diff --git a/src/app.tsx b/src/app.tsx
index 5d97983f..153e0782 100644
--- a/src/app.tsx
+++ b/src/app.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Outlet, Route, Routes, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Outlet, Route, Routes, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import useTheme from './hooks/use-theme';
 import useTimeFilter from './hooks/use-time-filter';
 import styles from './app.module.css';
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import ChallengeModal from './components/challenge-modal';
 import Header from './components/header';
 import StickyHeader from './components/sticky-header';
 import TopBar from './components/topbar';
+import { isAboutView } from './lib/utils/view-utils';
 
 export const sortTypes = ['hot', 'new', 'active', 'controversialAll', 'topAll'];
 
@@ -31,10 +32,16 @@ const CheckRouteParams = () => {
   const { timeFilterNames, lastVisitTimeFilterName } = useTimeFilter();
   const isValidAccountCommentIndex = !accountCommentIndex || (!isNaN(parseInt(accountCommentIndex)) && parseInt(accountCommentIndex) >= 0);
   const isSortTypeValid = !sortType || sortTypes.includes(sortType);
-  const isTimeFilterNameValid = !timeFilterName || timeFilterNames.includes(timeFilterName as any) || timeFilterName === lastVisitTimeFilterName;
-  const isAccountCommentIndexValid = !accountCommentIndex || !isNaN(parseInt(accountCommentIndex));
 
-  if (!isValidAccountCommentIndex || !isSortTypeValid || !isTimeFilterNameValid || !isAccountCommentIndexValid) {
+  const isDynamicTimeFilter = (filter: string) => /^\d+[dwmy]$/.test(filter);
+  const isTimeFilterNameValid =
+    !timeFilterName || timeFilterNames.includes(timeFilterName as any) || timeFilterName === lastVisitTimeFilterName || isDynamicTimeFilter(timeFilterName);
+
+  const isAccountCommentIndexValid = !accountCommentIndex || !isNaN(parseInt(accountCommentIndex));
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const isInAboutView = isAboutView(location.pathname);
+
+  if (!isValidAccountCommentIndex || (!isSortTypeValid && !isInAboutView) || !isTimeFilterNameValid || !isAccountCommentIndexValid) {
     return <NotFound />;
   }
 
@@ -77,32 +84,9 @@ const App = () => {
     <div className={`${styles.app} ${theme}`}>
       <Routes>
         <Route element={globalLayout}>
-          <Route element={feedLayout}>
-            <Route element={<CheckRouteParams />}>
-              <Route path='/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Home />} />
-
-              <Route path='/p/all/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<All />} />
-
-              <Route path='/p/:subplebbitAddress/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Subplebbit />} />
-
-              <Route path='/profile/:accountCommentIndex' element={<PendingPost />} />
-
-              <Route path='/profile' element={<Profile />}>
-                <Route index element={<Profile.Overview />} />
-                <Route path='upvoted' element={<Profile.VotedComments voteType={1} />} />
-                <Route path='downvoted' element={<Profile.VotedComments voteType={-1} />} />
-                <Route path='hidden' element={<Profile.HiddenComments />} />
-                <Route path='comments' element={<Profile.Comments />} />
-                <Route path='submitted' element={<Profile.Submitted />} />
-              </Route>
-
-              <Route path='/u/:authorAddress/c/:commentCid?/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Author />} />
-              <Route path='/u/:authorAddress/c/:commentCid?/comments/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Author />} />
-              <Route path='/u/:authorAddress/c/:commentCid?/submitted/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Author />} />
-            </Route>
-          </Route>
           <Route element={pagesLayout}>
             <Route path='/about' element={<About />} />
+            <Route path='/about/index:hash' element={<About />} />
             <Route path='/submit' element={<SubmitPage />} />
             <Route path='/sidebar' element={<SidebarView />} />
 
@@ -141,6 +125,30 @@ const App = () => {
 
             <Route path='*' element={<NotFound />} />
           </Route>
+          <Route element={feedLayout}>
+            <Route element={<CheckRouteParams />}>
+              <Route path='/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Home />} />
+
+              <Route path='/p/all/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<All />} />
+
+              <Route path='/p/:subplebbitAddress/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Subplebbit />} />
+
+              <Route path='/profile/:accountCommentIndex' element={<PendingPost />} />
+
+              <Route path='/profile' element={<Profile />}>
+                <Route index element={<Profile.Overview />} />
+                <Route path='upvoted' element={<Profile.VotedComments voteType={1} />} />
+                <Route path='downvoted' element={<Profile.VotedComments voteType={-1} />} />
+                <Route path='hidden' element={<Profile.HiddenComments />} />
+                <Route path='comments' element={<Profile.Comments />} />
+                <Route path='submitted' element={<Profile.Submitted />} />
+              </Route>
+
+              <Route path='/u/:authorAddress/c/:commentCid?/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Author />} />
+              <Route path='/u/:authorAddress/c/:commentCid?/comments/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Author />} />
+              <Route path='/u/:authorAddress/c/:commentCid?/submitted/:sortType?/:timeFilterName?' element={<Author />} />
+            </Route>
+          </Route>
         </Route>
       </Routes>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/header/header.tsx b/src/components/header/header.tsx
index e11b1261..4ef73612 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header/header.tsx
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ const HeaderTabs = () => {
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
   const isInAuthorView = isAuthorView(location.pathname);
   const isInHomeSidebarView = isHomeSidebarView(location.pathname);
-  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
   const isInInboxView = isInboxView(location.pathname);
   const isInPendingView = isPendingView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ const Header = () => {
   const isInAllSidebarView = isAllSidebarView(location.pathname);
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
   const isInAuthorView = isAuthorView(location.pathname);
-  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
   const isInHomeSidebarView = isHomeSidebarView(location.pathname);
   const isInInboxView = isInboxView(location.pathname);
   const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx
index 8153d659..73d9dee1 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/sidebar.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const Sidebar = ({ comment, isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished, settings, subplebbit
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
   const isInHomeSidebarView = isHomeSidebarView(location.pathname);
   const isInAboutView = isAboutView(location.pathname);
-  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
   const isInPendingView = isPendingView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInPostView = isPostView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInSubplebbitsView = isSubplebbitsView(location.pathname);
diff --git a/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx b/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
index e4cda04f..882a8743 100644
--- a/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/topbar/topbar.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const TopBar = () => {
   const params = useParams();
   const subscriptions = account?.subscriptions;
   const isinAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
-  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname, params);
+  const isInHomeView = isHomeView(location.pathname);
   const isInSubplebbitView = isSubplebbitView(location.pathname, params);
   const homeButtonClass = isInHomeView ? styles.selected : styles.choice;
 
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ const TopBar = () => {
     };
   }, [handleClickOutside]);
 
-  let homeLink = '/';
-  let allLink = '/p/all';
-
-  if (timeFilterName && !isInSubplebbitView) {
-    homeLink += `${selectedSortType}/${timeFilterName}`;
-    allLink += `/${selectedSortType}/${timeFilterName}`;
-  }
-
   const isConnectedToRpc = !!account?.plebbitOptions.plebbitRpcClientsOptions;
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const handleCreateCommunity = () => {
@@ -162,7 +154,7 @@ const TopBar = () => {
         <div className={styles.dropdown} ref={filterDropdownRef} onClick={toggleFilterDropdown}>
           <span className={styles.selectedTitle}>{selectedTimeFilter}</span>
           <div className={`${styles.dropChoices} ${styles.filterDropChoices} ${filterDropdownClass}`} ref={filterdropdownItemsRef}>
-            {timeFilterNames.map((timeFilterName, index) => (
+            {timeFilterNames.slice(0, -1).map((timeFilterName, index) => (
               <Link to={getTimeFilterLink(timeFilterName)} key={index} className={styles.dropdownItem}>
                 {timeFilterNames[index]}
               </Link>
@@ -172,13 +164,13 @@ const TopBar = () => {
         <div className={styles.srList}>
           <ul className={styles.srBar}>
             <li>
-              <Link to={homeLink} className={`${styles.homeButton} ${homeButtonClass}`}>
+              <Link to='/' className={`${styles.homeButton} ${homeButtonClass}`}>
                 {t('home')}
               </Link>
             </li>
             <li>
               <span className={styles.separator}>-</span>
-              <Link to={allLink} className={isinAllView ? styles.selected : styles.choice}>
+              <Link to='/p/all' className={isinAllView ? styles.selected : styles.choice}>
                 {t('all')}
               </Link>
             </li>
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-redirect-to-default-sort.ts b/src/hooks/use-redirect-to-default-sort.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0acb70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-redirect-to-default-sort.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+const DEFAULT_SORT = 'hot';
+
+const useRedirectToDefaultSort = () => {
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const path = location.pathname;
+    const parts = path.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+
+    // If we're at the root or the path doesn't start with a sort type
+    if (path === '/' || (parts.length > 0 && !['hot', 'new', 'active', 'controversialAll', 'topAll'].includes(parts[0]))) {
+      const newPath = path === '/' ? `/${DEFAULT_SORT}` : `/${DEFAULT_SORT}${path}`;
+      navigate(newPath, { replace: true });
+    }
+  }, [location.pathname, navigate]);
+};
+
+export default useRedirectToDefaultSort;
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-time-filter.ts b/src/hooks/use-time-filter.ts
index d328c9e4..0fbe709a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-time-filter.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-time-filter.ts
@@ -49,16 +49,45 @@ const useTimeFilter = () => {
   let timeFilterName = params.timeFilterName;
   // the default time filter is the last visit time filter
   if (!timeFilterName) {
-    if (isInSubplebbitView) {
-      timeFilterName = 'all';
-    } else {
-      timeFilterName = lastVisitTimeFilterName;
+    timeFilterName = isInSubplebbitView ? 'all' : lastVisitTimeFilterName;
+  }
+
+  let timeFilterSeconds: number | undefined;
+
+  if (timeFilterName === 'all') {
+    timeFilterSeconds = undefined;
+  } else if (timeFilterName && timeFilterName in timeFilterNamesToSeconds) {
+    timeFilterSeconds = timeFilterNamesToSeconds[timeFilterName as keyof typeof timeFilterNamesToSeconds];
+  } else if (timeFilterName) {
+    // Handle dynamic time filters (e.g., "3d", "2w")
+    const match = timeFilterName.match(/^(\d+)([dwmy])$/);
+    if (match) {
+      const [, value, unit] = match;
+      const numValue = parseInt(value, 10);
+      switch (unit) {
+        case 'd':
+          timeFilterSeconds = numValue * 24 * 60 * 60;
+          break;
+        case 'w':
+          timeFilterSeconds = numValue * 7 * 24 * 60 * 60;
+          break;
+        case 'm':
+          timeFilterSeconds = numValue * 30 * 24 * 60 * 60;
+          break;
+        case 'y':
+          timeFilterSeconds = numValue * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60;
+          break;
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  assert(!timeFilterName || typeof timeFilterName === 'string', `useTimeFilter timeFilterName argument '${timeFilterName}' not a string`);
-  const timeFilterSeconds = timeFilterNamesToSeconds[timeFilterName as keyof typeof timeFilterNamesToSeconds];
-  assert(!timeFilterName || timeFilterName === 'all' || timeFilterSeconds !== undefined, `useTimeFilter no filter for timeFilterName '${timeFilterName}'`);
+  // If we still don't have a valid timeFilterSeconds, use the default (24h)
+  if (timeFilterSeconds === undefined && timeFilterName !== 'all') {
+    timeFilterSeconds = timeFilterNamesToSeconds['24h'];
+  }
+
+  assert(timeFilterName === 'all' || timeFilterSeconds !== undefined, `useTimeFilter no filter for timeFilterName '${timeFilterName}'`);
+
   return { timeFilterSeconds, timeFilterNames, timeFilterName, lastVisitTimeFilterName };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts b/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts
index 30595954..34d0e3ac 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/view-utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { timeFilterNames } from '../../hooks/use-time-filter';
-
 export type ParamsType = {
   accountCommentIndex?: string;
   authorAddress?: string;
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ export const getSidebarLink = (pathname: string, params: ParamsType): string =>
 };
 
 export const isAboutView = (pathname: string): boolean => {
-  return pathname === '/about';
+  return pathname.startsWith('/about');
 };
 
 export const isSidebarView = (pathname: string): boolean => {
@@ -63,8 +61,16 @@ export const isCreateSubplebbitView = (pathname: string): boolean => {
   return pathname === '/communities/create';
 };
 
-export const isHomeView = (pathname: string, params: ParamsType): boolean => {
-  return pathname === '/' || sortTypes.includes(pathname) || (timeFilterNames.includes(params.timeFilterName || '') && !pathname.startsWith('/p/'));
+export const isHomeView = (pathname: string): boolean => {
+  if (pathname === '/') return true;
+
+  const pathParts = pathname.split('/');
+  if (pathParts.length >= 2) {
+    const potentialSortType = '/' + pathParts[1];
+    return sortTypes.includes(potentialSortType);
+  }
+
+  return false;
 };
 
 export const isHomeSidebarView = (pathname: string): boolean => {
diff --git a/src/views/home/home.tsx b/src/views/home/home.tsx
index c40df127..c04eac82 100644
--- a/src/views/home/home.tsx
+++ b/src/views/home/home.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import Sidebar from '../../components/sidebar';
 import { useDefaultAndSubscriptionsSubplebbitAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
 import useFeedStateString from '../../hooks/use-feed-state-string';
 import useTimeFilter from '../../hooks/use-time-filter';
+import useRedirectToDefaultSort from '../../hooks/use-redirect-to-default-sort';
 
 const lastVirtuosoStates: { [key: string]: StateSnapshot } = {};
 
 const Home = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  useRedirectToDefaultSort();
   const subplebbitAddresses = useDefaultAndSubscriptionsSubplebbitAddresses();
   const params = useParams<{ sortType?: string; timeFilterName?: string }>();
   const sortType = params?.sortType || 'hot';