diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Session.package/WASessionContinuation.class/instance/handle..st b/repository/Seaside-Session.package/WASessionContinuation.class/instance/handle..st
index 99744e2f2..c3e2a2647 100644
--- a/repository/Seaside-Session.package/WASessionContinuation.class/instance/handle..st
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Session.package/WASessionContinuation.class/instance/handle..st
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ handling
 handle: aRequestContext
 	"Resume processing of a request. To ensure valid application state restore all registered states."
 
-	self states restore.
+	self restoreState.
 	self withUnregisteredHandlerDo: [ super handle: aRequestContext ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Session.package/WASessionContinuation.class/instance/restoreState.st b/repository/Seaside-Session.package/WASessionContinuation.class/instance/restoreState.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc792ac5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Session.package/WASessionContinuation.class/instance/restoreState.st
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+processing
+restoreState
+
+	self states restore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/README.md b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/createCache.st b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/createCache.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a16ab7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/createCache.st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+private
+createCache
+	^ WASingleElementCache new
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testClear.st b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testClear.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfa06970f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testClear.st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+testing
+testClear
+	cache at: 1 put: 'one'.
+	cache clear.
+	self assert: (cache at: 1 ifAbsent: [ 'two' ]) equals: 'two'.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testKeyAtValue.st b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testKeyAtValue.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b214dd2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testKeyAtValue.st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+testing
+testKeyAtValue
+	cache at: 1 put: 'one'.
+	self assert: (cache keyAtValue: 'one' ifAbsent: [ 2 ]) equals: 1.
+	self assert: (cache keyAtValue: 'two' ifAbsent: [ 2 ]) equals: 2.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testKeysAndValuesDo.st b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testKeysAndValuesDo.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..020fd452e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testKeysAndValuesDo.st
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+testing
+testKeysAndValuesDo
+	| reference readBack |
+	reference := Dictionary new.
+
+	cache at: 1 put: 'one'.
+	reference at: 1 put: 'one'.
+	
+	readBack := Dictionary new.
+	cache keysAndValuesDo: [ :key :value |
+		readBack at: key put: value ].
+	
+	self assert: readBack equals: reference
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testSize.st b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testSize.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..336f14a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testSize.st
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+testing
+testSize
+	self assert: cache size equals: 0.
+	cache at: 1 put: 'one'.
+	self assert: cache size equals: 1.
+	cache at: 2 put: 'two'.
+	self assert: cache size equals: 1.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testStore.st b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testStore.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64de69d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/instance/testStore.st
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+testing
+testStore
+	| generator |
+	generator := WAPrecomputedKeyGenerator keys: #(1 2 3).
+	WAKeyGenerator
+		use: generator
+		during: [
+			self assert: (cache store: 'key1') equals: 1.
+			self assert: (cache store: 'key2') equals: 2.
+			self assert: (cache store: 'key3') equals: 3 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/properties.json b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/properties.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..384bb7bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-Tests-WebComponents.package/WASingleElementCacheTest.class/properties.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"commentStamp" : "",
+	"super" : "WACacheTest",
+	"category" : "Seaside-Tests-WebComponents",
+	"classinstvars" : [ ],
+	"pools" : [ ],
+	"classvars" : [ ],
+	"instvars" : [ ],
+	"name" : "WASingleElementCacheTest",
+	"type" : "normal"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/README.md b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd3429bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+I am a session that stores only a single continuation. I am usesful for cases where state snapshots are not used.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/instance/createContinuationCache.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/instance/createContinuationCache.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b73a228e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/instance/createContinuationCache.st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+initialization
+createContinuationCache
+	^ WASingleElementCache new
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/properties.json b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/properties.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70e62db54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleContinuationSession.class/properties.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"commentStamp" : "xxx 7/11/2024 13:25",
+	"super" : "WASession",
+	"category" : "Seaside-WebComponents-Core",
+	"classinstvars" : [ ],
+	"pools" : [ ],
+	"classvars" : [ ],
+	"instvars" : [ ],
+	"name" : "WASingleContinuationSession",
+	"type" : "normal"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/README.md b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7969adc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+I am a cache that contains at most one element.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/at.ifAbsent..st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/at.ifAbsent..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16bb0625a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/at.ifAbsent..st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+accessing
+at: aKey ifAbsent: aBlock
+	^ key = aKey
+		ifTrue: [ value ]
+		ifFalse: [ aBlock value ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/at.put..st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/at.put..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93fd31d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/at.put..st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+putting
+at: aKey put: anObject
+	key := aKey.
+	value := anObject.
+	^ anObject
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/clear.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/clear.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cced06de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/clear.st
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+public
+clear
+	key := nil.
+	value := nil
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/keyAtValue.ifAbsent..st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/keyAtValue.ifAbsent..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3f134f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/keyAtValue.ifAbsent..st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+accessing
+keyAtValue: anObject ifAbsent: aBlock
+	^ value = anObject
+		ifTrue: [ key ]
+		ifFalse: [ aBlock value ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/keysAndValuesDo..st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/keysAndValuesDo..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b7921107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/keysAndValuesDo..st
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+enumerating
+keysAndValuesDo: aTwoArgumentBlock
+	key isNil ifFalse: [
+		aTwoArgumentBlock value: key value: value ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/remove..st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/remove..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..714714737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/remove..st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+removing
+remove: anObject
+	value = anObject ifTrue: [
+		key := nil.
+		value := nil ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/size.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/size.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72158098f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/size.st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+accessing
+size
+	^ key isNil
+		ifTrue: [ 0 ]
+		ifFalse: [ 1 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/store..st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/store..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a65683aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/instance/store..st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+putting
+store: anObject
+	key := WAKeyGenerator current keyOfLength: self keySize.
+	value := anObject.
+	^ key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/properties.json b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/properties.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d5bc5589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WASingleElementCache.class/properties.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"commentStamp" : "xxx 7/11/2024 10:46",
+	"super" : "WACache",
+	"category" : "Seaside-WebComponents-Core",
+	"classinstvars" : [ ],
+	"pools" : [ ],
+	"classvars" : [ ],
+	"instvars" : [
+		"key",
+		"value"
+	],
+	"name" : "WASingleElementCache",
+	"type" : "normal"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/README.md b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50c65bedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+I am a special action continuation with optimizations for web components.
+
+Since web components have no back button and a full page reload results in an entire new page I perform the following optimizations.
+
+- I do not redirect.
+- I do not capture the state.
+- I do not restore the state.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/basicPerformAction.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/basicPerformAction.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27f7b0120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/basicPerformAction.st
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+processing
+basicPerformAction
+	super basicPerformAction.
+	self renderContext callbacks handle: self requestContext
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/continue.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/continue.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1d256874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/continue.st
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+processing
+continue
+	"do not capture state"
+	self createRenderContinuation handle: self requestContext
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/jumpToAnchor..st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/jumpToAnchor..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..537f40290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/jumpToAnchor..st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+public
+jumpToAnchor: aString
+	"Intentionally empty for compatibility with WACallbackProcessingActionContinuation"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/restoreState.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/restoreState.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faf0810b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/restoreState.st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+processing
+restoreState
+	"don't restore states"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/shouldRedirect.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/shouldRedirect.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bc3adca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/instance/shouldRedirect.st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+private
+shouldRedirect
+	^ false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/properties.json b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/properties.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83cf5ff4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentActionContinuation.class/properties.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"commentStamp" : "xxx 7/11/2024 13:24",
+	"super" : "WAActionPhaseContinuation",
+	"category" : "Seaside-WebComponents-Core",
+	"classinstvars" : [ ],
+	"pools" : [ ],
+	"classvars" : [ ],
+	"instvars" : [ ],
+	"name" : "WAWebComponentActionContinuation",
+	"type" : "normal"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentsLibrary.class/instance/seasideWebComponentsJs.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentsLibrary.class/instance/seasideWebComponentsJs.st
index d0407b869..e0a5a48e4 100644
--- a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentsLibrary.class/instance/seasideWebComponentsJs.st
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Core.package/WAWebComponentsLibrary.class/instance/seasideWebComponentsJs.st
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ seasideWebComponentsJs
     #load(method, url, data) {
       const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
 
-      xhr.responseType = "text";  // we do not stirp anyhing, just use innerHtml
+      xhr.responseType = "text";  // we do not strip anyhing, just use innerHtml
       xhr.addEventListener("load", (event) => {
         if (xhr.status === 200) {
           this.#shadowRoot.innerHTML = xhr.response;
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAHeadlessCounter.class/class/initialize.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAHeadlessCounter.class/class/initialize.st
index 26ef1e1a2..1f19723bc 100644
--- a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAHeadlessCounter.class/class/initialize.st
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAHeadlessCounter.class/class/initialize.st
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ initialize
 	"register such that we do not have the developer tools"
 	application := WAAdmin register: WAApplication at: 'examples/headless-counter' in: WAAdmin defaultDispatcher.
 	application configuration addParent: WARenderLoopConfiguration instance.
-	application rootClass: self.
-	application preferenceAt: #renderPhaseContinuationClass put: WAFragmentRenderPhaseContinuation
\ No newline at end of file
+	application
+		rootClass: self;
+		sessionClass: WASingleContinuationSession;
+		preferenceAt: #renderPhaseContinuationClass put: WAFragmentRenderPhaseContinuation;
+		preferenceAt: #actionPhaseContinuationClass put: WAWebComponentActionContinuation
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAWebComponentsDemoApplication.class/class/initialize.st b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAWebComponentsDemoApplication.class/class/initialize.st
index 2c3ed2e96..ce78a79b1 100644
--- a/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAWebComponentsDemoApplication.class/class/initialize.st
+++ b/repository/Seaside-WebComponents-Examples.package/WAWebComponentsDemoApplication.class/class/initialize.st
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 initialization
 initialize
-	(WAAdmin register: self asApplicationAt: 'examples/web-components')
+	| application |
+	"register such that we do not have the developer tools"
+	application := WAAdmin register: WAApplication at: 'examples/web-components' in: WAAdmin defaultDispatcher.
+	application configuration addParent: WARenderLoopConfiguration instance.
+	application
+		rootClass: self;
 		scriptGeneratorClass: WANullScriptGenerator
\ No newline at end of file