diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index d9f65632..04dd169c 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
 daysUntilStale: 60
 # Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
-daysUntilClose: 7
+daysUntilClose: 30
 # Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
 exemptLabels:
   - pinned
   - security
+  - bug
+  - enhancement
 # Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: wontfix
+staleLabel: stale
 # Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
 markComment: >
   This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
-  recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
-  for your contributions.
+  recent activity. It will be closed within a month if no further activity occurs.
+  Thank you for your contributions.
 # Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
-closeComment: false
\ No newline at end of file
+closeComment: false
diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index 29b88b70..c4399801 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ func (e *Echo) Reverse(name string, params ...interface{}) string {
 	for _, r := range e.router.routes {
 		if r.Name == name {
 			for i, l := 0, len(r.Path); i < l; i++ {
-				if r.Path[i] == ':' && n < ln {
+				if (r.Path[i] == ':' || r.Path[i] == '*') && n < ln {
 					for ; i < l && r.Path[i] != '/'; i++ {
 					}
 					uri.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", params[n]))
diff --git a/echo_test.go b/echo_test.go
index 0368dbd7..71dc1ac0 100644
--- a/echo_test.go
+++ b/echo_test.go
@@ -277,10 +277,12 @@ func TestEchoURL(t *testing.T) {
 	e := New()
 	static := func(Context) error { return nil }
 	getUser := func(Context) error { return nil }
+	getAny := func(Context) error { return nil }
 	getFile := func(Context) error { return nil }
 
 	e.GET("/static/file", static)
 	e.GET("/users/:id", getUser)
+	e.GET("/documents/*", getAny)
 	g := e.Group("/group")
 	g.GET("/users/:uid/files/:fid", getFile)
 
@@ -289,6 +291,9 @@ func TestEchoURL(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal("/static/file", e.URL(static))
 	assert.Equal("/users/:id", e.URL(getUser))
 	assert.Equal("/users/1", e.URL(getUser, "1"))
+	assert.Equal("/users/1", e.URL(getUser, "1"))
+	assert.Equal("/documents/foo.txt", e.URL(getAny, "foo.txt"))
+	assert.Equal("/documents/*", e.URL(getAny))
 	assert.Equal("/group/users/1/files/:fid", e.URL(getFile, "1"))
 	assert.Equal("/group/users/1/files/1", e.URL(getFile, "1", "1"))
 }
@@ -652,3 +657,28 @@ func TestEchoShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	err := <-errCh
 	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), "http: Server closed")
 }
+
+func TestEchoReverse(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	e := New()
+	dummyHandler := func(Context) error { return nil }
+
+	e.GET("/static", dummyHandler).Name = "/static"
+	e.GET("/static/*", dummyHandler).Name = "/static/*"
+	e.GET("/params/:foo", dummyHandler).Name = "/params/:foo"
+	e.GET("/params/:foo/bar/:qux", dummyHandler).Name = "/params/:foo/bar/:qux"
+	e.GET("/params/:foo/bar/:qux/*", dummyHandler).Name = "/params/:foo/bar/:qux/*"
+
+	assert.Equal("/static", e.Reverse("/static"))
+	assert.Equal("/static", e.Reverse("/static", "missing param"))
+	assert.Equal("/static/*", e.Reverse("/static/*"))
+	assert.Equal("/static/foo.txt", e.Reverse("/static/*", "foo.txt"))
+
+	assert.Equal("/params/:foo", e.Reverse("/params/:foo"))
+	assert.Equal("/params/one", e.Reverse("/params/:foo", "one"))
+	assert.Equal("/params/:foo/bar/:qux", e.Reverse("/params/:foo/bar/:qux"))
+	assert.Equal("/params/one/bar/:qux", e.Reverse("/params/:foo/bar/:qux", "one"))
+	assert.Equal("/params/one/bar/two", e.Reverse("/params/:foo/bar/:qux", "one", "two"))
+	assert.Equal("/params/one/bar/two/three", e.Reverse("/params/:foo/bar/:qux/*", "one", "two", "three"))
+}
diff --git a/middleware/compress.go b/middleware/compress.go
index e4f9fc51..6ae19745 100644
--- a/middleware/compress.go
+++ b/middleware/compress.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func GzipWithConfig(config GzipConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 		config.Level = DefaultGzipConfig.Level
 	}
 
-	pool := gzipPool(config)
+	pool := gzipCompressPool(config)
 
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		return func(c echo.Context) error {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (w *gzipResponseWriter) Push(target string, opts *http.PushOptions) error {
 	return http.ErrNotSupported
 }
 
-func gzipPool(config GzipConfig) sync.Pool {
+func gzipCompressPool(config GzipConfig) sync.Pool {
 	return sync.Pool{
 		New: func() interface{} {
 			w, err := gzip.NewWriterLevel(ioutil.Discard, config.Level)
diff --git a/middleware/decompress.go b/middleware/decompress.go
index 99eaf066..c046359a 100644
--- a/middleware/decompress.go
+++ b/middleware/decompress.go
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package middleware
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/gzip"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -13,17 +16,55 @@ type (
 	DecompressConfig struct {
 		// Skipper defines a function to skip middleware.
 		Skipper Skipper
+
+		// GzipDecompressPool defines an interface to provide the sync.Pool used to create/store Gzip readers
+		GzipDecompressPool Decompressor
 	}
 )
 
 //GZIPEncoding content-encoding header if set to "gzip", decompress body contents.
 const GZIPEncoding string = "gzip"
 
+// Decompressor is used to get the sync.Pool used by the middleware to get Gzip readers
+type Decompressor interface {
+	gzipDecompressPool() sync.Pool
+}
+
 var (
 	//DefaultDecompressConfig defines the config for decompress middleware
-	DefaultDecompressConfig = DecompressConfig{Skipper: DefaultSkipper}
+	DefaultDecompressConfig = DecompressConfig{
+		Skipper:            DefaultSkipper,
+		GzipDecompressPool: &DefaultGzipDecompressPool{},
+	}
 )
 
+// DefaultGzipDecompressPool is the default implementation of Decompressor interface
+type DefaultGzipDecompressPool struct {
+}
+
+func (d *DefaultGzipDecompressPool) gzipDecompressPool() sync.Pool {
+	return sync.Pool{
+		New: func() interface{} {
+			// create with an empty reader (but with GZIP header)
+			w, err := gzip.NewWriterLevel(ioutil.Discard, gzip.BestSpeed)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			b := new(bytes.Buffer)
+			w.Reset(b)
+			w.Flush()
+			w.Close()
+
+			r, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return r
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 //Decompress decompresses request body based if content encoding type is set to "gzip" with default config
 func Decompress() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	return DecompressWithConfig(DefaultDecompressConfig)
@@ -31,25 +72,46 @@ func Decompress() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 
 //DecompressWithConfig decompresses request body based if content encoding type is set to "gzip" with config
 func DecompressWithConfig(config DecompressConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	// Defaults
+	if config.Skipper == nil {
+		config.Skipper = DefaultGzipConfig.Skipper
+	}
+	if config.GzipDecompressPool == nil {
+		config.GzipDecompressPool = DefaultDecompressConfig.GzipDecompressPool
+	}
+
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		pool := config.GzipDecompressPool.gzipDecompressPool()
 		return func(c echo.Context) error {
 			if config.Skipper(c) {
 				return next(c)
 			}
 			switch c.Request().Header.Get(echo.HeaderContentEncoding) {
 			case GZIPEncoding:
-				gr, err := gzip.NewReader(c.Request().Body)
-				if err != nil {
+				b := c.Request().Body
+
+				i := pool.Get()
+				gr, ok := i.(*gzip.Reader)
+				if !ok {
+					return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, i.(error).Error())
+				}
+
+				if err := gr.Reset(b); err != nil {
+					pool.Put(gr)
 					if err == io.EOF { //ignore if body is empty
 						return next(c)
 					}
 					return err
 				}
-				defer gr.Close()
 				var buf bytes.Buffer
 				io.Copy(&buf, gr)
+
+				gr.Close()
+				pool.Put(gr)
+
+				b.Close() // http.Request.Body is closed by the Server, but because we are replacing it, it must be closed here
+
 				r := ioutil.NopCloser(&buf)
-				defer r.Close()
 				c.Request().Body = r
 			}
 			return next(c)
diff --git a/middleware/decompress_test.go b/middleware/decompress_test.go
index 772c14f6..51fa6b0f 100644
--- a/middleware/decompress_test.go
+++ b/middleware/decompress_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package middleware
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
@@ -43,6 +45,35 @@ func TestDecompress(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(body, string(b))
 }
 
+func TestDecompressDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	e := echo.New()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", strings.NewReader("test"))
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c := e.NewContext(req, rec)
+
+	h := DecompressWithConfig(DecompressConfig{})(func(c echo.Context) error {
+		c.Response().Write([]byte("test")) // For Content-Type sniffing
+		return nil
+	})
+	h(c)
+
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	assert.Equal("test", rec.Body.String())
+
+	// Decompress
+	body := `{"name": "echo"}`
+	gz, _ := gzipString(body)
+	req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", strings.NewReader(string(gz)))
+	req.Header.Set(echo.HeaderContentEncoding, GZIPEncoding)
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c = e.NewContext(req, rec)
+	h(c)
+	assert.Equal(GZIPEncoding, req.Header.Get(echo.HeaderContentEncoding))
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(body, string(b))
+}
+
 func TestCompressRequestWithoutDecompressMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 	e := echo.New()
 	body := `{"name":"echo"}`
@@ -108,6 +139,36 @@ func TestDecompressSkipper(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, body, string(reqBody))
 }
 
+type TestDecompressPoolWithError struct {
+}
+
+func (d *TestDecompressPoolWithError) gzipDecompressPool() sync.Pool {
+	return sync.Pool{
+		New: func() interface{} {
+			return errors.New("pool error")
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecompressPoolError(t *testing.T) {
+	e := echo.New()
+	e.Use(DecompressWithConfig(DecompressConfig{
+		Skipper:            DefaultSkipper,
+		GzipDecompressPool: &TestDecompressPoolWithError{},
+	}))
+	body := `{"name": "echo"}`
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/echo", strings.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set(echo.HeaderContentEncoding, GZIPEncoding)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c := e.NewContext(req, rec)
+	e.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	assert.Equal(t, GZIPEncoding, req.Header.Get(echo.HeaderContentEncoding))
+	reqBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(c.Request().Body)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, body, string(reqBody))
+	assert.Equal(t, rec.Code, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkDecompress(b *testing.B) {
 	e := echo.New()
 	body := `{"name": "echo"}`
diff --git a/middleware/jwt.go b/middleware/jwt.go
index bab00c9f..da00ea56 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type (
 		// - "query:<name>"
 		// - "param:<name>"
 		// - "cookie:<name>"
+		// - "form:<name>"
 		TokenLookup string
 
 		// AuthScheme to be used in the Authorization header.
@@ -167,6 +168,8 @@ func JWTWithConfig(config JWTConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 		extractor = jwtFromParam(parts[1])
 	case "cookie":
 		extractor = jwtFromCookie(parts[1])
+	case "form":
+		extractor = jwtFromForm(parts[1])
 	}
 
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
@@ -266,3 +269,14 @@ func jwtFromCookie(name string) jwtExtractor {
 		return cookie.Value, nil
 	}
 }
+
+// jwtFromForm returns a `jwtExtractor` that extracts token from the form field.
+func jwtFromForm(name string) jwtExtractor {
+	return func(c echo.Context) (string, error) {
+		field := c.FormValue(name)
+		if field == "" {
+			return "", ErrJWTMissing
+		}
+		return field, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/middleware/jwt_test.go b/middleware/jwt_test.go
index ce44f9c9..205721ae 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt_test.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package middleware
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 		reqURL     string // "/" if empty
 		hdrAuth    string
 		hdrCookie  string // test.Request doesn't provide SetCookie(); use name=val
+		formValues map[string]string
 		info       string
 	}{
 		{
@@ -192,12 +195,48 @@ func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 			expErrCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
 			info:       "Empty cookie",
 		},
+		{
+			config: JWTConfig{
+				SigningKey:  validKey,
+				TokenLookup: "form:jwt",
+			},
+			formValues: map[string]string{"jwt": token},
+			info:       "Valid form method",
+		},
+		{
+			config: JWTConfig{
+				SigningKey:  validKey,
+				TokenLookup: "form:jwt",
+			},
+			expErrCode: http.StatusUnauthorized,
+			formValues: map[string]string{"jwt": "invalid"},
+			info:       "Invalid token with form method",
+		},
+		{
+			config: JWTConfig{
+				SigningKey:  validKey,
+				TokenLookup: "form:jwt",
+			},
+			expErrCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			info:       "Empty form field",
+		},
 	} {
 		if tc.reqURL == "" {
 			tc.reqURL = "/"
 		}
 
-		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, tc.reqURL, nil)
+		var req *http.Request
+		if len(tc.formValues) > 0 {
+			form := url.Values{}
+			for k, v := range tc.formValues {
+				form.Set(k, v)
+			}
+			req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, tc.reqURL, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
+			req.Header.Set(echo.HeaderContentType, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+			req.ParseForm()
+		} else {
+			req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, tc.reqURL, nil)
+		}
 		res := httptest.NewRecorder()
 		req.Header.Set(echo.HeaderAuthorization, tc.hdrAuth)
 		req.Header.Set(echo.HeaderCookie, tc.hdrCookie)
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index ca7405c5..84f7c9e7 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ func (r *Response) WriteHeader(code int) {
 		r.echo.Logger.Warn("response already committed")
 		return
 	}
+	r.Status = code
 	for _, fn := range r.beforeFuncs {
 		fn()
 	}
-	r.Status = code
-	r.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	r.Writer.WriteHeader(r.Status)
 	r.Committed = true
 }
 
diff --git a/response_test.go b/response_test.go
index 7a9c51c6..d95e079f 100644
--- a/response_test.go
+++ b/response_test.go
@@ -56,3 +56,19 @@ func TestResponse_Flush(t *testing.T) {
 	res.Flush()
 	assert.True(t, rec.Flushed)
 }
+
+func TestResponse_ChangeStatusCodeBeforeWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	e := New()
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	res := &Response{echo: e, Writer: rec}
+
+	res.Before(func() {
+		if 200 < res.Status && res.Status < 300 {
+			res.Status = 200
+		}
+	})
+
+	res.WriteHeader(209)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+}
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index ed728d6a..4c3898c4 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ func (r *Router) Find(method, path string, c Context) {
 				pos := strings.IndexByte(ns, '/')
 				if pos == -1 {
 					// If no slash is remaining in search string set param value
-					pvalues[len(cn.pnames)-1] = search
+					if len(cn.pnames) > 0 {
+						pvalues[len(cn.pnames)-1] = search
+					}
 					break
 				} else if pos > 0 {
 					// Otherwise continue route processing with restored next node
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index 0e883233..fca3a79b 100644
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -1298,6 +1298,40 @@ func TestRouterParam1466(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, c.response.Status)
 }
 
+// Issue #1653
+func TestRouterPanicWhenParamNoRootOnlyChildsFailsFind(t *testing.T) {
+	e := New()
+	r := e.router
+
+	r.Add(http.MethodGet, "/users/create", handlerHelper("create", 1))
+	r.Add(http.MethodGet, "/users/:id/edit", func(c Context) error {
+		return nil
+	})
+	r.Add(http.MethodGet, "/users/:id/active", func(c Context) error {
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	c := e.NewContext(nil, nil).(*context)
+	r.Find(http.MethodGet, "/users/alice/edit", c)
+	assert.Equal(t, "alice", c.Param("id"))
+
+	c = e.NewContext(nil, nil).(*context)
+	r.Find(http.MethodGet, "/users/bob/active", c)
+	assert.Equal(t, "bob", c.Param("id"))
+
+	c = e.NewContext(nil, nil).(*context)
+	r.Find(http.MethodGet, "/users/create", c)
+	c.Handler()(c)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, c.Get("create"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "/users/create", c.Get("path"))
+
+	//This panic before the fix for Issue #1653
+	c = e.NewContext(nil, nil).(*context)
+	r.Find(http.MethodGet, "/users/createNotFound", c)
+	he := c.Handler()(c).(*HTTPError)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, he.Code)
+}
+
 func benchmarkRouterRoutes(b *testing.B, routes []*Route) {
 	e := New()
 	r := e.router