How is this done? Reaches into my browser and redirects me...

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This seems pretty slick -- but I'm just wondering how it's possible...

Ok, I'm staring at a sales page, on my computer. Browser = FF.

The page has a countdown timer on it. Ok, so far so good.

Now here's the puzzling part...

When the countdown ends, the page I'm staring at, changes - gets redirected to another page.

How does what I'm looking at have the "power" to redirect me at a certain time, even though I have not touched the keyboard or mouse?

It's somehow "reaching into" my browser -- no?

-- TW
#browser #reaches #redirects
  • Profile picture of the author timpears
    All it is, is a redirect linked to a timer. The redirect is set to trigger at a certain number of seconds normally. I don't have the code in my head, but Google will supply it if you want to do this. Just read about PHP redirects, or HTML has one I believe.
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  • Profile picture of the author Myles Sinclair
    Originally Posted by TimothyW View Post

    ".......How does what I'm looking at have the "power" to redirect me at a certain time, even though I have not touched the keyboard or mouse?

    It's somehow "reaching into" my browser -- no?..."
    You can use javascript or php on a page to redirect it to another url after a set period of time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas Michal
    pretty simple actually:

    <script type="text/JavaScript">
    <!--
    setTimeout("location.href = 'http://www.google.com';",1500);
    -->
    </script>
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    • Profile picture of the author Dani78
      Yes, it is simply a redirect
      after certain amount of time is reached.

      You have the code above.
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  • Profile picture of the author ijohnson
    Hmmm ... that's a very interesting way to add a "magical" twist to a landing page or any web page.
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    • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
      Originally Posted by ijohnson View Post

      Hmmm ... that's a very interesting way to add a "magical" twist to a landing page or any web page.
      It seems like a "magical" way to annoy the hell out of people.
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      :)

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  • Profile picture of the author Rok Solid
    There are Wordpress plugins that can do that too. Here are a couple I found by doing a quck Google search for "wordpress countdown redirect"

    WordPress › Page Expiration Robot - Scarcity Countdown Timer « WordPress Plugins
    WordPress Countdown and Limited One Time Offer Plugin for Sales and Marketing
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