How to make the browser back button disregard hash tags?

Question

I have a website that uses hashes to open/close some tabs and layers on the current page. The reason behind using hashes is, that if a user visits another page via a link and th

Answer 1

As far as I know, you can’t solve this without JavaScript. The fragment is part of the URL, and when it changes, the new URL is added to history.

I would suggest using location.replace() when you want to change the URL without creating a history entry. Instead of setting window.location.hash, try this:

window.location.replace('#1');

I’ll leave it up to you to pick the best way to integrate this into your website, but here’s one minimally-tested option for catching clicks on links:

$(window).on('click', 'a', function(e){
    var href = $(e.target).attr('href');
    if (href && href[0] === '#') {
        window.location.replace(e.target.href);
        return false;
    }
});