Assigning to [removed].href without clobbering history

Question

In testing document.location.href, I have observed that when the user initiates an action that results in javascript that assigns to document.location.href, the new URL is a

Answer 1

You could change the location without having the browser display a Back button like this:

window.location.replace(new_url);

However, the original address remains in the browser's history and may be accessed using something like CTRL+H

Reference:

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/window.location#replace
• https://developer.mozilla.org/En/DOM/Window.history#Notes