HTMX and WordPress: How I Combined Both Tools
HTMX and WordPress might not seem like a good match, especially when there’s a reliance on PHP and React in some places.
However, the lightweight JavaScript library lets you create dynamic, interactive web pages without the need for complex front-end frameworks. Whenever you require glitch-free functionality, HTMX could be the answer.
As such, I’ll show you how you can combine HTMX and WordPress. I’ll also have a plugin to give you, so you can see how the functionality works in a real setting!
But first, maybe you’re wondering how is HTMX relevant for WordPress?
jQuery is falling behind. This leads most developers towards using React with WordPress. While it’s a better choice, it also suffers from performance problems in some cases. In general, frameworks will have greater bloat and complexity. Because HTMX is a library rather than a framework, it’s lean-compressed, and its file size is 14k.