[5.x]: Customized sources redirect to "All entries" after saving entry

[steve-p96]

What happened?

Description

We are using the new Custom Sources feature in Craft 5 to improve the editorial workflow in the control panel.

When opening an entry from within a custom source and saving it using the standard Save button, Craft redirects the user to:

Entries → All Entries

This behavior breaks the expected workflow. The user is taken out of the current custom source context instead of remaining within it.

As shown in the screenshot, the breadcrumb correctly reflects the custom source while editing the entry.

However, after saving, the control panel redirects to the default “All Entries” view instead of returning to the previously active custom source.

Steps to reproduce

1. Configure and use a custom source in the control panel
2. Open an entry from within that custom source
3. Click Save

Expected behavior

• Remain within the same custom source
• Be redirected back to the filtered entry index of that custom source
• Continue working within the same contextual view

Craft CMS version

5.9.12

PHP version

8.2.10

Operating system and version

No response

Database type and version

No response

Image driver and version

No response

Installed plugins and versions

[linear]

CMS-1854

[i-just]

Hi, thanks for reporting.

When we released 5.9.0, we had it redirecting back to the referrer (e.g. to the custom page the user was on before editing an entry); however, there were some issues with that feature, and we decided to revert it in 5.9.8.

I just raised a PR that tweaks our initial solution and brings back that improved redirection mechanism.