diff --git a/src/addons/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.page.ts b/src/addons/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.page.ts
index 4a145fb4b..1dabb74fe 100644
--- a/src/addons/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.page.ts
+++ b/src/addons/badges/pages/user-badges/user-badges.page.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { CoreDomUtils } from '@services/utils/dom';
 import { CoreSites } from '@services/sites';
 import { CoreUtils } from '@services/utils/utils';
 import { CorePageItemsListManager } from '@classes/page-items-list-manager';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { CoreSplitViewComponent } from '@components/split-view/split-view';
 import { CoreNavigator } from '@services/navigator';
 
@@ -131,11 +131,4 @@ class AddonBadgesUserBadgesManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<AddonBadgesU
         };
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return route.params.badgeHash ?? null;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/addons/competency/pages/competencies/competencies.ts b/src/addons/competency/pages/competencies/competencies.ts
index 399c5371c..821e9db57 100644
--- a/src/addons/competency/pages/competencies/competencies.ts
+++ b/src/addons/competency/pages/competencies/competencies.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { CoreSplitViewComponent } from '@components/split-view/split-view';
 import {
     AddonCompetencyDataForPlanPageCompetency, AddonCompetencyDataForCourseCompetenciesPageCompetency, AddonCompetency,
 } from '../../services/competency';
-import { Params, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { Params, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { CorePageItemsListManager } from '@classes/page-items-list-manager';
 import { Translate } from '@singletons';
 import { CoreNavigator } from '@services/navigator';
@@ -162,11 +162,4 @@ class AddonCompetencyListManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<AddonCompetenc
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return route.params.competencyId ?? null;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/addons/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.ts b/src/addons/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.ts
index 23e3741ae..4e414fde7 100644
--- a/src/addons/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.ts
+++ b/src/addons/competency/pages/planlist/planlist.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { AddonCompetencyProvider, AddonCompetencyPlan, AddonCompetency } from '.
 import { AddonCompetencyHelper } from '../../services/competency-helper';
 import { CoreNavigator } from '@services/navigator';
 import { CorePageItemsListManager } from '@classes/page-items-list-manager';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 
 /**
  * Page that displays the list of learning plans.
@@ -130,11 +129,4 @@ class AddonCompetencyPlanListManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<AddonCompe
         return String(plan.id);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return route.params.planId ?? null;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/assign/pages/submission-list/submission-list.page.ts b/src/addons/mod/assign/pages/submission-list/submission-list.page.ts
index 6b2f49f1a..4176ba7a3 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/assign/pages/submission-list/submission-list.page.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/assign/pages/submission-list/submission-list.page.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Component, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { CorePageItemsListManager } from '@classes/page-items-list-manager';
 import { CoreSplitViewComponent } from '@components/split-view/split-view';
 import { IonRefresher } from '@ionic/angular';
@@ -368,13 +368,6 @@ class AddonModAssignSubmissionListManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<Addon
         };
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return route.params.submitId ?? null;
-    }
-
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
index 4c0a44724..5bd493c78 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Component, Optional, OnInit, OnDestroy, ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRoute, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { IonContent } from '@ionic/angular';
 import { CoreCourseModuleMainActivityComponent } from '@features/course/classes/main-activity-component';
 import {
@@ -820,19 +820,4 @@ class AddonModForumDiscussionsManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<Discussio
         return this.discussionsPathPrefix + getRelativePath();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        if (route.params.discussionId) {
-            return this.discussionsPathPrefix + route.params.discussionId;
-        }
-
-        if (route.params.timeCreated) {
-            return this.discussionsPathPrefix + `new/${route.params.timeCreated}`;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/core/classes/page-items-list-manager.ts b/src/core/classes/page-items-list-manager.ts
index ed43becdd..06aa266ed 100644
--- a/src/core/classes/page-items-list-manager.ts
+++ b/src/core/classes/page-items-list-manager.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { ActivatedRoute, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params, UrlSegment } from '@angular/router';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { CoreSplitViewComponent } from '@components/split-view/split-view';
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ export abstract class CorePageItemsListManager<Item> {
 
         // Calculate current selected item.
         const route = CoreNavigator.getCurrentRoute({ pageComponent: this.pageComponent });
-        if (route !== null && route.firstChild) {
-            this.updateSelectedItem(route.firstChild.snapshot);
-        }
+        this.updateSelectedItem(route?.snapshot ?? null);
 
         // Select default item if none is selected on a non-mobile layout.
         if (!CoreScreen.isMobile && this.selectedItem === null) {
@@ -94,9 +92,11 @@ export abstract class CorePageItemsListManager<Item> {
      */
     watchSplitViewOutlet(splitView: CoreSplitViewComponent): void {
         this.splitView = splitView;
-        this.splitViewOutletSubscription = splitView.outletRouteObservable.subscribe(route => this.updateSelectedItem(route));
+        this.splitViewOutletSubscription = splitView.outletRouteObservable.subscribe(
+            route => this.updateSelectedItem(this.getPageRouteFromSplitViewOutlet(route)),
+        );
 
-        this.updateSelectedItem(splitView.outletRoute);
+        this.updateSelectedItem(this.getPageRouteFromSplitViewOutlet(splitView.outletRoute) ?? null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ export abstract class CorePageItemsListManager<Item> {
         }
 
         // If this item is already selected, do nothing.
-        const itemRoute = this.getItemRoute(route);
         const itemPath = this.getItemPath(item);
-        const selectedItemPath = itemRoute?.snapshot ? this.getSelectedItemPath(itemRoute.snapshot) : null;
+        const selectedItemPath = this.getSelectedItemPath(route.snapshot);
 
         if (selectedItemPath === itemPath) {
             return;
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ export abstract class CorePageItemsListManager<Item> {
             return map;
         }, {});
 
-        this.updateSelectedItem(this.splitView?.outletRoute);
+        this.updateSelectedItem(this.getPageRouteFromSplitViewOutlet(this.splitView?.outletRoute ?? null));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -183,8 +182,8 @@ export abstract class CorePageItemsListManager<Item> {
      *
      * @param route Current route.
      */
-    protected updateSelectedItem(route?: ActivatedRouteSnapshot | null): void {
-        const selectedItemPath = route ? this.getSelectedItemPath(route) : null;
+    protected updateSelectedItem(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot | null): void {
+        const selectedItemPath = this.getSelectedItemPath(route);
 
         this.selectedItem = selectedItemPath
             ? this.itemsMap?.[selectedItemPath] ?? null
@@ -220,25 +219,31 @@ export abstract class CorePageItemsListManager<Item> {
     /**
      * Get the path of the selected item given the current route.
      *
-     * @param route Current route.
+     * @param route Page route.
      * @return Path of the selected item in the given route.
      */
-    protected abstract getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null;
+    protected getSelectedItemPath(route?: ActivatedRouteSnapshot | null): string | null {
+        const segments: UrlSegment[] = [];
 
-    /**
-     * Get the active item route, if any.
-     *
-     * @param pageRoute Page route.
-     * @return Item route.
-     */
-    private getItemRoute(pageRoute: ActivatedRoute): ActivatedRoute | null {
-        let itemRoute = pageRoute.firstChild;
-
-        while (itemRoute && !itemRoute.component) {
-            itemRoute = itemRoute.firstChild;
+        while ((route = route?.firstChild)) {
+            segments.push(...route.url);
         }
 
-        return itemRoute;
+        return segments.map(segment => segment.path).join('/').replace(/\/+/, '/').trim() || null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the page route given a child route on the splitview outlet.
+     *
+     * @param route Child route.
+     * @return Page route.
+     */
+    private getPageRouteFromSplitViewOutlet(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot | null): ActivatedRouteSnapshot | null {
+        while (route && route.component !== this.pageComponent) {
+            route = route.parent;
+        }
+
+        return route;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.page.ts b/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.page.ts
index 540beed21..2c93e5aae 100644
--- a/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.page.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.page.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { ActivatedRoute, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { AfterViewInit, Component, OnDestroy, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { IonRefresher } from '@ionic/angular';
 
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ class CoreGradesCourseManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<CoreGradesFormatt
         return { userId: this.userId };
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return route.params.gradeId ?? null;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
diff --git a/src/core/features/grades/pages/courses/courses.page.ts b/src/core/features/grades/pages/courses/courses.page.ts
index df98d2033..7adb536a7 100644
--- a/src/core/features/grades/pages/courses/courses.page.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/grades/pages/courses/courses.page.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { AfterViewInit, Component, OnDestroy, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 import { CorePageItemsListManager } from '@classes/page-items-list-manager';
 
 import { CoreSplitViewComponent } from '@components/split-view/split-view';
@@ -101,15 +100,6 @@ class CoreGradesCoursesManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<CoreGradesGradeO
         return courseGrade.courseid.toString();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        const courseId = parseInt(route?.params.courseId);
-
-        return isNaN(courseId) ? null : courseId.toString();
-    }
-
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
diff --git a/src/core/features/settings/pages/index/index.ts b/src/core/features/settings/pages/index/index.ts
index 14abe5b7a..6e1653977 100644
--- a/src/core/features/settings/pages/index/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/settings/pages/index/index.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { AfterViewInit, Component, OnDestroy, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { Params } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { CorePageItemsListManager } from '@classes/page-items-list-manager';
 import { CoreSplitViewComponent } from '@components/split-view/split-view';
-import { CoreSettingsHelper } from '@features/settings/services/settings-helper';
 import { CoreConstants } from '@/core/constants';
 import { SHAREDFILES_PAGE_NAME } from '@features/sharedfiles/sharedfiles.module';
 import { CoreApp } from '@services/app';
@@ -110,13 +109,6 @@ class CoreSettingsSectionsManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<CoreSettingsS
         return section.params || {};
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return CoreSettingsHelper.getSelectedItemPath(route);
-    }
-
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/features/settings/pages/site/site.ts b/src/core/features/settings/pages/site/site.ts
index ec5ccc7c6..be7d0e313 100644
--- a/src/core/features/settings/pages/site/site.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/settings/pages/site/site.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { AfterViewInit, Component, OnDestroy, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { IonRefresher } from '@ionic/angular';
 
 import { CoreSettingsDelegate, CoreSettingsHandlerToDisplay } from '../../services/settings-delegate';
@@ -200,11 +200,4 @@ class CoreSettingsSitePreferencesManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<CoreSe
         return handler.params || {};
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return CoreSettingsHelper.getSelectedItemPath(route);
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/core/features/settings/services/settings-helper.ts b/src/core/features/settings/services/settings-helper.ts
index 6bbe6e12c..3e020b7d4 100644
--- a/src/core/features/settings/services/settings-helper.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/settings/services/settings-helper.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ import { CoreDomUtils } from '@services/utils/dom';
 import { CoreCourse } from '@features/course/services/course';
 import { makeSingleton, Translate } from '@singletons';
 import { CoreError } from '@classes/errors/error';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
-import { CoreNavigator } from '@services/navigator';
-import { CoreTextUtils } from '@services/utils/text';
 
 /**
  * Object with space usage and cache entries that can be erased.
@@ -478,29 +475,6 @@ export class CoreSettingsHelperProvider {
         document.body.classList.toggle('dark', enable);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Implementation of getSelectedItemPath for settings items managers.
-     *
-     * @param route Current route.
-     * @return Path of the selected item in the given route.
-     */
-    getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        // @todo: routeConfig doesn't have a path after refreshing the app.
-        // route.component is null too, and route.parent.url is empty.
-        let routePath = route.routeConfig?.path;
-        const parentPath = route.parent?.routeConfig?.path;
-
-        if (!routePath && !parentPath) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (routePath) {
-            routePath = CoreNavigator.replaceRoutePathParams(routePath, route.params);
-        }
-
-        return CoreTextUtils.concatenatePaths(parentPath || '', routePath || '');
-    }
-
 }
 
 export const CoreSettingsHelper = makeSingleton(CoreSettingsHelperProvider);
diff --git a/src/core/features/user/pages/participants/participants.page.ts b/src/core/features/user/pages/participants/participants.page.ts
index 3d7aa1bd8..900c54c0d 100644
--- a/src/core/features/user/pages/participants/participants.page.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/user/pages/participants/participants.page.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
 import { AfterViewInit, Component, OnDestroy, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { IonRefresher } from '@ionic/angular';
 
@@ -227,13 +226,6 @@ class CoreUserParticipantsManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<CoreUserParti
         return participant.id.toString();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected getSelectedItemPath(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): string | null {
-        return route.params.userId ?? null;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */