How to Redirect a Web Page with JavaScript

To redirect a URL page with JavaScript you need to set the window.location object. There are several ways to change the location property on the window object:

  • window.location.href - returns the URL of the current page. 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <script>
      let url = "https://www.w3docs.com";
      window.location.href = url;
    </script>
  </body>
</html>
  • window.location.hostname - returns the name of the Internet host of the current page.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <button type="button" onclick="redirectFunc()">Click and go to the page</button>
    <script>
      function redirectFunc() {
        window.location.href = "https://www.w3docs.com/";
      }
    </script>
  </body>
</html>
  • window.location.replace - removes current URL from the history and replaces it with a new URL which disables to go to the previous page using the back button.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <script>
      function redirectFunc() {
        window.location.replace("https://www.w3docs.com/");
      }
      setTimeout("redirectFunc()", 2000);
    </script>
  </body>
</html>
  • window.location.assign - keeps the history and makes it possible to go back to the original page just clicking on the back button. 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <script>
      function redirectFunc() {
        window.location.assign("https://www.w3docs.com/");
      }
      setTimeout("redirectFunc()", 2000);
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

You had better use window.location.replace instead of .href because the replace method navigates to the URL without adding a new record to the history; thus the reader won’t be lost in an endless back-button mess.

Use .href if you want to make the user click on a link, and use .replace if you're going to make an HTTP redirect.
If JavaScript is disabled in the browser, this will not work.

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