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Asked: 2026-06-13T23:11:52+00:00

I wanted a JavaScript function to run 60 seconds after page is loaded. After

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I wanted a JavaScript function to run 60 seconds after page is loaded.
After a little research I have made, I’ve found that setTimeout() is the solution.

So that’s what I did:

<body onLoad="setTimeout(postAction('news.reads', 'article'), 60000);">

Somehow, setTimeout does not work. After the page is loaded, there’s no need to wait 60 seconds because postAction() runs immediately.

Why is it happening? How to solve it? Are there alternatives to setTimeout() up there?
Thank you!

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  1. Editorial Team

    The correct way to do what you want in JS, ie setting a timeout after the page is loaded:

    (function(w)
{
    var load = function()
    {
         setTimeout(postAction,60000);
         if (w.removeEventListener)
         {//remove listeners, to avoid leak...
             return w.removeEventListener('load',load,false);
         }
         return w.attachEvent('onload',load);
    };
    if (w.addEventListener)
    {
        return w.addEventListener('load',load,false);
    }
    return w.attachEvent('onload',load);
}(this));

    Instead of window.onload = function(){setTimeout(postAction,60000);};, which will work, too, but cause a mem-leak in IE <9. That’s just for completeness’ sake
    Anyway, the key line here is setTimeout(postAction,60000);

    Update
    After seeing the code you’re using, this is the easiest fix:

    <body onLoad="setTimeout(function(){ return postAction('news.reads', 'article');}, 60000);">
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