How To Avoid Ajax Call In Jquery

How To Avoid Ajax Call In Jquery

Avoiding an AJAX call in jQuery depends on why you’re trying to avoid it. Here are a few common scenarios and how to handle each:

✅ 1. Prevent Default AJAX Behavior in a Form

If you’re using jQuery to submit a form and want to avoid an AJAX call, just don’t use $.ajax() or any related method like $.post() or $.get().

If a plugin or script is triggering it automatically, use:

jsCopyEdit$('form').submit(function(e) {
  e.preventDefault(); // stops form submission
  // Optionally handle it another way
});

✅ 2. Disable AJAX Calls Triggered by Plugins or Scripts

Sometimes themes, plugins, or frameworks make AJAX calls automatically. You can:

Option A: Remove or comment out the AJAX code

Look for something like:

jsCopyEdit$.ajax({
  url: '...',
  type: 'POST',
  ...
});

And either remove it or replace it with non-AJAX logic.

Option B: Override the AJAX function (⚠️ advanced!)

You can override $.ajax() globally to prevent it:

jsCopyEdit$.ajax = function() {
  console.log('AJAX call prevented');
  return false;
};

Warning: This stops all AJAX calls. Use carefully!

✅ 3. Use a Regular Page Reload Instead

If you don’t want AJAX but still want to submit data or load content:

jsCopyEditwindow.location.href = 'target-url.php';

Or for form submission:

htmlCopyEdit<form action="submit.php" method="POST">
  <!-- normal form submit, no AJAX -->
</form>

✅ 4. Conditionally Avoid AJAX

Maybe you only want to skip AJAX in some cases:

jsCopyEditif (shouldUseAjax) {
  $.ajax({
    url: 'data.php',
    method: 'GET',
    success: function(response) {
      console.log(response);
    }
  });
} else {
  // Load normally
  window.location.href = 'data.php';
}

TL;DR: How To Avoid AJAX in jQuery

✔️ Don’t use $.ajax(), $.post(), or $.get()
✔️ Use window.location.href for traditional page loads
✔️ Use e.preventDefault() to stop AJAX form handlers
✔️ Override $.ajax() carefully if needed
✔️ Check if plugins or frameworks are calling AJAX behind the scenes