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In this post I'm going to describe how you can use Ajax using the jQuery javascript library to delete items without a refresh. This is quite an easy enhancement to achieve and will help with the usability of your applications. It isn't CakePHP specific but in this example I'm using the framework to delete items from the main index.

I'm a big fan of progressive enhancement and so the delete action will still work without Javascript enabled but this will improve the user experience a little bit by keeping the user on the same page and will display a smooth fade animation to get rid of the table row.