePresetForWebView(
     return undefined;
   }
 }
-
-export function getUrlForWebView(
-  pageUrl: URL,
-  view: V1ExploreWebView,
-  defaultExplorePreset: V1ExplorePreset,
-  extraParams: Record<string, string> = {},
-) {
-  const u = new URL(pageUrl);
-  u.search = "";
-  if (view !== defaultExplorePreset.view) {
-    u.searchParams.set(ExploreStateURLParams.WebView, ToURLParamViewMap[view]!);
-  }
-  for (const param in extraParams) {
-    u.searchParams.set(param, extraParams[param]);
-  }
-  return u.pathname + u.search;
-}
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/url-state-variations.spec.ts b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/url-state-variations.spec.ts
index 23db95f7b3f..139de770a41 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/url-state-variations.spec.ts
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/url-state/url-state-variations.spec.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ describe("Human readable URL state variations", () => {
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    sessionStorage.clear();
     metricsExplorerStore.remove(AD_BIDS_EXPLORE_NAME);
   });
 
@@ -407,6 +408,8 @@ describe("Human readable URL state variations", () => {
         url.searchParams.set("state", getProtoFromDashboardState(curState));
         // get back the entity from url params
         const { partialExploreState: entityFromUrl } = convertURLToExploreState(
+          AD_BIDS_EXPLORE_NAME,
+          undefined,
           url.searchParams,
           AD_BIDS_METRICS_3_MEASURES_DIMENSIONS,
           explore,
@@ -418,6 +421,8 @@ describe("Human readable URL state variations", () => {
         const defaultUrl = new URL("http://localhost");
         const { partialExploreState: entityFromDefaultUrl } =
           convertURLToExploreState(
+            AD_BIDS_EXPLORE_NAME,
+            undefined,
             defaultUrl.searchParams,
             AD_BIDS_METRICS_3_MEASURES_DIMENSIONS,
             explore,
@@ -438,6 +443,8 @@ export function applyURLToExploreState(
 ) {
   const { partialExploreState: partialExploreStateDefaultUrl, errors } =
     convertURLToExploreState(
+      AD_BIDS_EXPLORE_NAME,
+      undefined,
       url.searchParams,
       AD_BIDS_METRICS_3_MEASURES_DIMENSIONS,
       exploreSpec,