diff --git a/docs/dg/settingUp.md b/docs/dg/settingUp.md
index a82a04e90b..6542919046 100644
--- a/docs/dg/settingUp.md
+++ b/docs/dg/settingUp.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   <box type="info" seamless>
 
-  Type `java -version`, `npm -v` and `git --version` respectively on your OS terminal and ensure that you have the correct version of each prerequisite installed.
+  Type `java -version`, `node -v` and `git --version` respectively on your OS terminal and ensure that you have the correct version of each prerequisite installed.
   </box>
 
 <!-- ==================================================================================================== -->
diff --git a/frontend/cypress/tests/codeView/codeView_renderFilterHash.cy.js b/frontend/cypress/tests/codeView/codeView_renderFilterHash.cy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10cc717b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/cypress/tests/codeView/codeView_renderFilterHash.cy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+describe('render filter hash', () => {
+  it('search: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    /* Check initial state */
+    cy.get('div.mui-textfield.search_box > input:visible')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .invoke('val')
+      .should('eq', '');
+
+    /* Enter search and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-textfield.search_box > input:visible')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .type('eugene{enter}');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'search=eugene');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'search=eugene');
+  });
+
+  it('group by: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    /* Check initial state */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.grouping > select:visible')
+      .invoke('val')
+      .should('eq', 'groupByRepos');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'groupSelect=groupByRepos');
+
+    /* Select group by none and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.grouping > select:visible')
+      .select('groupByNone');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'groupSelect=groupByNone');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'groupSelect=groupByNone');
+
+    /* Select group by authors and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.grouping > select:visible')
+      .select('groupByAuthors');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'groupSelect=groupByAuthors');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'groupSelect=groupByAuthors');
+  });
+
+  it('sort groups by: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    /* Check initial state */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-group > select:visible')
+      .invoke('val')
+      .should('eq', 'groupTitle dsc');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=groupTitle%20dsc');
+
+    /* Select sort by group title ascending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-group > select:visible')
+      .select('groupTitle');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=groupTitle');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=groupTitle');
+
+    /* Select sort by contribution descending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-group > select:visible')
+      .select('totalCommits dsc');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=totalCommits%20dsc');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=totalCommits%20dsc');
+
+    /* Select sort by contribution ascending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-group > select:visible')
+      .select('totalCommits');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=totalCommits');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=totalCommits');
+
+    /* Select sort by variance descending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-group > select:visible')
+      .select('variance dsc');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=variance%20dsc');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=variance%20dsc');
+
+    /* Select sort by variance ascending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-group > select:visible')
+      .select('variance');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=variance');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sort=variance');
+  });
+
+  it('sort within groups by: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    /* Check initial state */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-within-group > select:visible')
+      .invoke('val')
+      .should('eq', 'title');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=title');
+
+    /* Select sort by group title ascending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-within-group > select:visible')
+      .select('title dsc');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=title');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=title');
+
+    /* Select sort by contribution descending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-within-group > select:visible')
+      .select('totalCommits dsc');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=totalCommits%20dsc');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=totalCommits%20dsc');
+
+    /* Select sort by contribution ascending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-within-group > select:visible')
+      .select('totalCommits');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=totalCommits');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=totalCommits');
+
+    /* Select sort by variance descending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-within-group > select:visible')
+      .select('variance dsc');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=variance%20dsc');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=variance%20dsc');
+
+    /* Select sort by variance ascending and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.sort-within-group > select:visible')
+      .select('variance');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=variance');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'sortWithin=variance');
+  });
+
+  it('granularity: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    /* Check initial state */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.granularity > select:visible')
+      .invoke('val')
+      .should('eq', 'commit');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'timeframe=commit');
+
+    /* Select timeframe as day and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.granularity > select:visible')
+      .select('day');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'timeframe=day');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'timeframe=day');
+
+    /* Select timeframe as week and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('div.mui-select.granularity > select:visible')
+      .select('week');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'timeframe=week');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'timeframe=week');
+  });
+
+  it('since: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    /* Check initial state */
+    cy.get('input[name="since"]:visible')
+      .invoke('val')
+      .should('eq', '2018-05-03');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'since=2018-05-03');
+
+    /* Modify since date and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('input[name="since"]:visible')
+      .type('2019-06-04');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'since=2019-06-04');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'since=2019-06-04');
+  });
+
+  it('until: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    /* Check initial state (will require dayjs for getting current date) */
+    // cy.get('input[name="until"]:visible')
+    //   .invoke('val')
+    //   .should('eq', dayjs().format('YYYY-MM-DD'));
+
+    // cy.url()
+    //   .should('contain', 'date=2023-07-06');
+
+    /* Modify since date and test URL before and after reload */
+    cy.get('input[name="until"]:visible')
+      .type('2019-06-04');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'until=2019-06-04');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'until=2019-06-04');
+  });
+
+  it('breakdown by file type: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    cy.get('#summary label.filter-breakdown input:visible')
+      .should('not.be.checked');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'breakdown=false');
+
+    cy.get('#summary label.filter-breakdown input:visible')
+      .check();
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'breakdown=true');
+  });
+
+  it('merge all groups: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    cy.get('#summary label.merge-group > input:visible')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .check();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'mergegroup=reposense%2FRepoSense%5Bcypress%5D');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'mergegroup=reposense%2FRepoSense%5Bcypress%5D');
+  });
+
+  it('checked file types: url params should persist after change and reload', () => {
+    cy.get('#summary label.filter-breakdown input:visible')
+      .should('not.be.checked');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('not.contain', 'gradle');
+
+    cy.get('#summary label.filter-breakdown input:visible')
+      .check()
+      .should('be.checked');
+
+    cy.get('#summary div.fileTypes input[id="gradle"]')
+      .should('be.checked');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'gradle');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('contain', 'gradle');
+
+    cy.get('#summary div.fileTypes input[id="gradle"]')
+      .uncheck()
+      .should('not.be.checked');
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('not.contain', 'gradle');
+
+    cy.reload();
+
+    cy.url()
+      .should('not.contain', 'gradle');
+  });
+});