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Asked: 2026-05-14T17:05:48+00:00

How do I javascript automatically click on a hyperlink (id is link_page) after 5

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How do I javascript automatically click on a hyperlink (id is link_page) after 5 minutes?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you want to trigger the onclick event handler of that link, it could work like this:

    <head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    setTimeout(function() {
        document.getElementById('link_page').onclick();
    }, 5 * 60 * 1000);
    </script>
</head>
...
<body>
    <a id="link_page" onclick="alert('test')">Test</a>
</body>

    If you want to change to the location of the link after 5 minutes, you could try:

    <head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    setTimeout(function() {
        var linkUrl = document.getElementById('link_page').href;
        location.href = linkUrl;
    }, 5 * 60 * 1000);
    </script>
</head>
...
<body>
    <a id="link_page" href="http://www.google.de/">Test</a>
</body>

    The key function in both methods is the setTimeout() function, which takes a callback function and a timespan in milliseconds after which the callback function is executed. More on setTimeout(): http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_timing.asp

    Mind: I tested these on OSX / Firefox, so test these on PC, too.

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