CakePHP Ajax Plugin

May 10, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

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A CakePHP plugin that makes working with AJAX a "piece of cake".

This branch is for CakePHP 5.0+. For details see version map.

What is this plugin for?

Basically DRY (Don't repeat yourself) and easy AJAX handling.

Demo

See the Sandbox app for live demos.

Key features

  • Auto-handling via View class mapping and making controller actions available both AJAX and non-AJAX by design.
  • Flash message and redirect (prevention) support.
  • Opt-in detection for modern JSON-oriented clients that do not send X-Requested-With.

See my article for details on the history of this view class and plugin code.

Installation & Docs

Possible TODOs

  • Maybe add helpers and additional goodies around auto-complete, edit-in-place, ...