Changing the URL without reloading the page

Question

Hi,

I would like to know if its possible to change the contents of the URL in the browser without reloading the page. I use jQuery and Ajax to load new parts of my page. When I choose product one, the direct link would be "mysite.com/product1" and product two "mysite.com/product2", but I don't want to reload the site to these pages.

Best regards, Paul Peelen

Answer 1

You will have to add hash # if you want to prevent page from reloading.

The css-tricks.com has an excellent screencast on that, have a look at:

Best Practices with Dynamic Content

Answer 2

You can't. Only if you change the hash, like sAc told you.

But.. May I ask WHY?