Hi there!
Thanks for reaching out to us.
- If you do not want it as menu heading, you can change the menu item type as URL and put a hash(#) in the URL field if the menu heading menu item doesn't have any link. Them it might show in offcanvas menu also. However, I could not find the menu item you mentioned though.
- I think this is expected behavior, as the redirection reloads the page, hence changed the state back to the start. If you want to change this default behavior then it might request code customization even if this is possible, and customization support is prohibited here.
However, you may try to use bredcrumb, so that the navigation tracker is visible to you right there, if it suits you and serves your purposes.
Best Regards