History.js - prevent updating hashes

Question

I'd love to use History.js for its ability to handle history (pushState etc.) in older browsers but I'd need to disable the default behavior that automatically converts hashes into a "normal" url path. By that I mean that by default the script changes link#hash to link/hash. It is great that if a push a state of "otherlink", it gives older browsers the #otherlink hash so it can still be handled but I need it to NOT automatically change link#hash to link/hash when the page is loaded. History.js seems to include an auto-initialize code so I don't even know how to load it with customized options.

To be specific, what I need is:

• A page link#hash will remain link#hash
• History.pushState (..., "#hash") will push the state but the page will be page#hash not page/hash
• History.pushState (..., "hash") will be page/hash in modern browsers but page#hash in older browsers (and the script will handle what needs to be handled to load proper content).

I hope it makes sense. If it doesn't I can provide more information. Thanks for help.

Answer 1

https://stackoverflow.com/a/21673425/2903169

Quoted from previous answer I gave earlier today (retaining the hash in history.js seems to be a popular question)

Within the History.js github repo, you can set the options to force hashtags as Default

History.js Github Readme, Options Link

History.options.html4Mode If true, will force HTMl4 mode (hashtags)