Change browser URL and page content without reload and without using fragments

Question

I\'m well aware of the technique of using URL fragments to track state on an AJAX powered webpage, but lately I\'ve noticed a lot of sites that are doing something similar b

Answer 1

They are using new HTML5 History API. I think this is what you want. check the menu items in this page http://tinywall.info/demos/html5-history-api/menu1.php

The tutorial to implement is right here : http://t.co/M4RvnvoQ

Answer 2

I believe this is due to the new History pushState HTML5 feature