Random Redirect and Delay?

**Menard** · 11-12-2006, 10:47 AM

I have been searching for a JavaScipt to perform a specific function without any luck. I have found scripts for a redirection to a random site, but no delay.

What I am trying to accomplish is, after the visitor has clicked on a link they will be taken to a page which will then redirect then to a randomly selected site. However, I want to delay them on the page for a few seconds.

Can anyone recommend a script, or a way I can do this?

**CouponGuy** · 09:54 PM

You can use setTimeout in JavaScript to 'delay' or 'pause', but you may want to use the following in HTML (not JavaScript)

The following example will wait 3 seconds, then redirect the browser to http://www.webmaster-talk.com

HTML Code:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="3;URL=http://www.webmaster-talk.com">

This is assuming, of course, that you can insert the random URL into the code above.

**mgraphic** · 11-13-2006, 10:40 PM

Using CouponGuy's idea, I played around and came up with a following solution. The script has to reside inside the html header for it to work properly.

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
  <head>
  <title>Random JS Page Jump</title>
  <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
  <!--// Random JS Page Jump Code
    
    var jumpTo = new Array();
    
    // Define possible url jumps
    jumpTo[0] = 'http://www.webmaster-talk.com';
    jumpTo[1] = 'http://www.google.com';
    jumpTo[2] = 'http://www.apple.com';
    jumpTo[3] = 'http://www.microsoft.com';
    
    // Define random function
    function getRandom() {
      return Math.floor(Math.random() * jumpTo.length);
    }
    
    // Output meta refresh tag
    javascript: document.write('<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="3;URL=' + jumpTo[getRandom()] + '">');
    
  //-->
  </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    Random JS Page Jump
  </body>
</html>

**Menard** · 11-15-2006, 04:19 PM

Awesome! Thank you for providing that. I'll let you know how it works for me.