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Asked: 2026-06-07T01:28:47+00:00

Is there a way to change where previous button in browser goes? The problem

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Is there a way to change where “previous” button in browser goes?

The problem is the following:

  1. User enters page
  2. User clicks thumbnail image
  3. Large image appears in popup window (lightbox) and URL CHANGES from http://example.com/ to http://example.com/this-image-link/
  4. I click “Previous” button in browser and URL CHANGES from http://example.com/this-image-link/ to http://example.com/ but POPUP doesn’t disappear (and page doesn’t refresh).

How would I make it go back to http://example.com/ and close my popup after clicking “Back” in browser?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I suggest you do some reading on manipulating the browser’s history. Those links will certainly give you a good intro:

    History API

    MDN Manipulating the Browser History

    This JS Library should also help you, if you want to overcome cross-browser limitations and evade JQuery, as suggested above.

    History.js

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