Using meta refresh when making a web page

Question

When making homepage, we use <meta> tag.

I have a question; I uploaded an image, PictureA to my website and linked it to SiteABC by using an image map. Then when I click a specific part of PictureA, the browser will load the site I linked.

I would like it to behave in this way:

After 10 seconds, I want SiteABC to redirect to SiteDEF. I know that I should use <meta> tag. However, when I used a <meta> tag in my html, the page which includes PictureA redirected to SiteDEF, instead of SiteABC redirecting to SiteDEF.

How can I solve this problem?

Answer 1

You need to have a 302 (HTTP Redirect) issued from ABC site. Since the direct mapping is not what you want to do. Or it seems I am missing the real question. If you want the server to replace the html dynamically I think you are opening up the potential for many issues.

Answer 2

I think you need the meta refresh tag on ABC site, not on the starting site. This will allow you to have the user follow this path:

• User Visits home page
• User CLicks image map
• ABC loads
• 10 seconds elapses
• DEF loads

A 302 HTTP redirect on ABC will not allow it to load first, and then wait 10 seconds before loading DEF.