Default hash option to true

README.md

@@ -284,12 +284,12 @@ Querystrings (e.g. `?foo=bar`) are ignored when matching routes. An object
 containing the key-value mappings exists as `state.query`.
 
 ### Hash routing
-By default hashes are not taken into account when routing. Using hashes to
-delimit routes (e.g. `/foo#bar`) is supported if the `hash` options set to
-`true`. Regardless, when a hash is found we also check if there's an
-available anchor on the same page, and will scroll the screen to the position.
-Using both hashes in URLs and anchor links on the page is generally not
-recommended.
+By default hashes are treated as part of the url when routing. Using hashes to
+delimit routes (e.g. `/foo#bar`) can be disabled by setting the `hash`
+[option](#app--chooopts) to `false`. Regardless, when a hash is found we also
+check if there's an available anchor on the same page, and will scroll the
+screen to the position. Using both hashes in URLs and anchor links on the page
+is generally not recommended.
 
 ### Following links
 By default all clicks on `<a>` tags are handled by the router through the
@@ -534,7 +534,9 @@ Initialize a new `choo` instance. `opts` can also contain the following values:
 - __opts.cache:__ default: `undefined`. Override default class cache used by
   `state.cache`. Can be a a `number` (maximum number of instances in cache,
   default `100`) or an `object` with a [nanolru][nanolru]-compatible API.
-- __opts.hash:__ default: `false`. Treat hashes in URLs as part of the pathname, transforming `/foo#bar` to `/foo/bar`. This is useful if the application is not mounted at the website root.
+- __opts.hash:__ default: `true`. Treat hashes in URLs as part of the pathname,
+  transforming `/foo#bar` to `/foo/bar`. This is useful if the application is
+  not mounted at the website root.
 
 ### `app.use(callback(state, emitter, app))`
 Call a function and pass it a `state`, `emitter` and `app`. `emitter` is an instance

index.js

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function Choo (opts) {
   // properties for internal use only
   this._historyEnabled = opts.history === undefined ? true : opts.history
   this._hrefEnabled = opts.href === undefined ? true : opts.href
-  this._hashEnabled = opts.hash === undefined ? false : opts.hash
+  this._hashEnabled = opts.hash === undefined ? true : opts.hash
   this._hasWindow = typeof window !== 'undefined'
   this._cache = opts.cache
   this._loaded = false