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kawadri · 27-02-2010, 16:07

Hi,
I was wondering, I was searching on Google, I see this on websites like www.theaffiliatecode.com [Mod edit: Clicking on that link leads to a very annoying javascript jail], I want when someone tries to leave the page it says a message, when they click cancel they go onto another web page of my choice...

Giblet · 27-02-2010, 16:33

Wire up the onunload event.

<body onUnload="MyFunction()">

function MyFunction(){
do annoying crap here.
}

That page just pops up a confirmation dialog using
if(confirm('Do you want to leave?'))
{
//Do yes
}
else
{
//Do no
}
. I'd advise against using these. Any website that ever uses these will never be visited by me ever again.

kawadri · 27-02-2010, 16:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giblet

Wire up the onunload event.

<body onUnload="MyFunction()">

function MyFunction(){
do annoying crap here.
}

That page just pops up a confirmation dialog using
if(confirm('Do you want to leave?'))
{
//Do yes
}
else
{
//Do no
}
. I'd advise against using these. Any website that ever uses these will never be visited by me ever again.

Thanks, if they click cancel I want them to be redirected to another page, got any ideas? Also where do I put my text? Thanks

CreepingDeath · 27-02-2010, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by kawadri

I want when someone tries to leave the page it says a message, when they click cancel they go onto another web page of my choice...

Not very user friendly if you ask me.

kawadri · 27-02-2010, 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Not very user friendly if you ask me.

It gives them a discount

ronivek · 28-02-2010, 03:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by kawadri

It gives them a discount

Why not just have a clear banner/link/whatever which offers a discount from your main page?

If I visited a site, decided I wanted to browse away from the page and got any kind of popup when I tried to leave in all likelihood I would never return.

**Evil Phil** · 28-02-2010, 04:18

Yeah, it's not one really. I'm not suprised you're not getting much help.

MyBusinez.com · 28-02-2010, 10:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by kawadri

Hi,
I was wondering, I was searching on Google, I see this on websites like www.theaffiliatecode.com, I want when someone tries to leave the page it says a message, when they click cancel they go onto another web page of my choice...

A bit of advice: If you want people to stay on your website preventing them from leaving is the worst way to do it as they will never visit again. You have to understand that on the internet, the user is in control, not the website.

There is no real way of preventing people from leaving your website anyway as they can always just pull the plug on their computer and if you prevent them from leaving they might think there is a virus on your website or a virus on their computer coming from your website.

You might as well stand at the door of your shop and not let people leave in order that they'll buy your product. Why not try offering them something that they'll like instead?

***Gordon*** · 28-02-2010, 10:51

kawadri, this kind of browser manipulation is unprofessional and will annoy users, I am quite angry at you for not putting a warning on that link tbh, firefox forced me to click ok 5 times when I closed the tab.

If you are the business owner and have to force people to stay on your site, rethink your business and web design, you are doing something wrong. If you are the web designer doing this for the business, tell them that it will annoy and alienate customers and advise them against this bullying course of action.

**Sparks** · 28-02-2010, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by kawadri

It gives them a discount

It'd have to be a very very large discount on something they're looking to purchase right then and there in order to not tick off whomever encounters it. Frankly, I think it's a bad idea that will do more to harm your site than to help it.

**biko** · 28-02-2010, 11:19

Def a very bad idea. Put a contact number on the site so people can ring you and vent.

kawadri · 28-02-2010, 16:10

It's a bad idea to put a phone number on a ClickBank product, the thing is when you visit certain sites you can tell that it is a clickbank product or not...

When the visitor sees that it's a clickbank product they try to navigate away to get a discount, I know the visitor is in control, I can't believe some are annoyed at me

for not telling you that that website theaffiliatecode.com has a leaving message, I use firefox and I got one message saying to leave.

The reason why I am asking you is because I don't want to pay http://exitsplash.com/ 97 dollars for this code...

Take a look at http://exitsplash.com/ to see the benefits of this javascript code, plus that shop comment was quite funny but you're wrong, most stores you go into when you are about to leave without buying anything some will say "wait I will give you a discount" or something....

kawadri · 28-02-2010, 16:12

Thanks for all the advice but this is what all cb products do...

**5uspect** · 28-02-2010, 16:17

This is perhaps one of the most annoying things a website could do.
Not only does it open an annoying popup with associated warning prompt it plays audio without your control.

If a site did that to me I would never ever visit that site again.

ocallagh · 28-02-2010, 17:03

Firefox + Greasemonkey + http://javascript.about.com/library/exitblock.user.js

27-02-2010, 16:07	#1
kawadri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 18 Adverts \| Friends	Javascript Code to stop user leaving Page Hi, I was wondering, I was searching on Google, I see this on websites like www.theaffiliatecode.com [Mod edit: Clicking on that link leads to a very annoying javascript jail], I want when someone tries to leave the page it says a message, when they click cancel they go onto another web page of my choice... Last edited by Sparks; 28-02-2010 at 10:51.

27-02-2010, 16:33	#2
Giblet Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin Posts: 10,604 Adverts \| Friends	Wire up the onunload event. <body onUnload="MyFunction()"> function MyFunction(){ do annoying crap here. } That page just pops up a confirmation dialog using if(confirm('Do you want to leave?')) { //Do yes } else { //Do no } . I'd advise against using these. Any website that ever uses these will never be visited by me ever again. Last edited by Giblet; 27-02-2010 at 16:35.

28-02-2010, 10:51	#9
*Gordon* Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 27,555 Adverts \| Friends Admin: Prison	kawadri, this kind of browser manipulation is unprofessional and will annoy users, I am quite angry at you for not putting a warning on that link tbh, firefox forced me to click ok 5 times when I closed the tab. If you are the business owner and have to force people to stay on your site, rethink your business and web design, you are doing something wrong. If you are the web designer doing this for the business, tell them that it will annoy and alienate customers and advise them against this bullying course of action. Last edited by Gordon; 28-02-2010 at 10:53.

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28-02-2010, 04:18	#7
Evil Phil Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: West Indies Posts: 7,111 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Development, Outdoor Pursuits	Yeah, it's not one really. I'm not suprised you're not getting much help.

28-02-2010, 11:19	#11
biko Percolator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galway City Posts: 37,314 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Blogs / Wikis / Social Networks, Galway City, Nordic, West, Motoring	Def a very bad idea. Put a contact number on the site so people can ring you and vent.

28-02-2010, 16:10	#12
kawadri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 18 Adverts \| Friends	It's a bad idea to put a phone number on a ClickBank product, the thing is when you visit certain sites you can tell that it is a clickbank product or not... When the visitor sees that it's a clickbank product they try to navigate away to get a discount, I know the visitor is in control, I can't believe some are annoyed at me for not telling you that that website theaffiliatecode.com has a leaving message, I use firefox and I got one message saying to leave. The reason why I am asking you is because I don't want to pay http://exitsplash.com/ 97 dollars for this code... Take a look at http://exitsplash.com/ to see the benefits of this javascript code, plus that shop comment was quite funny but you're wrong, most stores you go into when you are about to leave without buying anything some will say "wait I will give you a discount" or something....

28-02-2010, 16:12	#13
kawadri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 18 Adverts \| Friends	Thanks for all the advice but this is what all cb products do...

28-02-2010, 16:17	#14
5uspect Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Back from Abroad. Posts: 8,130 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Digital Art & Design	This is perhaps one of the most annoying things a website could do. Not only does it open an annoying popup with associated warning prompt it plays audio without your control. If a site did that to me I would never ever visit that site again.

28-02-2010, 17:03	#15
ocallagh Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,643 Adverts \| Friends	Firefox + Greasemonkey + http://javascript.about.com/library/exitblock.user.js