diff --git a/routers/web/devtest/mock_actions.go b/routers/web/devtest/mock_actions.go
index f61becd65fd..2feb185cab0 100644
--- a/routers/web/devtest/mock_actions.go
+++ b/routers/web/devtest/mock_actions.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package devtest
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
-	mathRand "math/rand/v2"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"slices"
@@ -597,7 +596,7 @@ func fillViewRunResponseCurrentJob(ctx *context.Context, resp *actions.ViewRespo
 	mockLogOptions = append(mockLogOptions, generateMockStepsLogOptions{mockCountFirst: 30, mockCountGeneral: 3, groupRepeat: 20})
 
 	resp.State.CurrentJob.Steps = append(resp.State.CurrentJob.Steps, &actions.ViewJobStep{
-		Summary:  "step 2 (mock error)",
+		Summary:  "step 2",
 		Duration: time.Hour.String(),
 		Status:   actions_model.StatusRunning.String(),
 	})
@@ -609,20 +608,16 @@ func fillViewRunResponseCurrentJob(ctx *context.Context, resp *actions.ViewRespo
 
 	resp.Logs.StepsLog = []*actions.ViewStepLog{}
 	doSlowResponse := false
-	doErrorResponse := false
 	for _, logCur := range req.LogCursors {
 		if !logCur.Expanded {
 			continue
 		}
 		doSlowResponse = doSlowResponse || logCur.Step == 0
-		doErrorResponse = doErrorResponse || logCur.Step == 2
 		resp.Logs.StepsLog = append(resp.Logs.StepsLog, generateMockStepsLog(logCur, mockLogOptions[logCur.Step])...)
 	}
-	if doErrorResponse {
-		if mathRand.Float64() > 0.5 {
-			ctx.HTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "devtest mock error response")
-			return
-		}
+	if ctx.PathParamInt64("run") == 50 && len(resp.Logs.StepsLog) > 0 {
+		ctx.HTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "devtest mock error response")
+		return
 	}
 	if doSlowResponse {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(3000) * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/templates/devtest/repo-action-view.tmpl b/templates/devtest/repo-action-view.tmpl
index 12da63a7e9e..6fa52028f68 100644
--- a/templates/devtest/repo-action-view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/devtest/repo-action-view.tmpl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/devtest/repo-action-view/runs/30">Run:CanRerunLatest</a>
 		<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/devtest/repo-action-view/runs/10/attempts/2">Run:PreviousAttempt</a>
 		<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/devtest/repo-action-view/runs/40">Run:ReusableCaller</a>
+		<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/devtest/repo-action-view/runs/50/jobs/500">Run:LogsAlwaysFail</a>
 	</div>
 	{{template "repo/actions/view_component" (dict
 		"JobID" (or .JobID 0)
diff --git a/templates/org/team/new.tmpl b/templates/org/team/new.tmpl
index 45503ac8fe4..b34a12005b0 100644
--- a/templates/org/team/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/team/new.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{template "base/head" .}}
-<div role="main" aria-label="{{.Title}}" class="page-content organization new team">
+<div role="main" aria-label="{{.Title}}" class="page-content organization new team" data-global-init="initOrgTeamSettings">
 	{{template "org/header" .}}
 	<div class="ui container">
 		<div class="ui grid">
diff --git a/templates/repo/create.tmpl b/templates/repo/create.tmpl
index 767210173b0..59dda087b27 100644
--- a/templates/repo/create.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/create.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		<div class="ui attached segment">
 			{{template "base/alert" .}}
 			{{template "repo/create_helper" .}}
-			<form class="ui form left-right-form new-repo-form" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
+			<form class="ui form left-right-form" action="{{.Link}}" method="post" data-global-init="initRepoNew">
 				<div id="create-repo-error-message" class="ui negative message tw-text-center tw-hidden"></div>
 				<div class="inline required field {{if .Err_Owner}}error{{end}}">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.owner"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
index d2da9e5f39b..7993ec021a7 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 			{{template "repo/diff/whitespace_dropdown" .}}
 			{{template "repo/diff/options_dropdown" .}}
 			{{if .PageIsPullFiles}}
-				<div id="diff-commit-select" data-merge-base="{{$.CompareInfo.CompareBase}}" data-issuelink="{{$.Issue.Link}}"
+				<div id="diff-commit-select" data-global-init="initDiffCommitSelect" data-merge-base="{{$.CompareInfo.CompareBase}}" data-issuelink="{{$.Issue.Link}}"
 					data-queryparams="?style={{if $.IsSplitStyle}}split{{else}}unified{{end}}&whitespace={{$.WhitespaceBehavior}}&show-outdated={{$.ShowOutdatedComments}}"
 					data-text-filter-changes-by-commit="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.pulls.filter_changes_by_commit"}}">
 					{{/* the following will be replaced by vue component, but this avoids any loading artifacts till the vue component is initialized */}}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	<div id="diff-container">
 		{{if $showFileTree}}
 			{{$.FileIconPoolHTML}}
-			<div id="diff-file-tree" class="tw-hidden not-mobile" data-locale="{{JsonUtils.EncodeToString (dict
+			<div id="diff-file-tree" data-global-init="initDiffFileTree" class="tw-hidden not-mobile" data-locale="{{JsonUtils.EncodeToString (dict
 				"filterFiles" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.filter_files")
 				"filterFilesClear" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.filter_files_clear")
 				"filterByFileExtension" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.filter_by_file_extension")
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/filter_item_user_fetch.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/filter_item_user_fetch.tmpl
index 5fa81423546..9cac1d12560 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/filter_item_user_fetch.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/filter_item_user_fetch.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * TextFilterTitle
 */}}
 {{$queryLink := .QueryLink}}
-<div class="item ui dropdown custom user-remote-search" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.user_search_tooltip"}}"
+<div class="item ui dropdown custom" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.user_search_tooltip"}}" data-global-init="initDropdownUserRemoteSearch"
 		data-search-url="{{$.UserSearchUrl}}"
 		data-selected-username="{{$.SelectedUsername}}"
 		data-action-jump-url="{{QueryBuild $queryLink $.QueryParamKey NIL}}&{{$.QueryParamKey}}={username}"
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/filters.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/filters.tmpl
index 409ec876e6c..70f78c46f84 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/filters.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/filters.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div id="issue-filters" class="issue-list-toolbar">
 	<div class="issue-list-toolbar-left">
 		{{if and $.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls .Issues}}
-			<input type="checkbox" autocomplete="off" class="issue-checkbox-all tw-mr-4" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.action_check_all"}}">
+			<input type="checkbox" autocomplete="off" class="issue-checkbox-all tw-mr-4" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.action_check_all"}}" data-global-init="initRepoIssueListCheckboxes">
 		{{end}}
 		{{template "repo/issue/openclose" .}}
 		<!-- Total Tracked Time -->
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
index 0d0d8e71f2e..363d4e61c42 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	{{template "repo/code/recently_pushed_new_branches" dict "RecentBranchesPromptData" .RecentBranchesPromptData}}
 
 	{{if .PinnedIssues}}
-		<div id="issue-pins" {{if .IsRepoAdmin}}data-is-repo-admin{{end}}>
+		<div id="issue-pins" {{if .IsRepoAdmin}}data-global-init="initIssuePinSort"{{end}}>
 			{{range .PinnedIssues}}
 				<div class="issue-card tw-break-anywhere {{if $.IsRepoAdmin}}tw-cursor-grab{{end}}" data-move-url="{{$.Link}}/move_pin" data-issue-id="{{.ID}}">
 					{{template "repo/issue/card" (dict "Issue" . "Page" $ "isPinnedIssueCard" true)}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/githook_edit.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/githook_edit.tmpl
index 8e42e3929f4..82a2af87b84 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/githook_edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/githook_edit.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{template "repo/settings/layout_head" (dict "pageClass" "repository settings edit githook")}}
 	<div class="repo-setting-content">
-		<form class="ui form" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
+		<form class="ui form" action="{{.Link}}" method="post" data-global-init="initRepoSettingsGitHook">
 			<h4 class="ui top attached header flex-left-right">
 				{{.Hook.Name}}
 				<div class="tw-font-normal tw-font-sans tw-text-base">
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/profile.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/profile.tmpl
index 7e3b906d2a0..2a43688197d 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/profile.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/profile.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		</h4>
 		<div class="ui attached segment">
 			<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.profile_desc"}}</p>
-			<form class="ui form" action="{{.Link}}" method="post">
+			<form class="ui form" action="{{.Link}}" method="post" data-global-init="initUserSettingsForm">
 				<div class="required field {{if .Err_Name}}error{{end}}">
 					<label for="username">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "username"}}
 						<span class="tw-text-red tw-hidden" id="name-change-prompt"> {{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.change_username_prompt"}}</span>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/actions.test.ts b/tests/e2e/actions.test.ts
index ce0edf08ab2..02e2be369e0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/actions.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/actions.test.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@ test('job queue refreshes with filter open', async ({page, request}) => {
   await expect(page.getByRole('link', {name: 'queued #2'})).toBeVisible();
   await expect(waitingFilter).toBeVisible();
 });
+
+test('job log line permalink expands its step', async ({page}) => {
+  await page.goto('/devtest/repo-action-view/runs/10/jobs/1#jobstep-1-23');
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', {name: '23', exact: true})).toBeInViewport();
+});
diff --git a/tests/e2e/pr-diff-filter.test.ts b/tests/e2e/pr-diff-filter.test.ts
index 9697ff17e6b..e0a993bdbf6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/pr-diff-filter.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/pr-diff-filter.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {test, expect} from '@playwright/test';
 import {apiCreateFiles, apiCreatePR, apiCreateRepo, apiCreateUser, apiUserHeaders, loginUser, randomString} from './utils.ts';
 
-test('diff sidebar filtering', async ({page, request}) => {
+test('diff sidebar filtering and folded file navigation', async ({page, request}) => {
   const user = `df-${randomString(8)}`;
   await apiCreateUser(request, user);
   const headers = apiUserHeaders(user);
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test('diff sidebar filtering', async ({page, request}) => {
     {path: 'src/a.ts', content: 'a\n'},
     {path: 'src/b.ts', content: 'b\n'},
     {path: 'src/.eslintrc', content: 'e\n'}, // dotfiles count as "No extension"
-    {path: 'styles/x.css', content: 'x\n'},
+    {path: 'styles/x.css', content: 'x\n'.repeat(150)},
     {path: 'docs/intro.md', content: 'r\n'},
     {path: 'Makefile', content: 'm\n'},
   ], {branch: 'main', newBranch: 'feat', headers});
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ test('diff sidebar filtering', async ({page, request}) => {
   const treeWidth = (await tree.boundingBox())!.width;
   expect(boxesWidth).toBeGreaterThan(treeWidth * 2);
 
+  await page.getByLabel('Diff Options').click();
+  await page.getByRole('menuitem', {name: 'Collapse all files'}).click();
+  await tree.getByRole('link', {name: 'x.css'}).click();
+  const cssFileHeader = page.getByRole('link', {name: 'styles/x.css', exact: true});
+  await expect.poll(async () => (await cssFileHeader.boundingBox())!.y).toBeLessThan(page.viewportSize()!.height / 2);
+
   // search filters tree and file boxes
   await search.fill('a.ts');
   await expect(items).toHaveText([/a\.ts/]);
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/ActionRunJobView.vue b/web_src/js/components/ActionRunJobView.vue
index 6c524c2f5ab..2092d9ce20b 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/ActionRunJobView.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/ActionRunJobView.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {ActionsArtifact, ActionsJob, ActionsRun, ActionsStatus} from '../mo
 import {AnsiLineRenderer} from '../render/ansi.ts';
 import {createLogLineMessage, parseLogLineCommand} from './ActionRunView.ts';
 import type {ActionRunViewStore, LogLine, LogLineCommand} from './ActionRunView.ts';
+import {registerAsyncHashChangeListener, removeAsyncHashChangeListener} from '../modules/hashchange.ts';
 
 function isLogElementInViewport(el: Element, {extraViewPortHeight} = {extraViewPortHeight: 0}): boolean {
   const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -176,13 +177,12 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   });
 
   intervalID = setInterval(() => loadJob(), 1000);
-  hashChangeListener();
-  window.addEventListener('hashchange', hashChangeListener);
+  registerAsyncHashChangeListener(hashChangeListener);
 });
 
 onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   menuTippy.destroy();
-  window.removeEventListener('hashchange', hashChangeListener);
+  removeAsyncHashChangeListener(hashChangeListener);
   // clear the interval timer when the component is unmounted
   // even our page is rendered once, not spa style
   if (intervalID) {
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/DiffFileTree.vue b/web_src/js/components/DiffFileTree.vue
index 4f5c0c32747..cbf57b94efb 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/DiffFileTree.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/DiffFileTree.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {diffTreeStore, filterDiffTree, applyFiltersToFileBoxes, extensionFilterT
 import {setFileFolding} from '../features/file-fold.ts';
 import {onMounted, onUnmounted, computed, watch} from 'vue';
 import {localUserSettings} from '../modules/user-settings.ts';
+import {registerAsyncHashChangeListener, removeAsyncHashChangeListener} from '../modules/hashchange.ts';
 
 const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'diff_file_tree_visible';
 
@@ -28,13 +29,12 @@ onMounted(() => {
   // while the tree is hidden there is no control to clear a filter restored from the URL
   if (store.fileTreeIsVisible) applyFiltersToFileBoxes(store); else store.activeExtensions = 'all';
   document.querySelector('.diff-toggle-file-tree-button')!.addEventListener('click', toggleVisibility);
-  hashChangeListener();
-  window.addEventListener('hashchange', hashChangeListener);
+  registerAsyncHashChangeListener(hashChangeListener);
 });
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   document.querySelector('.diff-toggle-file-tree-button')!.removeEventListener('click', toggleVisibility);
-  window.removeEventListener('hashchange', hashChangeListener);
+  removeAsyncHashChangeListener(hashChangeListener);
 });
 
 function hashChangeListener() {
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/org-team.ts b/web_src/js/features/org-team.ts
index b1b9eb7ca19..4c1443a453c 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/org-team.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/org-team.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import {queryElems, toggleElem} from '../utils/dom.ts';
+import {registerGlobalInitFunc} from '../modules/observer.ts';
 
-function initOrgTeamSettings() {
-  // on the page "page-content organization new team"
-  const pageContent = document.querySelector('.page-content.organization.new.team');
-  if (!pageContent) return;
+function initOrgTeamSettings(pageContent: HTMLElement) {
   queryElems(pageContent, 'input[name=permission]', (el) => el.addEventListener('change', () => {
     // Change team access mode
     const val = pageContent.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[name=permission]:checked')?.value;
@@ -12,6 +10,5 @@ function initOrgTeamSettings() {
 }
 
 export function initOrgTeam() {
-  if (!document.querySelector('.page-content.organization')) return;
-  initOrgTeamSettings();
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initOrgTeamSettings', initOrgTeamSettings);
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts
index 54a63caa511..467956f7370 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {svg} from '../svg.ts';
 import {createTippy} from '../modules/tippy.ts';
 import {addDelegatedEventListener} from '../utils/dom.ts';
+import {registerAsyncHashChangeListener} from '../modules/hashchange.ts';
 
 function changeHash(hash: string) {
   if (window.history.pushState) {
@@ -142,6 +143,5 @@ export function initRepoCodeView() {
       showLineButton();
     }
   };
-  onHashChange();
-  window.addEventListener('hashchange', onHashChange);
+  registerAsyncHashChangeListener(onHashChange);
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff-commitselect.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-diff-commitselect.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d0d63946c8..00000000000
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff-commitselect.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import {createApp} from 'vue';
-import DiffCommitSelector from '../components/DiffCommitSelector.vue';
-
-export function initDiffCommitSelect() {
-  const el = document.querySelector('#diff-commit-select');
-  if (!el) return;
-
-  const commitSelect = createApp(DiffCommitSelector);
-  commitSelect.mount(el);
-}
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff-filetree.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-diff-filetree.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 198bc302296..00000000000
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff-filetree.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import {createApp} from 'vue';
-import DiffFileTree from '../components/DiffFileTree.vue';
-import type {DiffFileTreeLocale} from '../modules/diff-file.ts';
-
-export function initDiffFileTree() {
-  const el = document.querySelector('#diff-file-tree');
-  if (!el) return;
-
-  const locale = JSON.parse(el.getAttribute('data-locale')!) as DiffFileTreeLocale;
-  createApp(DiffFileTree, {locale}).mount(el);
-}
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts
index aef00c21e17..b97ce11cad1 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import {createApp} from 'vue';
+import DiffFileTree from '../components/DiffFileTree.vue';
 import {initRepoIssueContentHistory} from './repo-issue-content.ts';
-import {initDiffFileTree} from './repo-diff-filetree.ts';
-import {initDiffCommitSelect} from './repo-diff-commitselect.ts';
 import {validateTextareaNonEmpty} from './comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.ts';
 import {initExpandAndCollapseFilesButton, initDiffFileViewedForm} from './pull-view-file.ts';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../modules/toast.ts';
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import {invertFileFolding} from './file-fold.ts';
 import {parseDom} from '../utils.ts';
 import {registerGlobalEventFunc, registerGlobalInitFunc} from '../modules/observer.ts';
 import {performFetchActionTrigger} from '../modules/fetch-action.ts';
-import {applyFiltersToFileBoxes, diffTreeStore} from '../modules/diff-file.ts';
+import {applyFiltersToFileBoxes, type DiffFileTreeLocale, diffTreeStore} from '../modules/diff-file.ts';
 import {initImageDiff} from './imagediff.ts';
+import DiffCommitSelector from '../components/DiffCommitSelector.vue';
+import {registerAsyncHashChangeListener} from '../modules/hashchange.ts';
 
 function initDiffFileViewToggle(el: HTMLElement) {
   // switch between "rendered" and "source", for image and CSV files
@@ -245,6 +247,15 @@ async function onLocationHashChange() {
   }
 }
 
+function initDiffFileTree(el: HTMLElement) {
+  const locale = JSON.parse(el.getAttribute('data-locale')!) as DiffFileTreeLocale;
+  createApp(DiffFileTree, {locale}).mount(el);
+}
+
+function initDiffCommitSelect(el: HTMLElement) {
+  createApp(DiffCommitSelector).mount(el);
+}
+
 export function initRepoDiffView() {
   initRepoDiffConversationForm(); // such form appears on the "conversation" page and "diff" page
   registerGlobalEventFunc('click', 'diffLoadMoreFiles', (el) => { diffLoadMoreFiles(el) });
@@ -254,13 +265,14 @@ export function initRepoDiffView() {
   registerGlobalInitFunc('initDiffFileViewedForm', initDiffFileViewedForm);
   registerGlobalInitFunc('initDiffFileImageDiff', initImageDiff);
   registerGlobalInitFunc('initDiffFileViewToggle', initDiffFileViewToggle);
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initDiffFileTree', initDiffFileTree);
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initDiffCommitSelect', initDiffCommitSelect);
 
   if (!document.querySelector('#diff-file-boxes')) return;
   initRepoDiffConversationNav(); // "previous" and "next" buttons only appear on "diff" page
-  initDiffFileTree();
-  initDiffCommitSelect();
   initExpandAndCollapseFilesButton();
 
-  window.addEventListener('hashchange', onLocationHashChange);
-  onLocationHashChange();
+  // onLocationHashChange does very complicated things (e.g.: load incomplete content and scroll), and it might change the URL hash
+  // so make it run after all other hash change listeners
+  registerAsyncHashChangeListener(onLocationHashChange, 999);
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.ts
index ad6365cbf8e..bf22d894dd8 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,35 @@
-import {toggleElem, queryElems, isElemVisible} from '../utils/dom.ts';
+import {toggleElem, queryElems} from '../utils/dom.ts';
 import {html, htmlRaw} from '../utils/html.ts';
 import {confirmModal} from './comp/ConfirmModal.ts';
 import {createSortable} from '../modules/sortable.ts';
 import {DELETE, POST} from '../modules/fetch.ts';
 import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 import {performFetchAction} from '../modules/fetch-action.ts';
+import {registerGlobalInitFunc} from '../modules/observer.ts';
 import type {SortableEvent} from 'sortablejs';
 
 type IssuePoster = {avatar_link: string, full_name: string, username: string};
 type ProcessedIssuePoster = {type: 'html', html: string};
 type IssuePosterResponse = {results: IssuePoster[]};
 
-function initRepoIssueListCheckboxes() {
-  const issueSelectAll = document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('.issue-checkbox-all');
-  if (!issueSelectAll) return; // logged out state
-  const issueCheckboxes = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>('.issue-checkbox');
+function initRepoIssueListCheckboxes(issueSelectAll: HTMLInputElement) {
+  const container = issueSelectAll.closest('.page-content')!;
+  const issueCheckboxes = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>('.issue-checkbox');
+  const issueFilters = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#issue-filters')!;
+  const issueActions = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#issue-actions')!;
 
   const syncIssueSelectionState = () => {
     const checkedCheckboxes = Array.from(issueCheckboxes).filter((el) => el.checked);
     const anyChecked = Boolean(checkedCheckboxes.length);
     const allChecked = anyChecked && checkedCheckboxes.length === issueCheckboxes.length;
 
-    if (allChecked) {
-      issueSelectAll.checked = true;
-      issueSelectAll.indeterminate = false;
-    } else if (anyChecked) {
-      issueSelectAll.checked = false;
-      issueSelectAll.indeterminate = true;
-    } else {
-      issueSelectAll.checked = false;
-      issueSelectAll.indeterminate = false;
-    }
+    issueSelectAll.checked = allChecked;
+    issueSelectAll.indeterminate = anyChecked && !allChecked;
     // if any issue is selected, show the action panel, otherwise show the filter panel
-    toggleElem('#issue-filters', !anyChecked);
-    toggleElem('#issue-actions', anyChecked);
+    toggleElem(issueFilters, !anyChecked);
+    toggleElem(issueActions, anyChecked);
     // there are two panels but only one select-all checkbox, so move the checkbox to the visible panel
-    const panels = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('#issue-filters, #issue-actions');
-    const visiblePanel = Array.from(panels).find((el) => isElemVisible(el))!;
+    const visiblePanel = anyChecked ? issueActions : issueFilters;
     const toolbarLeft = visiblePanel.querySelector('.issue-list-toolbar-left')!;
     toolbarLeft.prepend(issueSelectAll);
   };
@@ -52,15 +45,14 @@ function initRepoIssueListCheckboxes() {
     syncIssueSelectionState();
   });
 
-  queryElems(document, '.issue-action', (el) => el.addEventListener('click',
+  queryElems(container, '.issue-action', (el) => el.addEventListener('click',
     async (e: MouseEvent) => {
       e.preventDefault();
 
       const url = el.getAttribute('data-url')!;
       let action = el.getAttribute('data-action')!;
       const elementId = el.getAttribute('data-element-id')!;
-      const issueIDList: string[] = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.issue-checkbox:checked'), (el) => (el.getAttribute('data-issue-id')!));
-      const issueIDs = issueIDList.join(',');
+      const issueIDs = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('.issue-checkbox:checked'), (el) => el.getAttribute('data-issue-id')!).join(',');
       if (!issueIDs) return;
 
       // for label toggle
@@ -166,14 +158,7 @@ async function pinMoveEnd(e: SortableEvent) {
   await POST(url, {data: {id, position: e.newIndex! + 1}});
 }
 
-function initIssuePinSort() {
-  const pinDiv = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#issue-pins');
-
-  if (pinDiv === null) return;
-
-  // If the User is not a Repo Admin, we don't need to proceed
-  if (!pinDiv.hasAttribute('data-is-repo-admin')) return;
-
+function initIssuePinSort(pinDiv: HTMLElement) {
   initPinRemoveButton();
 
   // If only one issue pinned, we don't need to make this Sortable
@@ -190,12 +175,7 @@ function initIssuePinSort() {
 }
 
 export function initRepoIssueList() {
-  if (document.querySelector('.page-content.repository.issue-list, .page-content.repository.milestone-issue-list')) {
-    initRepoIssueListCheckboxes();
-    queryElems(document, '.ui.dropdown.user-remote-search', (el) => initDropdownUserRemoteSearch(el));
-    initIssuePinSort();
-  } else if (document.querySelector('.page-content.dashboard.issues')) {
-    // user or org home: issue list, pull request list
-    queryElems(document, '.ui.dropdown.user-remote-search', (el) => initDropdownUserRemoteSearch(el));
-  }
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initRepoIssueListCheckboxes', initRepoIssueListCheckboxes);
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initDropdownUserRemoteSearch', initDropdownUserRemoteSearch);
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initIssuePinSort', initIssuePinSort);
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.ts
index 7a54b033f40..ba3fb407eeb 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function initRepository() {
   registerGlobalInitFunc('initRepoPullMergeBox', initRepoPullMergeBox);
   registerGlobalInitFunc('initRepoPullRequestUpdate', initRepoPullRequestUpdate);
   registerGlobalInitFunc('initRepoCitationPanel', initRepoCitationPanel);
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initRepoNew', initRepoNew);
 
   // TODO: need to refactor more legacy if-querySelector-based "init" code to "data-global-xxx" framework in the future.
   const pageContent = document.querySelector('.page-content.repository');
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ export function initRepository() {
   initRepoCommentForm();
 
   initRepoMilestone();
-  initRepoNew();
 
   initRepoCloneButtons();
   initRepoSettings();
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-new.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-new.ts
index 0a3a248af56..75e8f47d0b9 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-new.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-new.ts
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ function initRepoNewTemplateSearch(form: HTMLFormElement) {
   onChangeOwner();
 }
 
-export function initRepoNew() {
-  const pageContent = document.querySelector('.page-content.repository.new-repo');
-  if (!pageContent) return;
-
-  const form = document.querySelector<HTMLFormElement>('.new-repo-form')!;
+export function initRepoNew(form: HTMLFormElement) {
   const inputGitIgnores = form.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[name="gitignores"]')!;
   const inputLicense = form.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[name="license"]')!;
   const inputAutoInit = form.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[name="auto_init"]')!;
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.ts
index 0bca8779e5c..0cb4c95958f 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-settings.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {initRepoSettingsBranchesDrag} from './repo-settings-branches.ts';
 import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 import {attachSearchBox} from '../modules/search.ts';
 import {globMatch} from '../utils/glob.ts';
+import {registerGlobalInitFunc} from '../modules/observer.ts';
 
 const {appSubUrl} = window.config;
 
@@ -64,9 +65,8 @@ function initRepoSettingsSearchTeamBox() {
   })));
 }
 
-function initRepoSettingsGitHook() {
-  if (!document.querySelector('.page-content.repository.settings.edit.githook')) return;
-  createCodeEditor(document.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>('#content')!);
+function initRepoSettingsGitHook(form: HTMLFormElement) {
+  createCodeEditor(form.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>('textarea[name=content]')!);
 }
 
 function initRepoSettingsBranches() {
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ function initRepoSettingsOptions() {
 }
 
 export function initRepoSettings() {
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initRepoSettingsGitHook', initRepoSettingsGitHook);
   if (!document.querySelector('.page-content.repository.settings')) return;
   initRepoSettingsOptions();
   initRepoSettingsBranches();
   initRepoSettingsCollaboration();
   initRepoSettingsSearchTeamBox();
-  initRepoSettingsGitHook();
   initRepoSettingsBranchesDrag();
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/user-settings.ts b/web_src/js/features/user-settings.ts
index ef4d5f25bd5..527cc087606 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/user-settings.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/user-settings.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
-import {hideElem, showElem} from '../utils/dom.ts';
+import {toggleElem} from '../utils/dom.ts';
+import {registerGlobalInitFunc} from '../modules/observer.ts';
 
 export function initUserSettings() {
-  if (!document.querySelector('.user.settings.profile')) return;
-
-  const usernameInput = document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('#username');
-  if (!usernameInput) return;
-  usernameInput.addEventListener('input', function () {
-    const prompt = document.querySelector('#name-change-prompt')!;
-    const promptRedirect = document.querySelector('#name-change-redirect-prompt')!;
-    if (this.value.toLowerCase() !== this.getAttribute('data-name')!.toLowerCase()) {
-      showElem(prompt);
-      showElem(promptRedirect);
-    } else {
-      hideElem(prompt);
-      hideElem(promptRedirect);
-    }
+  registerGlobalInitFunc('initUserSettingsForm', (elForm: HTMLFormElement) => {
+    const usernameInput = elForm.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[name=name]')!;
+    usernameInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
+      const prompt = elForm.querySelector('#name-change-prompt')!;
+      const promptRedirect = elForm.querySelector('#name-change-redirect-prompt')!;
+      const showPrompt = usernameInput.value.toLowerCase() !== usernameInput.getAttribute('data-name')!.toLowerCase();
+      toggleElem(prompt, showPrompt);
+      toggleElem(promptRedirect, showPrompt);
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/index.ts b/web_src/js/index.ts
index 94df261a952..853e410530f 100644
--- a/web_src/js/index.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/index.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {initGlobalShortcut} from './modules/shortcut.ts';
 import {initDevtest} from './modules/devtest.ts';
 import {initRepoWatch} from './features/repo-watch.ts';
 import {initPackagesView} from './features/packages.ts';
+import {initAsyncHashChangeListeners} from './modules/hashchange.ts';
 
 const initStartTime = performance.now();
 const initPerformanceTracer = callInitFunctions([
@@ -177,3 +178,7 @@ if (initDur > 500) {
 }
 
 window.config.frontendInited = true;
+
+// then init the async hash change handlers, then they can do async content loading by URL hash
+// e.g.: expand hidden comments or load incomplete diff files
+initAsyncHashChangeListeners();
diff --git a/web_src/js/modules/hashchange.ts b/web_src/js/modules/hashchange.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c77c27025e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_src/js/modules/hashchange.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+type HashChangeListener = (e: HashChangeEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
+
+const hashChangeListeners: Array<{listener: HashChangeListener, priority: number}> = [];
+let hashChangeListenersInited = false;
+
+export function registerAsyncHashChangeListener(listener: HashChangeListener, priority = 0): void {
+  hashChangeListeners.push({listener, priority});
+  hashChangeListeners.sort((a, b) => a.priority - b.priority);
+  if (hashChangeListenersInited) listener(new HashChangeEvent('hashchange')); // late registrants missed the initial run
+}
+
+export function removeAsyncHashChangeListener(listener: HashChangeListener): void {
+  const index = hashChangeListeners.findIndex((item) => item.listener === listener);
+  if (index !== -1) hashChangeListeners.splice(index, 1);
+}
+
+async function runHashChangeListeners(e: HashChangeEvent) {
+  for (const {listener} of hashChangeListeners) await listener(e);
+}
+
+export async function initAsyncHashChangeListeners() {
+  hashChangeListenersInited = true;
+  window.addEventListener('hashchange', runHashChangeListeners);
+  await runHashChangeListeners(new HashChangeEvent('hashchange'));
+}