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WP-PJAX

Makes WordPress a lot faster using PJAX (PushState + AJAX) for loading content.

By Peter Elmered·Pjax·Free
4(4 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP-PJAX is a WordPress pjax plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Turbolinks.

4/54 reviews
10active installs
5.2K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

THIS PLUGIN IS STILL EXPERIMENTAL – USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

The plugin is under development. Please try it and contact me if you encounter any bugs or have any questions or suggestions. If you want to help me develop this further send a pull request on GitHub.
The plugin is not ready for production yet, but I will soon release version 0.1 that will be production ready.

WP-PJAX – PJAX for WordPress Plugin.

Makes your site faster and saves you a lot of bandwidth and CPU power by making your WordPress site PJAX powered!

What is PJAX?

PJAX is a technique that uses AJAX and PushState to deliver a faster browsing experience by only loading and updating parts of the page HTML each page load. PushState makes it possible to add real permalinks, page titles, and a working back button so t…

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Ratings & Reviews

44 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

= 0.0.4.1=
* Added screenshots to Assets folder.
* Fixed bug with the sitemap URL in the default settings.

= 0.0.4=
* Code clean up. Some code removed and some debug code commented.
* URL parsing fix for finding element to add active class.

0.0.3

  • Added default settings for easier first-time configurations (Not super sexy, but it works).
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Peter ElmeredPeter Elmered
Plugin Info
Version
0.0.4.1
Last Updated
Apr 2, 2013
WP Requires
3.5+
Tested Up To
3.5.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
5.2K+
Added
Mar 27, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

pjaxcachespeedperformanceoptimization

Developer

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Peter Elmered
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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