Is HTML5 pushState free?

Yes, HTML5 pushState is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use HTML5 pushState?

HTML5 pushState has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best HTML5 pushState alternatives?

Popular alternatives to HTML5 pushState include SearchWP Live Ajax Search, zipaddr-jp, AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does HTML5 pushState work with the latest WordPress?

HTML5 pushState has been tested up to WordPress 3.5.2. It requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+.

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HTML5 pushState

Name: HTML5 pushState
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: lontongcorp

Enables HTML5 pushState for wordpress to get contents through AJAX without breaking SEO rank

By lontongcorp·Ajax·Free

4.5(2 reviews)

·10 active installs·Updated 13 years ago

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As of April 2026, HTML5 pushState is a WordPress ajax plugin with 10 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SearchWP Live Ajax Search.

4.5/52 reviews

10active installs

3.5K+total downloads

13 yearssince 2013

Overview

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.