Bookmarkable by Design: URL-Driven State in HTMX
2025-07-30
This article showcases an elegant approach to state management in HTMX using URL parameters as the single source of truth. By leveraging the URL, developers can handle filtering, sorting, pagination, and search without complex client-side state management libraries. This results in bookmarkable, shareable application state, seamless browser history navigation, and simplified debugging. The article details three key steps: the server reading URL parameters, forms and hidden fields coordinating state, and automatic URL syncing with `hx-push-url`. Production considerations such as URL length limits and parameter validation are also discussed.
Development
URL state management