How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage??

Phil The Marketer · 08-02-2009, 01:02 AM

Hello,

Anybody know how to redirect a visitor when they exit your homepage?

Let me explain more..

When someone visits my presell landing page and looks around and instead of proceeding onto one of my links to the merchants website they close the window and exit out of my site...

How do I redirect them the moment they close my website to the merchants website?

Also I wouldn't want this to interfere with any other outward links on my website..

Does this make sense to anyone, does anyone know how I can do this?

THANK YOU!

waloosh · 08-02-2009, 02:03 AM

Here, try this.
If you already have an external javascript page (javascript.js), then add this:

Quote:

window.onbeforeunload = function () {
window.location = 'http://www.waloosh.com';
return false;
}

Otherwise, edit your index page and place this in your header, not body.

Quote:

If you did it correctly, then it will automatically redirect to the page you link it to, and have a message that asks if you'd like to "Navigate away from the current page" with a Yes or No option.

Hope this helps!

If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to ask.

Phil The Marketer · 08-02-2009, 02:30 AM

Looks like this works!!!

I gave it a try, but haven't tested to see what happens when I click an outward link in my webpage..

I will test..Thank you!

waloosh · 08-02-2009, 02:32 AM

Hmm, I just retested this... unfortunately, this will conflict with your site's links. Every time you click on any link, it will popup and ask.

I'll try to see if I have anything else in my arsenal.

EDIT: Oh wait, that's because the link I tested was actually external, lol. I tested again with a link to a page within the same directory of my index, and it works perfect!

Phil The Marketer · 08-02-2009, 02:33 AM

Darn...I just gave it a try and when i click on any link it brings the pop up window up....

I just wanted it set so it only redirects when someone closes my website out...

Any suggestions Waloosh?

waloosh · 08-02-2009, 02:37 AM

How do you have your page links coded? Are they full URLs or just "/page.html" or "page.html" ?

If they're full URLs, this script will think of them as external pages and will give you the redirect and warning. If they're just "page.html" or "/page.html" then they're considered internal pages and wont give you the warning nor redirect anywhere.

Phil The Marketer · 08-02-2009, 02:42 AM

It is a single page salesletter...the outbound links on my page are full http://www..etc...

Phil The Marketer · 08-02-2009, 05:19 AM

Dude Waloosh you are the man! Thanks for helping me get that up and running, you sure do know your stuff I couldn't of done it without your help man!!! Sweet!

waloosh · 08-02-2009, 05:27 AM

Anytime =D was a pleasure working with you.

Sid Kaplan · 08-05-2009, 03:19 PM

Just passing through and saw this as a great example of members helping members. Great work waloosh!

HomeBizNizz · 08-05-2009, 06:50 PM

Gets me thinking about porn pages...

Harrier · 08-05-2009, 10:13 PM

Ya Know?.... This is one of my pet peaves.
When I am done with a site and click to exit... that is exactly what I want to do and
to be redirected by them really gets me annoyed.
But it is a sure way to make sure that I do not visit their site again.

E-supreme · 08-06-2009, 01:24 PM

Hi,

Try using Dave Guindon's Exitsplash.com

That will do the trick!

ny_mariposa · 08-06-2009, 02:59 PM

I also hate to be redirected. Brings back nightmares of long ago days when I couldn't do anything I actually wanted to do on the net because of such things.

Less annoying would be a popup that tries to entice me to stay when it detects my mouse coming close to the exit button.

An automatic redirect like the one you speak of would have me running a virus check on my computer to be safe, and I also would make a note not to go back to your site.

Sorry for the brutal honesty.

Just my 2 cents worth of my opinion.

kendrickyi · 08-08-2009, 09:02 AM

yes I kinda agree that redirecting a user would be quite annoying.
perhaps a less annoying tactic would be to simply put a window.prompt,
prompting the user if he/she really wants to exit.
I see that a lot.

johnjimat · 08-08-2009, 12:22 PM

well the script is just for single page only. thanks for the script. i have use it for my single website page

Anonymous Affiliate · 09-11-2009, 09:51 AM

Two questions:

1) How would you use this with an Aweber form since it's an external page and it triggers the redirect when people opt-in

2) How can you modify the pop up text message?

TIA!

BurgerBoy · 09-11-2009, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harrier

Ya Know?.... This is one of my pet peaves.
When I am done with a site and click to exit... that is exactly what I want to do and
to be redirected by them really gets me annoyed.
But it is a sure way to make sure that I do not visit their site again.

I agree with you 100%. I will never go back to a site that has any pop-ups of any kind again.

OmarMartin · 08-15-2010, 06:27 PM

He said this is for a SALES page...

If the person is clicking the X to leave
then you should in fact hit them with an
exit splash or redirect.

Its common sense... simple math. A certain
percentage of those that leave will end
up buying.

It just makes business sense to do this.

Those of you that don't do this because
you don't want to "disturb" people that
are LEAVING your sales pages.... well..

YOU are leaving thousands of dollars
on the table.

Omar

imajen · 09-20-2010, 04:10 PM

Hi Waloosh,
I just came across a post you had going with someone about a year ago regarding exit pop ups and I was hoping to solicit a bit of help from you. I am trying to configure Exit Splash on my site but am having issues with the pop up appearing when any link is pressed...when all i want is it to appear if they press the back button or try to exit the site. You mentioned something about the urls...which I didn't really follow. Hopefully you are still around on the forum and able to help me with this....I am at the point of pulling my hair out.
Thanx
Jen

CASimmons · 09-22-2010, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imajen

Hi Waloosh,
I just came across a post you had going with someone about a year ago regarding exit pop ups and I was hoping to solicit a bit of help from you. I am trying to configure Exit Splash on my site but am having issues with the pop up appearing when any link is pressed...when all i want is it to appear if they press the back button or try to exit the site. You mentioned something about the urls...which I didn't really follow. Hopefully you are still around on the forum and able to help me with this....I am at the point of pulling my hair out.
Thanx
Jen

What he was saying was that any links configured like http:// www.somesite .net (considered external) will cause the popup while links configured like /filename.html or php will be considered internal and will not prompt the popup

So what you want to do is shortcode all your internal links.

downloadvyp · 09-22-2010, 01:02 AM

this is a very interesting article.thank you very much

tbjason · 09-23-2010, 10:48 AM

I tried this forever and had so many frustrating moments. So I just straight up bought a plugin and it works like a champ. Forget all the crap coding that never works right, or some parts work and some don't. I just bought Action PopUp: Attention-Grabbing Unblockable PopUps When Your Visitors Leave the Page... saves you lots of time and headaches my friends.

pr678com · 09-24-2010, 08:25 PM

beautiful degisn, useful content will be better for the visitors.

jakeseth12 · 10-01-2010, 10:45 PM

The script that you have provides is useful for people who are having a small website with only one, is there something for larger website?

derekmichael02 · 10-04-2011, 04:05 PM

Mike Dillard maintains that this DOUBLED his sales. He did $4 Mil last year. See it in action of pro: http://www.magneticsponsoring.com/msletter

It's pretty awesome how he does it.

raxe · 10-05-2011, 07:20 AM

I must agree that this kind of redirect is pretty annoying for users, who probably would never return to this website again. There are better ways of keeping your customers on your site.

unoentremil · 11-18-2011, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kendrickyi

yes I kinda agree that redirecting a user would be quite annoying.
perhaps a less annoying tactic would be to simply put a window.prompt,
prompting the user if he/she really wants to exit.
I see that a lot.

Whenever I get a popup asking that question I ALWAYS click on Exit. It would be interesting to have some stats about the usefulness of it. Anyhow, I don't like. There are much better ways to skin this cat.

korker · 02-07-2012, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waloosh

Here, try this.
If you already have an external javascript page (javascript.js), then add this:

Otherwise, edit your index page and place this in your header, not body.

If you did it correctly, then it will automatically redirect to the page you link it to, and have a message that asks if you'd like to "Navigate away from the current page" with a Yes or No option.

Hope this helps!

If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to ask.

Hey Waloosh -

Thanks for this awesome script. I'm using it in one of my wordpress sites. It works great so long as I have my links open in a 'separate window'. My only major issue is that on my page navigation.. Home, Contact us, About Us ect... when any of those are clicked the redirect kicks in immediately.

Any clever way to get around that?

nightshade877 · 02-07-2012, 04:17 PM

My first idea was to create a javascript popup(type) message that appears upon your visitor trying to leave. When this accorus, you could pretty easily write the code to open a new tab or window with the website you want to redirect them to. Just go to a coding forum and ask how to create a message similar to those "are you sure you want to leave this page" messages. And once that happens, it should trigger a new window or tab to open with the site of your choice.

Azarna · 02-07-2012, 04:54 PM

Why on earth would you want to force a visitor somewhere other than where they want to go? Isn't that really rude?

08-02-2009, 01:02 AM	#1
Phil The Marketer Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? Hello, Anybody know how to redirect a visitor when they exit your homepage? Let me explain more.. When someone visits my presell landing page and looks around and instead of proceeding onto one of my links to the merchants website they close the window and exit out of my site... How do I redirect them the moment they close my website to the merchants website? Also I wouldn't want this to interfere with any other outward links on my website.. Does this make sense to anyone, does anyone know how I can do this? THANK YOU!

08-02-2009, 02:30 AM	#3
Phil The Marketer Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? Looks like this works!!! I gave it a try, but haven't tested to see what happens when I click an outward link in my webpage.. I will test..Thank you!

08-02-2009, 02:32 AM	#4
waloosh Freelance Web Developer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 114 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 8 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? Hmm, I just retested this... unfortunately, this will conflict with your site's links. Every time you click on any link, it will popup and ask. I'll try to see if I have anything else in my arsenal. EDIT: Oh wait, that's because the link I tested was actually external, lol. I tested again with a link to a page within the same directory of my index, and it works perfect!
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08-02-2009, 02:33 AM	#5
Phil The Marketer Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? Darn...I just gave it a try and when i click on any link it brings the pop up window up.... I just wanted it set so it only redirects when someone closes my website out... Any suggestions Waloosh?

08-02-2009, 02:37 AM	#6
waloosh Freelance Web Developer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 114 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 8 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? How do you have your page links coded? Are they full URLs or just "/page.html" or "page.html" ? If they're full URLs, this script will think of them as external pages and will give you the redirect and warning. If they're just "page.html" or "/page.html" then they're considered internal pages and wont give you the warning nor redirect anywhere.
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08-02-2009, 02:42 AM	#7
Phil The Marketer Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? It is a single page salesletter...the outbound links on my page are full http://www..etc...

08-02-2009, 05:19 AM	#8
Phil The Marketer Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? Dude Waloosh you are the man! Thanks for helping me get that up and running, you sure do know your stuff I couldn't of done it without your help man!!! Sweet!

08-02-2009, 05:27 AM	#9
waloosh Freelance Web Developer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 114 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 8 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? Anytime =D was a pleasure working with you.
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kendrickyi HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 226 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Social Networking	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? yes I kinda agree that redirecting a user would be quite annoying. perhaps a less annoying tactic would be to simply put a window.prompt, prompting the user if he/she really wants to exit. I see that a lot.

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johnjimat Warrior Mania Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 92 Thanks: 15 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? well the script is just for single page only. thanks for the script. i have use it for my single website page

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08-15-2010, 06:27 PM	#19
OmarMartin Ethical Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Palm Bay Florida USA Posts: 19 Thanks: 5 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? He said this is for a SALES page... If the person is clicking the X to leave then you should in fact hit them with an exit splash or redirect. Its common sense... simple math. A certain percentage of those that leave will end up buying. It just makes business sense to do this. Those of you that don't do this because you don't want to "disturb" people that are LEAVING your sales pages.... well.. YOU are leaving thousands of dollars on the table. Omar

09-20-2010, 04:10 PM	#20
imajen Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How to redirect a Visitor only when they Exit Your Webpage?? Hi Waloosh, I just came across a post you had going with someone about a year ago regarding exit pop ups and I was hoping to solicit a bit of help from you. I am trying to configure Exit Splash on my site but am having issues with the pop up appearing when any link is pressed...when all i want is it to appear if they press the back button or try to exit the site. You mentioned something about the urls...which I didn't really follow. Hopefully you are still around on the forum and able to help me with this....I am at the point of pulling my hair out. Thanx Jen

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02-07-2012, 04:54 PM	#31
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