"Back to" button does not always work

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:20 am

I've been wondering about this for some time and just recently it seems to be happening with IE9 too. Why is it that some web pages do no let you navigate away from them when using the "Back" button? I've found that when I'm on a "stuck" page if I do a quick double click it will break away and go back but that doesn't always work.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:21 am

Just the way some sites choose to be annoying.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:43 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Just the way some sites choose to be annoying.

Yep.. alot of "adult" sites do this to keep you from leaving. You pretty much just have to home and start back over.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:03 pm

Sava700 wrote:You pretty much just have to home and start back over.

or navigate using browser History.

Sava700 wrote:Yep.. alot of "adult" sites do this to keep you from leaving..

and you know about this how?

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:05 pm

sites do this for 2 reasons mainly:

1. to keep you at their site
2. to prevent double POST of form data.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:16 pm

tonyt wrote: and you know about this how?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:41 pm

TonyT wrote:and you know about this how?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:16 am

I realize, and have used the history and/or home button but I've sound that sometimes a rapid double-click on the back button seems to get you out.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:26 am

TonyT wrote:sites do this for 2 reasons mainly:

1. to keep you at their site
2. to prevent double POST of form data.

Also, a refresh of the page generates a new "pageview" for them, refreshing any advertisements and possibly adding a couple of cents to their revenue (if CPM-based ads).

Still, annoying your visitors does not foster a long-term relationship with them, when I encounter it, it is most likely the last time I visit that page.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:30 am

Easto wrote:I realize, and have used the history and/or home button but I've sound that sometimes a rapid double-click on the back button seems to get you out.

Because the siplest javascript implementation only checks one step back, and a double-click breaks it (skipping over the "last" link being monitored by the script).