How to HTTP POST from a link without JS

Question

Any methods to submit a POST request from a link if JS is disabled?

Ideeas so far (none of them perfect)

1. Use <input type='submit>, but I need a link not a button
2. Use <a href='' onclick='form.submit()' > but that relies on JS
3. Use <input type='image'> ... again .. not really a link

I need a fallback method for browsers without JS, and my area for these "buttons" is too small for buttons or images

Answer 1

You could make the button look like a normal link if you want using CSS?

Something like this perhaps?

<style type="text/css" media="screen">
input {
  border: none;
  background: none;
  color: #00f;
  text-decoration: underline;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
</style>

Click <input type="submit" value="here"/>!

Edit to add: The following CSS is just an example of how it might work, though not thorougly tested and to make it look like one of your normal links you might need to tweak it a bit.