diff --git a/explorer/src/providers/network.tsx b/explorer/src/providers/network.tsx
index fe67e933a1..eb95a1f955 100644
--- a/explorer/src/providers/network.tsx
+++ b/explorer/src/providers/network.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ function networkReducer(state: State, action: Action): State {
 }
 
 function initState(): State {
-  const networkUrlParam = findGetParameter("networkUrl");
+  const networkUrlParam =
+    findGetParameter("clusterUrl") || findGetParameter("networkUrl");
 
   let network;
   let customUrl = DEFAULT_CUSTOM_URL;
diff --git a/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx b/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx
index de0625410e..883958b461 100644
--- a/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx
+++ b/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { TransactionSignature, Connection } from "@solana/web3.js";
-import { findGetParameter } from "../utils";
+import { findGetParameter, findPathSegment } from "../utils";
 import { useNetwork } from "../providers/network";
 
 export enum Status {
@@ -85,9 +85,22 @@ function reducer(state: State, action: Action): State {
   return state;
 }
 
+function urlSignatures(): Array<string> {
+  const signatures: Array<string> = [];
+  return signatures
+    .concat(findGetParameter("tx")?.split(",") || [])
+    .concat(findGetParameter("txn")?.split(",") || [])
+    .concat(findGetParameter("txs")?.split(",") || [])
+    .concat(findGetParameter("txns")?.split(",") || [])
+    .concat(findGetParameter("transaction")?.split(",") || [])
+    .concat(findGetParameter("transactions")?.split(",") || [])
+    .concat(findPathSegment("transaction")?.split(",") || [])
+    .concat(findPathSegment("transactions")?.split(",") || []);
+}
+
 function initState(): State {
   let idCounter = 0;
-  const signatures = findGetParameter("txs")?.split(",") || [];
+  const signatures = urlSignatures();
   const transactions = signatures.reduce(
     (transactions: Transactions, signature) => {
       const id = ++idCounter;
diff --git a/explorer/src/utils.ts b/explorer/src/utils.ts
index bb9fb4d973..6d1d5cd8ce 100644
--- a/explorer/src/utils.ts
+++ b/explorer/src/utils.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ export function findGetParameter(parameterName: string): string | null {
   return result;
 }
 
+export function findPathSegment(pathName: string): string | null {
+  const segments = window.location.pathname.substr(1).split("/");
+  if (segments.length < 2) return null;
+
+  // remove all but last two segments
+  segments.splice(0, segments.length - 2);
+
+  if (segments[0] === pathName) {
+    return segments[1];
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 export function assertUnreachable(x: never): never {
   throw new Error("Unreachable!");
 }