A practical guide to integrating HTMX with Go web applications, covering HTML template structuring (base, pages, partials), embedding assets with Go's embed package, rendering full-page vs partial HTML responses, detecting HTMX requests via the HX-Request header, handling redirects with HX-Redirect vs HX-Location, configuring error response handling, managing back-button behavior with history cache settings, and recommended HTMX configuration options like disabling attribute inheritance and local storage caching.
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Project setupInstalling HTMXThe HTML templatesEmbedding the assetsHTML template renderingRendering partialsA more complex exampleChecking if a request is coming from HTMXSetting the Vary headerBack-button behaviorManaging redirectsManaging errorsCurrent browser URLAdditional HTMX configurationPage-specific layouts10.8K Impressions