diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a06f62a..adde98f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ Set a header for all future requests.  Takes a header and a value.
 
     cordovaHTTP.setHeader("Header", "Value");
 
-### setParamSerializer
-Set the parameter serializer which will be used for all future POST and PUT requests. Takes a string representing the name of the serializer.
+### setDataSerializer
+Set the data serializer which will be used for all future POST and PUT requests. Takes a string representing the name of the serializer.
 
-    cordovaHTTP.setParamSerializer("urlencoded");
+    cordovaHTTP.setDataSerializer("urlencoded");
 
 You can choose one of these two:
-* `urlencoded`: send parameters as url encoded content in body (content type "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
-* `json`: send parameters as JSON encoded content in body (content type "application/json")
+* `urlencoded`: send data as url encoded content in body (content type "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+* `json`: send data as JSON encoded content in body (content type "application/json")
 
 ## Async Functions
 These functions all take success and error callbacks as their last 2 arguments.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Whether or not to validate the domain name in the certificate.  This defaults to
     });
 
 ### post<a name="post"></a>
-Execute a POST request.  Takes a URL, parameters, and headers.
+Execute a POST request.  Takes a URL, data, and headers.
 
 #### success
 The success function receives a response object with 3 properties: status, data, and headers.  Status is the HTTP response code. Data is the response from the server as a string. Headers is an object with the headers.  Here's a quick example:
diff --git a/www/cordovaHTTP.js b/www/cordovaHTTP.js
index 2d5d7b0..5fa69a7 100644
--- a/www/cordovaHTTP.js
+++ b/www/cordovaHTTP.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function checkSerializer(serializer) {
 
 var http = {
     headers: {},
-    paramSerializer: 'urlencoded',
+    dataSerializer: 'urlencoded',
     sslPinning: false,
     getBasicAuthHeader: function (username, password) {
         return {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + b64EncodeUnicode(username + ':' + password)};
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ var http = {
     setHeader: function (header, value) {
         this.headers[header] = value;
     },
-    setParamSerializer: function (serializer) {
-      this.paramSerializer = checkSerializer(serializer);
+    setDataSerializer: function (serializer) {
+      this.dataSerializer = checkSerializer(serializer);
     },
     enableSSLPinning: function (enable, success, failure) {
         return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'enableSSLPinning', [enable]);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var http = {
         data = data || {};
         headers = headers || {};
         headers = mergeHeaders(this.headers, headers);
-        return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'post', [url, data, this.paramSerializer, headers]);
+        return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'post', [url, data, this.dataSerializer, headers]);
     },
     get: function (url, params, headers, success, failure) {
         params = params || {};
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ var http = {
         data = data || {};
         headers = headers || {};
         headers = mergeHeaders(this.headers, headers);
-        return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'post', [url, data, this.paramSerializer, headers]);
+        return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'post', [url, data, this.dataSerializer, headers]);
     },
     delete: function (url, params, headers, success, failure) {
         params = params || {};
         headers = headers || {};
         headers = mergeHeaders(this.headers, headers);
-        return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'post', [url, params, this.paramSerializer, headers]);
+        return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'post', [url, params, this.dataSerializer, headers]);
     },
     head: function (url, params, headers, success, failure) {
         headers = mergeHeaders(this.headers, headers);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ if (typeof angular !== 'undefined') {
             setHeader: function (header, value) {
                 return http.setHeader(header, value);
             },
-            setParamSerializer: function (serializer) {
+            setDataSerializer: function (serializer) {
                 return http.setParamSerializer(serializer);
             },
             enableSSLPinning: function (enable) {