Question

I have a single url that I need to open it after a specific amount of time.

I think this can be done using js/jquery and I see it working like this: I open the page created with the js code inside and the url loads automatic in a new tab and after 5 minutes this same url is opened in a new tab or in the same tab that was previously opened.
It’s a trick I am working on and the problem is that I don’t know much in js/jquery that’s why I need your help.

You might ask me: Hey, this code will open a new tab each 5 minutes so you’ll have a lot of them running, are you sure you need this?.. and I say yes, that’s what I need, a new tab for a single url each 5 minutes.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You could use setTimeout() which will wait a specified amount of time (ms) then execute the declared function.

Example:

setTimeout(openUrl, 5000); // Wait 5 seconds

function openUrl(){

   window.open('http://google.com');

}

To repeat an action on a timer you can use setInterval()

setInterval(openUrl, 5000);