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Showing the full URL is a checkbox away in the preferences. It's listed under "Advanced" as "Show full website address".

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Thanks I didn't even realize I could change this. And I would add that most people outside of developers (of any kind) probably don't care.

> And I would add that most people outside of developers (of any kind) probably don't care.

Showing the full URL can save you from phishing attempts, though - when you see cryptic crap, <script> or similar stuff in a page URL, you know something is fishy.

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