JavaScript load a page on button click

Question

I am trying to do a very simple task here, I would like to be able to click a button on a page and have it take me to another page. I have tried window.location.href, and a

Answer 1

Just window.location = "http://wherever.you.wanna.go.com/", or, for local links, window.location = "my_relative_link.html".

You can try it by typing it into your address bar as well, e.g. javascript: window.location = "http://www.google.com/".

Also note that the protocol part of the URL (http://) is not optional for absolute links; omitting it will make javascript assume a relative link.