HTML5 pushState
Ajaxify wordpress with HTML5 pushState based on History.js by Benjamin Lupton.
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HTML5 pushState shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where HTML5 pushState stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ajax | >100 |
| HTML5 | >100 |
| pushstate | #12 |
| themes | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 2 reviews
About HTML5 pushState
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
Ajaxify wordpress with HTML5 pushState based on History.js by Benjamin Lupton.
Support for HTML5 modern browser only, focus on mobile and not breaking SEO rank.
Take an advantages from History.js, visited contents saved into browser’s so it will find and display it directly, no repeating request to server even have anchor (#).
Bundled with jQuery scrollTo plugin for user experiences and used to read and scroll to anchor.
Using jQuery AJAX methods, some plugins that used javascript will not work.
And due to AJAX methods, this will not working with cross-domain (subdomain) calls.
No Jetpack API (or similar) integrations for now, so it just get whole page/post request and filtering the content to show in the body.
Early Version
This is just a preliminary version as I can see no real pushState implementation for wordpress yet.
Conflicts
Some known not works with:
- WP SyntaxHighligher
- Some eCommerce plugins (WooCommerce, eShopping, etc)’s plugins
- News-Ticker
- … please let me know …
Installation
- Download from wordpress plugins or upload to your server “/wp-content/plugins/” manually as usual
- Activate and go the Settings link
- Put the container DOM ( “body”, “#container_id”, “.some-classes” )
Tested on TwentyTwelve themes, with “#content” container
Changelog
1.0.2
- Improved performances
- Add more options
- Custom loading image (remove default)
- Loading image position, relative to DOM as CSS background
- Javascript on-complete callback
- Avoid pushState from feed links
1.0.1
- Add parseURI from Steven Levithan <stevenlevithan.com>
- Avoid pushState from links:
- any login page
- wp-admin
- any pictures (jp*g|png|gif|bmp|css|js)
- Change name to “HTML5 pushState (on Settings menu and others)
1.0.0
First Release
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FAQ
HTML5 pushState: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 17, 2026
Is HTML5 pushState free?
Yes. HTML5 pushState is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is HTML5 pushState safe to use in 2026?
HTML5 pushState shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
How many websites use HTML5 pushState?
HTML5 pushState is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,744 times since it launched in February 2013. It was downloaded 41 times in the last 30 days.
Does HTML5 pushState work with WordPress 7.1?
HTML5 pushState is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was HTML5 pushState last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on February 16, 2013 (14 years ago).
Who makes HTML5 pushState?
HTML5 pushState is developed and maintained by lontongcorp.
What are the best alternatives to HTML5 pushState?
The most popular alternatives to HTML5 pushState are zipaddr-jp (50K+ installs), SearchWP Live Ajax Search (50K+ installs) and WP-Polls (40K+ installs).
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