<!--IssueSummary start--> <details> <summary> Everyone can contribute. [Help move this issue forward](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/developer-relations/contributor-success/community-contributors-workflows/#contributor-links) while earning points, leveling up and collecting rewards. </summary> - [Close this issue](https://contributors.gitlab.com/manage-issue?action=close&projectId=278964&issueIid=18444) </details> <!--IssueSummary end--> I am not sure if there is an open issue for this yet, but to me it is a very obvious next step to make GitLab faster. When switching tabs in the search we could just use that tab as a token and clicking the tab would switch the token out, instead of refreshing the page. No need to change any UX except adding in the token when you click the tab.   This would speed up the search 10 fold. Right now when you click the tab at the top it just deletes your whole search and refreshes the page. Not nice when I typed a whole query out. cc @ClemMakesApps @sarrahvesselov @tauriedavis @victorwu