A script that redirects users when they hit the back button?

[Crownstone]

Hey guys,

I'm tryna implement this tutorial: Landing Page Code - That Can Increase Your ROI

The number 9 is a script thar redirects users when they hit the back button. It's not working for me. Please can I get another suggestion of help on making this work for me?

Thanks in advance

 

[comegetbravo]

Do you have another html website in the SAME directory? If not, have you specified the source of it?

 

[MxyzptlkFishStix]

I'd highly recommend against using a "dumb version" of any type of a back button script. If you're going to do something like that, use something with some "logic" in it like BackJacker. If you put some thought behind it and use your noodle, you can do some amazing things with it even for a non-Wordpress site.

 

[Crownstone]

Do you have another html website in the SAME directory? If not, have you specified the source of it?

Hi,

I have just 1website

 

[Crownstone]

I'd highly recommend against using a "dumb version" of any type of a back button script. If you're going to do something like that, use something with some "logic" in it like BackJacker. If you put some thought behind it and use your noodle, you can do some amazing things with it even for a non-Wordpress site.

Hi,

I'm not code savvy and barely understood a thing can you pls explain in a simple way?

 

[comegetbravo]

Hi,

I'm not code savvy and barely understood a thing can you pls explain in a simple way?

In order for the script to work you have to have another site in the same directory for it to redirect to.


Page 1 -> user hits back button -> Back button script redirects to Page 2

Alternatively if you just want them to be unable to exit (back button will get them on the same page they came to) just set the script to redirect to "index.html" or whatever your page is called

 

[MxyzptlkFishStix]

Hi,

I'm not code savvy and barely understood a thing can you pls explain in a simple way?

By having a dumb script running on your site, it's going to annoy a lot of your users. There is no way to turn it off based on certain criteria like referrer, time on page, on page clicks, etc. After a few complaints to your traffic or ad network and if they visit your site for a manual review, kiss any accounts and earnings owed goodbye. You could use your tracker as a poor man's cloaker. Send whitelisted (IPS/Carrier, Device, OS, etc.) leads to the script page and everyone else who doesn't fit the criteria you set to the "clean" page. As always, test.

 

[comegetbravo]

By having a dumb script running on your site, it's going to annoy a lot of your users. There is no way to turn it off based on certain criteria like referrer, time on page, on page clicks, etc. After a few complaints to your traffic or ad network and if they visit your site for a manual review, kiss any accounts and earnings owed goodbye. You could use your tracker as a poor man's cloaker. Send whitelisted (IPS/Carrier, Device, OS, etc.) leads to the script page and everyone else who doesn't fit the criteria you set to the "clean" page. As always, test.

Back button redirect scripts works wonders on improving CTR.

 

[Crownstone]

In order for the script to work you have to have another site in the same directory for it to redirect to.


Page 1 -> user hits back button -> Back button script redirects to Page 2

Alternatively if you just want them to be unable to exit (back button will get them on the same page they came to) just set the script to redirect to "index.html" or whatever your page is called

Thanks for your time.

I'm actually redirecting to my aff offer.

Can you please provide a detailed help

Thanks

 

[comegetbravo]

Thanks for your time.

I'm actually redirecting to my aff offer.

Can you please provide a detailed help

Thanks

Well, as you can only redirect to a file you would need to create a file that automatically redirects to that offer, you can't link directly to a link outside of your website.

 

[Crownstone]

Well, as you can only redirect to a file you would need to create a file that automatically redirects to that offer, you can't link directly to a link outside of your website.

OK. I can do that... how about the code to use?

 

[comegetbravo]

Where you input the link where you want the back button to redirect to you simply put the path to the file, example if your file is in the same directory and is called "backbutton.index" you simply put "backbutton.index" as your link.

 

[Crownstone]

I'm assuming you have seen the code in this tutorial? Landing Page Code - That Can Increase Your ROI

It's the number 9

 

[Crownstone]

UPDATE!!!

I got it to work with this script
<script>
history.replaceState(null, document.title, location.pathname+"#!/redirect.php");
history.pushState(null, document.title, location.pathname);
window.addEventListener("popstate", function() {
if(location.hash === "#!/redirect.php") {
setTimeout(function(){
location.replace("path-to-back-button-redirect");
},0);
}
}, false);
</script>


unfortunately, its not working on google chrome mobile and the largest chunk of my traffic comes from it!

Can anyone please modify the script?

Cheers.

 

[YTZ International]

Hi @Crownstone

YTZ has a back button traffic guide. Check it out and let me know if you have any issues with the set up!

Back Traffic Guide

 

[simonn]

Have you tried googling it? There are lot of answers how to do it