Hey Carter,
URL query resolution is possible to varying degrees depending on the filter’s complexity, your site’s permalinks settings, and your server’s .htaccess file configuration.
1. Can you share some links to your site that you’re trying to use, and elaborate a bit more on the types of queries you are trying to make direct links to?
2. Can you share what your site’s permalinks settings are? You can find these settings in Settings → Permalinks—they might be /%postname%/, for example, but let me know what they are.
Thank you,
George