I finally figured this one out. Turns out I was so focused on filters and actions that I forgot about the basics. In order to preserve any custom URL parameters after saving a post (via submitting the form) do the following: Filter your admin URL with a conditional that checks for the parameter you want to preserve ([based on this answer][1]), like this: add_filter('admin_url','add_fullscreen_param'); function add_fullscreen_param( $link ) { if(isset($_REQUEST['fullscreen']) && $_REQUEST['fullscreen'] == '1') { $params['fullscreen'] = '1'; } $link = add_query_arg( $params, $link ); return $link; } Then, all you have to do is make sure you send that request along with your form, because it will activate the filter above prior to redirecting back to your post / page / custom post type. To do this, simply add a hidden input. if(isset($_REQUEST['fullscreen']) && $_REQUEST['fullscreen'] == '1') { echo('<input type="hidden" name="fullscreen" value="1" />'); } So if you access `/wp-admin/post.php?post=100&action=edit&fullscreen=1`, that last parameter will be there after saving the form. [1]: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/4618/preserve-custom-url-parameter-on-more-pages