diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx
index 58783a087..9c8e1ea29 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/NavigationBar.tsx
@@ -40,43 +40,94 @@ import settingsIcon from "./svg/settings_black_24dp.svg";
  * @author sebasjm
  */
 
-export enum Pages {
-  welcome = "/welcome",
+type PageLocation<DynamicPart extends object> = {
+  pattern: string;
+  (params: DynamicPart): string;
+};
 
-  balance = "/balance",
-  balance_history = "/balance/history/:currency?",
-  balance_manual_withdraw = "/balance/manual-withdraw/:currency?",
-  balance_deposit = "/balance/deposit/:currency",
-  balance_transaction = "/balance/transaction/:tid",
-
-  dev = "/dev",
-
-  backup = "/backup",
-  backup_provider_detail = "/backup/provider/:pid",
-  backup_provider_add = "/backup/provider/add",
-
-  settings = "/settings",
-  settings_exchange_add = "/settings/exchange/add/:currency?",
-
-  cta = "/cta/:action",
-  cta_pay = "/cta/pay",
-  cta_refund = "/cta/refund",
-  cta_tips = "/cta/tip",
-  cta_withdraw = "/cta/withdraw",
-  cta_deposit = "/cta/deposit",
+function replaceAll(
+  pattern: string,
+  vars: Record<string, string>,
+  values: Record<string, any>,
+): string {
+  let result = pattern;
+  for (const v in vars) {
+    result = result.replace(vars[v], values[v]);
+  }
+  return result;
 }
 
+function pageDefinition<T extends object>(pattern: string): PageLocation<T> {
+  const patternParams = pattern.match(/(:[\w?]*)/g);
+  if (!patternParams)
+    throw Error(
+      `page definition pattern ${pattern} doesn't have any parameter`,
+    );
+
+  const vars = patternParams.reduce((prev, cur) => {
+    const pName = cur.match(/(\w+)/g);
+
+    //skip things like :? in the path pattern
+    if (!pName || !pName[0]) return prev;
+    const name = pName[0];
+    return { ...prev, [name]: cur };
+  }, {} as Record<string, string>);
+
+  const f = (values: T): string => replaceAll(pattern, vars, values);
+  f.pattern = pattern;
+  return f;
+}
+
+export const Pages = {
+  welcome: "/welcome",
+  balance: "/balance",
+  balanceHistory: pageDefinition<{ currency?: string }>(
+    "/balance/history/:currency?",
+  ),
+  balanceManualWithdraw: pageDefinition<{ currency?: string }>(
+    "/balance/manual-withdraw/:currency?",
+  ),
+  balanceDeposit: pageDefinition<{ currency: string }>(
+    "/balance/deposit/:currency",
+  ),
+  balanceTransaction: pageDefinition<{ tid: string }>(
+    "/balance/transaction/:tid",
+  ),
+  dev: "/dev",
+
+  backup: "/backup",
+  backupProviderDetail: pageDefinition<{ pid: string }>(
+    "/backup/provider/:pid",
+  ),
+  backupProviderAdd: "/backup/provider/add",
+
+  settings: "/settings",
+  settingsExchangeAdd: pageDefinition<{ currency?: string }>(
+    "/settings/exchange/add/:currency?",
+  ),
+
+  cta: pageDefinition<{ action: string }>("/cta/:action"),
+  ctaPay: "/cta/pay",
+  ctaRefund: "/cta/refund",
+  ctaTips: "/cta/tip",
+  ctaWithdraw: "/cta/withdraw",
+  ctaDeposit: "/cta/deposit",
+};
+
 export function PopupNavBar({ path = "" }: { path?: string }): VNode {
   const { i18n } = useTranslationContext();
   return (
     <NavigationHeader>
-      <a href="/balance" class={path.startsWith("/balance") ? "active" : ""}>
+      <a
+        href={Pages.balance}
+        class={path.startsWith("/balance") ? "active" : ""}
+      >
         <i18n.Translate>Balance</i18n.Translate>
       </a>
-      <a href="/backup" class={path.startsWith("/backup") ? "active" : ""}>
+      <a href={Pages.backup} class={path.startsWith("/backup") ? "active" : ""}>
         <i18n.Translate>Backup</i18n.Translate>
       </a>
-      <a href="/settings">
+      <a href={Pages.settings}>
         <SvgIcon
           title={i18n.str`Settings`}
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: settingsIcon }}
@@ -92,21 +143,27 @@ export function WalletNavBar({ path = "" }: { path?: string }): VNode {
   return (
     <NavigationHeaderHolder>
       <NavigationHeader>
-        <a href="/balance" class={path.startsWith("/balance") ? "active" : ""}>
+        <a
+          href={Pages.balance}
+          class={path.startsWith("/balance") ? "active" : ""}
+        >
           <i18n.Translate>Balance</i18n.Translate>
         </a>
-        <a href="/backup" class={path.startsWith("/backup") ? "active" : ""}>
+        <a
+          href={Pages.backup}
+          class={path.startsWith("/backup") ? "active" : ""}
+        >
           <i18n.Translate>Backup</i18n.Translate>
         </a>
 
         <JustInDevMode>
-          <a href="/dev" class={path.startsWith("/dev") ? "active" : ""}>
+          <a href={Pages.dev} class={path.startsWith("/dev") ? "active" : ""}>
             <i18n.Translate>Dev</i18n.Translate>
           </a>
         </JustInDevMode>
 
         <a
-          href="/settings"
+          href={Pages.settings}
           class={path.startsWith("/settings") ? "active" : ""}
         >
           <i18n.Translate>Settings</i18n.Translate>
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/PendingTransactions.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/PendingTransactions.tsx
index 2fc2d2d38..55287903a 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/PendingTransactions.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/PendingTransactions.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import Banner from "./Banner.js";
 import { Time } from "./Time.js";
 
 interface Props extends JSX.HTMLAttributes {
-  goToTransaction: (id: string) => void;
+  goToTransaction: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export function PendingTransactions({ goToTransaction }: Props): VNode {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function PendingTransactionsView({
   transactions,
   goToTransaction,
 }: {
-  goToTransaction: (id: string) => void;
+  goToTransaction: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
   transactions: Transaction[];
 }): VNode {
   return (
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/TransactionItem.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/TransactionItem.tsx
index bfffa3267..127d0411a 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/TransactionItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/TransactionItem.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function TransactionLayout(props: TransactionLayoutProps): VNode {
   const { i18n } = useTranslationContext();
   return (
     <HistoryRow
-      href={Pages.balance_transaction.replace(":tid", props.id)}
+      href={Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid: props.id })}
       style={{
         backgroundColor: props.pending ? "lightcyan" : "inherit",
         alignItems: "center",
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/Application.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/Application.tsx
index ba2886a41..d78677a9e 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/Application.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/Application.tsx
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ function CheckTalerActionComponent(): VNode {
   const [talerActionUrl] = useTalerActionURL();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (talerActionUrl)
-      route(Pages.cta.replace(":action", encodeURIComponent(talerActionUrl)));
+    if (talerActionUrl) {
+      route(Pages.cta({ action: encodeURIComponent(talerActionUrl) }));
+    }
   }, [talerActionUrl]);
 
   return <Fragment />;
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
         {({ devMode }: { devMode: boolean }) => (
           <IoCProviderForRuntime>
             <PendingTransactions
-              goToTransaction={(txId: string) =>
-                redirectTo(Pages.balance_transaction.replace(":tid", txId))
+              goToTransaction={(tid: string) =>
+                redirectTo(Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid }))
               }
             />
             <Match>
@@ -74,24 +75,18 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
                   path={Pages.balance}
                   component={BalancePage}
                   goToWalletManualWithdraw={() =>
-                    redirectTo(
-                      Pages.balance_manual_withdraw.replace(":currency?", ""),
-                    )
+                    redirectTo(Pages.balanceManualWithdraw({}))
                   }
                   goToWalletDeposit={(currency: string) =>
-                    redirectTo(
-                      Pages.balance_deposit.replace(":currency", currency),
-                    )
+                    redirectTo(Pages.balanceDeposit({ currency }))
                   }
                   goToWalletHistory={(currency: string) =>
-                    redirectTo(
-                      Pages.balance_history.replace(":currency?", currency),
-                    )
+                    redirectTo(Pages.balanceHistory({ currency }))
                   }
                 />
 
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.cta}
+                  path={Pages.cta.pattern}
                   component={function Action({ action }: { action: string }) {
                     const [, setDismissed] = useTalerActionURL();
 
@@ -110,37 +105,37 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
                 <Route
                   path={Pages.backup}
                   component={BackupPage}
-                  onAddProvider={() => redirectTo(Pages.backup_provider_add)}
+                  onAddProvider={() => redirectTo(Pages.backupProviderAdd)}
                 />
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.backup_provider_detail}
+                  path={Pages.backupProviderDetail.pattern}
                   component={ProviderDetailPage}
                   onBack={() => redirectTo(Pages.backup)}
                 />
 
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.balance_transaction}
+                  path={Pages.balanceTransaction.pattern}
                   component={RedirectToWalletPage}
                 />
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.balance_manual_withdraw}
+                  path={Pages.balanceManualWithdraw.pattern}
                   component={RedirectToWalletPage}
                 />
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.balance_deposit}
+                  path={Pages.balanceDeposit.pattern}
                   component={RedirectToWalletPage}
                 />
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.balance_history}
+                  path={Pages.balanceHistory.pattern}
                   component={RedirectToWalletPage}
                 />
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.backup_provider_add}
+                  path={Pages.backupProviderAdd}
                   component={RedirectToWalletPage}
                 />
                 <Route path={Pages.settings} component={RedirectToWalletPage} />
                 <Route
-                  path={Pages.settings_exchange_add}
+                  path={Pages.settingsExchangeAdd.pattern}
                   component={RedirectToWalletPage}
                 />
                 <Route path={Pages.dev} component={RedirectToWalletPage} />
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx
index 37ea80d96..84aa0dd84 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Application.tsx
@@ -93,10 +93,8 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
                       }}
                     >
                       <PendingTransactions
-                        goToTransaction={(txId: string) =>
-                          redirectTo(
-                            Pages.balance_transaction.replace(":tid", txId),
-                          )
+                        goToTransaction={(tid: string) =>
+                          redirectTo(Pages.balanceTransaction({ tid }))
                         }
                       />
                     </div>
@@ -122,50 +120,37 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
                */}
 
               <Route
-                path={Pages.balance_history}
+                path={Pages.balanceHistory.pattern}
                 component={HistoryPage}
                 goToWalletDeposit={(currency: string) =>
-                  redirectTo(
-                    Pages.balance_deposit.replace(":currency", currency),
-                  )
+                  redirectTo(Pages.balanceDeposit({ currency }))
                 }
                 goToWalletManualWithdraw={(currency?: string) =>
-                  redirectTo(
-                    Pages.balance_manual_withdraw.replace(
-                      ":currency?",
-                      currency || "",
-                    ),
-                  )
+                  redirectTo(Pages.balanceManualWithdraw({ currency }))
                 }
               />
               <Route
-                path={Pages.balance_transaction}
+                path={Pages.balanceTransaction.pattern}
                 component={TransactionPage}
                 goToWalletHistory={(currency?: string) =>
-                  redirectTo(
-                    Pages.balance_history.replace(":currency?", currency || ""),
-                  )
+                  redirectTo(Pages.balanceHistory({ currency }))
                 }
               />
 
               <Route
-                path={Pages.balance_manual_withdraw}
+                path={Pages.balanceManualWithdraw.pattern}
                 component={ManualWithdrawPage}
                 onCancel={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
               />
 
               <Route
-                path={Pages.balance_deposit}
+                path={Pages.balanceDeposit.pattern}
                 component={DepositPage}
                 onCancel={(currency: string) => {
-                  redirectTo(
-                    Pages.balance_history.replace(":currency?", currency),
-                  );
+                  redirectTo(Pages.balanceHistory({ currency }));
                 }}
                 onSuccess={(currency: string) => {
-                  redirectTo(
-                    Pages.balance_history.replace(":currency?", currency),
-                  );
+                  redirectTo(Pages.balanceHistory({ currency }));
                   setGlobalNotification(
                     <i18n.Translate>
                       All done, your transaction is in progress
@@ -184,15 +169,15 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
               <Route
                 path={Pages.backup}
                 component={BackupPage}
-                onAddProvider={() => redirectTo(Pages.backup_provider_add)}
+                onAddProvider={() => redirectTo(Pages.backupProviderAdd)}
               />
               <Route
-                path={Pages.backup_provider_detail}
+                path={Pages.backupProviderDetail.pattern}
                 component={ProviderDetailPage}
                 onBack={() => redirectTo(Pages.backup)}
               />
               <Route
-                path={Pages.backup_provider_add}
+                path={Pages.backupProviderAdd}
                 component={ProviderAddPage}
                 onBack={() => redirectTo(Pages.backup)}
               />
@@ -201,7 +186,7 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
                * SETTINGS
                */}
               <Route
-                path={Pages.settings_exchange_add}
+                path={Pages.settingsExchangeAdd.pattern}
                 component={ExchangeAddPage}
                 onBack={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
               />
@@ -216,22 +201,17 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
                * CALL TO ACTION
                */}
               <Route
-                path={Pages.cta_pay}
+                path={Pages.ctaPay}
                 component={PayPage}
                 goToWalletManualWithdraw={(currency?: string) =>
-                  redirectTo(
-                    Pages.balance_manual_withdraw.replace(
-                      ":currency?",
-                      currency || "",
-                    ),
-                  )
+                  redirectTo(Pages.balanceManualWithdraw({ currency }))
                 }
                 goBack={() => redirectTo(Pages.balance)}
               />
-              <Route path={Pages.cta_refund} component={RefundPage} />
-              <Route path={Pages.cta_tips} component={TipPage} />
-              <Route path={Pages.cta_withdraw} component={WithdrawPage} />
-              <Route path={Pages.cta_deposit} component={DepositPageCTA} />
+              <Route path={Pages.ctaRefund} component={RefundPage} />
+              <Route path={Pages.ctaTips} component={TipPage} />
+              <Route path={Pages.ctaWithdraw} component={WithdrawPage} />
+              <Route path={Pages.ctaDeposit} component={DepositPageCTA} />
 
               {/**
                * NOT FOUND
@@ -240,13 +220,13 @@ export function Application(): VNode {
               <Route
                 path={Pages.balance}
                 component={Redirect}
-                to={Pages.balance_history.replace(":currency?", "")}
+                to={Pages.balanceHistory({})}
               />
 
               <Route
                 default
                 component={Redirect}
-                to={Pages.balance_history.replace(":currency?", "")}
+                to={Pages.balanceHistory({})}
               />
             </Router>
           </WalletBox>
@@ -268,5 +248,7 @@ function Redirect({ to }: { to: string }): null {
 }
 
 function shouldShowPendingOperations(path: string): boolean {
+  // FIXME: replace includes with a match API like preact router does
+  // [Pages.balanceHistory, Pages.dev, Pages.settings, Pages.backup]
   return ["/balance/history/", "/dev", "/settings", "/backup"].includes(path);
 }
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/BackupPage.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/BackupPage.tsx
index 1f23be856..b1c34c213 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/BackupPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/BackupPage.tsx
@@ -167,10 +167,9 @@ function BackupLayout(props: TransactionLayoutProps): VNode {
     <RowBorderGray>
       <div style={{ color: !props.active ? "grey" : undefined }}>
         <a
-          href={Pages.backup_provider_detail.replace(
-            ":pid",
-            encodeURIComponent(props.id),
-          )}
+          href={Pages.backupProviderDetail({
+            pid: encodeURIComponent(props.id),
+          })}
         >
           <span>{props.title}</span>
         </a>
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/CreateManualWithdraw.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/CreateManualWithdraw.tsx
index 502e9f8ad..d2a9c1366 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/CreateManualWithdraw.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/CreateManualWithdraw.tsx
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ export function CreateManualWithdraw({
               </i18n.Translate>
             </BoldLight>
             <LinkPrimary
-              href={Pages.settings_exchange_add.replace(
-                ":currency?",
-                initialCurrency,
-              )}
+              href={Pages.settingsExchangeAdd({ currency: initialCurrency })}
               style={{ marginLeft: "auto" }}
             >
               <i18n.Translate>Add Exchange</i18n.Translate>
@@ -194,7 +191,7 @@ export function CreateManualWithdraw({
             <i18n.Translate>No exchange configured</i18n.Translate>
           </BoldLight>
           <LinkPrimary
-            href={Pages.settings_exchange_add.replace(":currency?", "")}
+            href={Pages.settingsExchangeAdd({})}
             style={{ marginLeft: "auto" }}
           >
             <i18n.Translate>Add Exchange</i18n.Translate>
@@ -242,7 +239,7 @@ export function CreateManualWithdraw({
           </Input>
           <div style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
             <LinkPrimary
-              href={Pages.settings_exchange_add.replace(":currency?", "")}
+              href={Pages.settingsExchangeAdd({})}
               style={{ marginLeft: "auto" }}
             >
               <i18n.Translate>Add Exchange</i18n.Translate>
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/DeveloperPage.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/DeveloperPage.tsx
index e71ea48f0..074b0d356 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/DeveloperPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/DeveloperPage.tsx
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ export function View({
       [exchange_name: string]: CalculatedCoinfInfo[];
     },
   );
-  function Item({ children }: any) {
-    return <div>{children}</div>;
-  }
   return (
     <div>
       <p>
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Settings.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Settings.tsx
index be75c1eac..55f046259 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Settings.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Settings.tsx
@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ export function SettingsView({
         )}
         <div style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
           <div />
-          <LinkPrimary
-            href={Pages.settings_exchange_add.replace(":currency?", "")}
-          >
+          <LinkPrimary href={Pages.settingsExchangeAdd({})}>
             <i18n.Translate>Add an exchange</i18n.Translate>
           </LinkPrimary>
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Transaction.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Transaction.tsx
index b78039ddd..89f7064c5 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Transaction.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wallet/Transaction.tsx
@@ -352,10 +352,9 @@ export function TransactionView({
                       <td>
                         {<Amount value={r.amountEffective} />}{" "}
                         <a
-                          href={Pages.balance_transaction.replace(
-                            ":tid",
-                            r.transactionId,
-                          )}
+                          href={Pages.balanceTransaction({
+                            tid: r.transactionId,
+                          })}
                         >
                           was refunded
                         </a>{" "}
@@ -556,10 +555,9 @@ export function TransactionView({
           title={<i18n.Translate>Original order ID</i18n.Translate>}
           text={
             <a
-              href={Pages.balance_transaction.replace(
-                ":tid",
-                transaction.refundedTransactionId,
-              )}
+              href={Pages.balanceTransaction({
+                tid: transaction.refundedTransactionId,
+              })}
             >
               {transaction.info.orderId}
             </a>