The TagSelector needed to stay a use_resource.

Cargo.lock

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bard"
-version = "0.3.9"
+version = "0.3.10"
 dependencies = [
  "dioxus",
  "tavern",

bard/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bard"
-version = "0.3.9"
+version = "0.3.10"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Dioxus components that will display a Tavern blogging system Blog."
 repository = "/CyberMages/tavern"

bard/src/components/list.rs

@@ -199,12 +199,27 @@ pub fn ToggleTag(tag: String, toggled_tags: Signal<HashSet<String>>) -> Element
 }
 
 
+// Using use_resource instead of use_server_future for URL-dependent tag selection
+//
+// While use_server_future should theoretically be reactive when reading signals in the
+// closure (per Dioxus docs), in practice it doesn't reliably re-run when the url_tag
+// signal changes, especially during direct URL navigation (typing URLs in browser).
+//
+// use_resource provides more reliable reactivity for this use case because:
+// 1. It explicitly depends on url_tag and consistently re-runs when it changes
+// 2. It handles both async data fetching AND selection logic in a single atomic operation
+// 3. It works consistently across all navigation methods (links, direct URLs, etc.)
+// 4. It avoids timing coordination issues between separate hooks
+//
+// This approach combines fetching available tags from the server with determining
+// which tags should be selected based on the current URL, returning both pieces
+// of data together for clean state management.
 #[component]
 pub fn TagSelector(url_tag: ReadSignal<String>,
                    toggled_tags: Signal<HashSet<String>>) -> Element
 {
    // Use use_resource to handle both fetching tags AND initializing selection
-   let tags_and_selection = use_server_future(move ||
+   let tags_and_selection = use_resource(move ||
    {
       let current_url = url_tag();
 
@@ -242,7 +257,7 @@ pub fn TagSelector(url_tag: ReadSignal<String>,
             }
          }
       }
-   })?;
+   });
 
    // Separate effect to update toggled_tags when resource completes
    // This separates reading the resource from writing to toggled_tags