diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml b/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml
index c6c2b81e8..4cd33f47e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
               toolchain: "1.70.0",
             }
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install stable
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs stable.yml b/.github/workflows/docs stable.yml
index 069d4308a..642216f0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs stable.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs stable.yml	
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup mdBook
         run: |
           cargo install mdbook --git https://github.com/Demonthos/mdBook.git --branch master
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build
         run: cd docs &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 3a452e770..107ad9638 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup mdBook
         run: |
           cargo install mdbook --git https://github.com/Demonthos/mdBook.git --branch master
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build
         run: cd docs &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 04f367b8e..037525557 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: sudo apt-get update
       - run: sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: cargo check --all --examples --tests
 
   test:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: davidB/rust-cargo-make@v1
       - uses: browser-actions/setup-firefox@latest
       - uses: jetli/wasm-pack-action@v0.4.0
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: cargo make tests
 
   fmt:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: rustup component add rustfmt
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
 
   clippy:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: sudo apt-get update
       - run: sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev
       - run: rustup component add clippy
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: cargo clippy --workspace --examples --tests -- -D warnings
 
   matrix_test:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: install stable
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
   #     options: --security-opt seccomp=unconfined
   #   steps:
   #     - name: Checkout repository
-  #       uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4
   #     - name: Generate code coverage
   #       run: |
   #         apt-get update &&\
diff --git a/.github/workflows/miri.yml b/.github/workflows/miri.yml
index b1d772512..4a467b9b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/miri.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/miri.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: echo "MIRIFLAGS=-Zmiri-tag-gc=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Rust ${{ env.rust_nightly }}
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index dba32d257..500d41564 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # Do our best to cache the toolchain and node install steps
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 16
diff --git a/packages/core/src/nodes.rs b/packages/core/src/nodes.rs
index 2399c16b8..c83b1059a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/nodes.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/nodes.rs
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ impl<'a> IntoDynNode<'a> for &Element<'a> {
 
 impl<'a, 'b> IntoDynNode<'a> for LazyNodes<'a, 'b> {
     fn into_vnode(self, cx: &'a ScopeState) -> DynamicNode<'a> {
-        DynamicNode::Fragment(cx.bump().alloc([self.call(cx)]))
+        DynamicNode::Fragment(cx.bump().alloc([cx.render(self).unwrap()]))
     }
 }
 
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ impl<'a> IntoTemplate<'a> for Element<'a> {
 }
 impl<'a, 'b> IntoTemplate<'a> for LazyNodes<'a, 'b> {
     fn into_template(self, cx: &'a ScopeState) -> VNode<'a> {
-        self.call(cx)
+        cx.render(self).unwrap()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/html/src/elements.rs b/packages/html/src/elements.rs
index 7e5bed124..7800369a9 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/elements.rs
+++ b/packages/html/src/elements.rs
@@ -1258,6 +1258,8 @@ builder_constructors! {
         spellcheck: BoolOrDefault DEFAULT,
         wrap: Wrap DEFAULT,
         value: String volatile,
+
+        initial_value: String DEFAULT,
     };
 
 
diff --git a/packages/router-macro/src/lib.rs b/packages/router-macro/src/lib.rs
index c949cf2f4..1078e5b9a 100644
--- a/packages/router-macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/router-macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ impl RouteEnum {
                     let route = s;
                     let (route, _hash) = route.split_once('#').unwrap_or((route, ""));
                     let (route, query) = route.split_once('?').unwrap_or((route, ""));
-                    let mut segments = route.split('/');
+                    let query = dioxus_router::exports::urlencoding::decode(query).unwrap_or(query.into());
+                    let mut segments = route.split('/').map(|s| dioxus_router::exports::urlencoding::decode(s).unwrap_or(s.into()));
                     // skip the first empty segment
                     if s.starts_with('/') {
                         let _ = segments.next();
diff --git a/packages/router-macro/src/query.rs b/packages/router-macro/src/query.rs
index 8b9db9e51..c97d3be29 100644
--- a/packages/router-macro/src/query.rs
+++ b/packages/router-macro/src/query.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl QuerySegment {
         let ident = &self.ident;
         let ty = &self.ty;
         quote! {
-            let #ident = <#ty as dioxus_router::routable::FromQuery>::from_query(query);
+            let #ident = <#ty as dioxus_router::routable::FromQuery>::from_query(&*query);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/router-macro/src/route_tree.rs b/packages/router-macro/src/route_tree.rs
index 399d20e5e..6b89c80ab 100644
--- a/packages/router-macro/src/route_tree.rs
+++ b/packages/router-macro/src/route_tree.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ impl<'a> RouteTreeSegmentData<'a> {
                 quote! {
                     {
                         let mut segments = segments.clone();
-                        if let Some(segment) = segments.next() {
+                        let segment = segments.next();
+                        if let Some(segment) = segment.as_deref() {
                             if #segment == segment {
                                 #(#children)*
                             }
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ impl<'a> RouteTreeSegmentData<'a> {
                         quote! {
                             let mut trailing = String::from("/");
                             for seg in segments.clone() {
-                                trailing += seg;
+                                trailing += &*seg;
                                 trailing += "/";
                             }
                             trailing.pop();
@@ -506,7 +507,9 @@ fn return_constructed(
             let remaining_segments = segments.clone();
             let mut segments_clone = segments.clone();
             let next_segment = segments_clone.next();
+            let next_segment = next_segment.as_deref();
             let segment_after_next = segments_clone.next();
+            let segment_after_next = segment_after_next.as_deref();
             match (next_segment, segment_after_next) {
                 // This is the last segment, return the parsed route
                 (None, _) | (Some(""), None) => {
@@ -516,7 +519,7 @@ fn return_constructed(
                 _ => {
                     let mut trailing = String::new();
                     for seg in remaining_segments {
-                        trailing += seg;
+                        trailing += &*seg;
                         trailing += "/";
                     }
                     trailing.pop();
diff --git a/packages/router-macro/src/segment.rs b/packages/router-macro/src/segment.rs
index 62dea59a7..e13141dc0 100644
--- a/packages/router-macro/src/segment.rs
+++ b/packages/router-macro/src/segment.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ impl RouteSegment {
                     {
                         let mut segments = segments.clone();
                         let segment = segments.next();
+                        let segment = segment.as_deref();
                         let parsed = if let Some(#segment) = segment {
                             Ok(())
                         } else {
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ impl RouteSegment {
                 quote! {
                     {
                         let mut segments = segments.clone();
-                        let parsed = if let Some(segment) = segments.next() {
+                        let segment = segments.next();
+                        let parsed = if let Some(segment) = segment.as_deref() {
                             <#ty as dioxus_router::routable::FromRouteSegment>::from_route_segment(segment).map_err(|err| #error_enum_name::#error_enum_varient(#inner_parse_enum::#error_name(err)))
                         } else {
                             Err(#error_enum_name::#error_enum_varient(#inner_parse_enum::#missing_error_name))
@@ -100,9 +102,12 @@ impl RouteSegment {
                 quote! {
                     {
                         let parsed = {
-                            let mut segments = segments.clone();
-                            let segments: Vec<_> = segments.collect();
-                            <#ty as dioxus_router::routable::FromRouteSegments>::from_route_segments(&segments).map_err(|err| #error_enum_name::#error_enum_varient(#inner_parse_enum::#error_name(err)))
+                            let remaining_segments: Vec<_> = segments.collect();
+                            let mut new_segments: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+                            for segment in &remaining_segments {
+                                new_segments.push(&*segment);
+                            }
+                            <#ty as dioxus_router::routable::FromRouteSegments>::from_route_segments(&new_segments).map_err(|err| #error_enum_name::#error_enum_varient(#inner_parse_enum::#error_name(err)))
                         };
                         match parsed {
                             Ok(#name) => {
diff --git a/packages/router/Cargo.toml b/packages/router/Cargo.toml
index 46d7536b6..f8f967ef2 100644
--- a/packages/router/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/router/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ gloo = { version = "0.8.0", optional = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 futures-util = { workspace = true }
-serde_urlencoded = { version = "0.7.1", optional = true }
+urlencoding = "2.1.3"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 url = "2.3.1"
 wasm-bindgen = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/lib.rs b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
index 49b7ffc42..a92394513 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -82,3 +82,8 @@ pub mod prelude {
 mod utils {
     pub(crate) mod use_router_internal;
 }
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod exports {
+    pub use urlencoding;
+}
diff --git a/packages/router/src/routable.rs b/packages/router/src/routable.rs
index d9f5b2346..39a5245a9 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/routable.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/routable.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub trait FromQuery {
 
 impl<T: for<'a> From<&'a str>> FromQuery for T {
     fn from_query(query: &str) -> Self {
-        T::from(query)
+        T::from(&*urlencoding::decode(query).expect("Failed to decode url encoding"))
     }
 }
 
@@ -54,10 +54,22 @@ where
     type Err = <T as FromStr>::Err;
 
     fn from_route_segment(route: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        T::from_str(route)
+        match urlencoding::decode(route) {
+            Ok(segment) => T::from_str(&segment),
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::error!("Failed to decode url encoding: {}", err);
+                T::from_str(route)
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn full_circle() {
+    let route = "testing 1234 hello world";
+    assert_eq!(String::from_route_segment(route).unwrap(), route);
+}
+
 /// Something that can be converted to route segments
 pub trait ToRouteSegments {
     /// Display the route segments
@@ -71,12 +83,33 @@ where
     fn display_route_segements(self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         for segment in self {
             write!(f, "/")?;
-            write!(f, "{}", segment)?;
+            let segment = segment.to_string();
+            match urlencoding::decode(&segment) {
+                Ok(segment) => write!(f, "{}", segment)?,
+                Err(err) => {
+                    log::error!("Failed to decode url encoding: {}", err);
+                    write!(f, "{}", segment)?
+                }
+            }
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn to_route_segments() {
+    struct DisplaysRoute;
+
+    impl std::fmt::Display for DisplaysRoute {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+            let segments = vec!["hello", "world"];
+            segments.display_route_segements(f)
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(DisplaysRoute.to_string(), "/hello/world");
+}
+
 /// Something that can be created from route segments
 pub trait FromRouteSegments: Sized {
     /// The error that can occur when parsing route segments
diff --git a/packages/web/src/dom.rs b/packages/web/src/dom.rs
index 9cdabed3f..50d990cb2 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/dom.rs
+++ b/packages/web/src/dom.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ impl WebsysDom {
         for id in to_mount {
             let node = dioxus_interpreter_js::get_node(id.0 as u32);
             if let Some(element) = node.dyn_ref::<Element>() {
-                log::info!("mounted event fired: {}", id.0);
                 let data = PlatformEventData::new(Box::new(element.clone()));
                 let _ = self.event_channel.unbounded_send(UiEvent {
                     name: "mounted".to_string(),