Description of problem:

When browsing the installed packages table on the /extensions/installed-packages page I've noticed that when clicking on a given plugin name (if it's marked as a link and supports the action) inside the table opens a information drawer which resets the current table state as if the page was reloaded.

This means that all my previous actions such as navigating to a different page within the table, changing the sorting or number of rows is reset when the drawer is opened.

Prerequisites (if any, like setup, operators/versions):

None

Steps to Reproduce

Navigate to /extensions/installed-packages and interact with the "Installed Packages" table, e.g. change sorting, page, etc. After clicking on a given plugin's name (if the plugin supports it) the information drawer is opened which resets the table state.

Actual results:

The table state (sorting, page number, etc.) is reset after the plugin information drawer is opened.

Expected results:

The table state should remain unchanged when the plugin information drawer is opened.

Reproducibility (Always/Intermittent/Only Once):

Always

Build Details:

RHDH Version: 1.8.0
Backstage Version: 1.42.5
Upstream: https://github.com/redhat-developer/rhdh/tree/release-1.8 @ d58642e0
Midstream: https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/rhidp/rhdh/-/commits/rhdh-1.8-rhel-9 @ 011f64c3
Build Time: 2025-11-06T18:47:36Z

Additional info (Such as Logs, Screenshots, etc):

I've attached a video showcasing the drawer behavior.