show page and then redirect after seconds to another page

Report · Mar 06, 2017

I have a client who wants to have a page telling Customers that his address has changed. Then after a few seconds, then his home page appears. Any simple ideas?

Thanks.

Don

Report · Mar 06, 2017

Don't use a redirect, as the browser will show a warning that the page is trying to re-direct.

Instead use a modal window.

Report · Mar 06, 2017

PZ is right. Page re-directs should be avoided. Google doesn't like them.

A short intro might be all you need.

Bootstrap with SVG Intro

Nancy

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

Report · Mar 06, 2017

Note sure if this is 100% browser compliant, but works on just about everything I use it for. Note: The "proper" way to redirect an old address to a new address would be via a 301 redirect in your .htaccess file. This will make sure your Google serps aren't affected. However, that wouldn't give you the 5 second delay, it would just redirect immediately. Up to you and your client to decide if you want a better user experience, or better google serps.

<!doctype html>

<html lang="en">

<head>

<meta charset="utf-8">

<title>My Redirect Page</title>

</head>

<body>

<div>

You will be redirected in 5 seconds...

</div>

<script type="text/javascript">

setTimeout(function(){

window.location.replace("http://www.google.com");

}, 5000);

</script>

</body>

</html>

show page and then redirect after seconds to another page

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