Back Button Redirect Script (Chrome)

[Daniel Hegner]

Hi guys,

I implemented several back button redirect scrips on my landers.

They all work fine, except on chrome. Does chrome block this kind of "sneaky" scripts?

And if so, is there a script that still works in the google chrome browser?

Thanks in advance!

 

[T J Tutor]

many have found this issue with Chrome.

I can only guess that a developer could write a script, but if Chrome finds you are circumventing them, they may ban you.

 

[Graybeard]

Remember porn dialers
Cheap shots don't last

 

[jeremielp]

Yes, Chrome block most ot these scripts. This was announced last year:
Google Chrome To Stop Sites From Messing with the Back Button

If you want more info, you can follow the discussions on Chrome and GitHub
907167 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail
Annoying user experience on back navigation due to dummy fast-forwarding history entries · Issue #21 · WICG/interventions

 

[Yellow Web]

Try this one.

<script type = "text/javascript">
(function(window, location) {
    var base=document.getElementsByTagName('base');
    var hasBase = base.length==1;
    var baseHref='';
    if (hasBase){
        baseHref = base.href;
        base[0].remove();
    }
    history.replaceState(null, document.title, location.pathname+"#!/stealingyourhistory");
    history.pushState(null, document.title, location.pathname);
    if (hasBase){
        var newbase = document.createElement('base');
        newbase.href = baseHref;
        document.head.appendChild(newbase);
    }

    window.addEventListener("popstate", function() {
      if(location.hash === "#!/stealingyourhistory") {
            history.replaceState(null, document.title, location.pathname);
            setTimeout(function(){
              location.replace("https://google.com");
            },0);
      }
    }, false);
}(window, location));
</script>

 

[jeremielp]

Try this one.

<script type = "text/javascript">
(function(window, location) {
    var base=document.getElementsByTagName('base');
    var hasBase = base.length==1;
    var baseHref='';
    if (hasBase){
        baseHref = base.href;
        base[0].remove();
    }
    history.replaceState(null, document.title, location.pathname+"#!/stealingyourhistory");
    history.pushState(null, document.title, location.pathname);
    if (hasBase){
        var newbase = document.createElement('base');
        newbase.href = baseHref;
        document.head.appendChild(newbase);
    }

    window.addEventListener("popstate", function() {
      if(location.hash === "#!/stealingyourhistory") {
            history.replaceState(null, document.title, location.pathname);
            setTimeout(function(){
              location.replace("https://google.com");
            },0);
      }
    }, false);
}(window, location));
</script>

I tested it today:

• working on chrome 87.0.4280.88 ONLY AFTER interaction with page (like a click on a popup at the beginning)
• working on ff 83.0 OK
• working on edge 87.0.664.55 ONLY AFTER interaction with page (like a click on a popup at the beginning)

 

[jeremielp]

I guess if you don't want to ever get return traffic --this is a good thing ...

I don't understand your comment ?

 

[Graybeard]

I guess if you don't want to ever get return traffic --this is a good thing ...

 

[zero2000]

Thank you very much, I was looking for this script...

 

[Graybeard]

hijacking the back button on browsers leads to problems --in fact that may make the website to be classified a "hostile" --good luck