Can I use jQuery to create a function that on click goes to a URL then executes a jQuery function on it?

Question

Hello.

I am not entirely sure if this is possible or not but so far you guys here at SO were always able to help me out so here it goes:

The following website: www.bgarchitect.co.nz

Has a navigation that works fine on the main page but (due to me making a mistake) does not work on the sub pages as it relies on images being loaded and then switching their hide() / show() properties. (it's quite easy to spot the mistake once you're on the site).

Is there any way that I could create a function that checks if the user is on the home page (http://www.bgarchitect.co.nz/index.php) and if NOT then goes to that page and upon loading automatically executes the funtion that is normally mapped to the navigational element being clicked?

Example: I am on a sub page and click on "Culture" then—since i am not on the home page—I am being taken back to the home page and the culture() function is being executed without me having to click the button again.

Thanks for reading. Jannis

PS: I know this is far from ideal in any case but I am trying not having to manually having to fix my mistakes throughout the entire site (which would take quite some time)..

Answer 1

You could pass a parameter in the query string (eg go to index.php?run=culture), and on the main page have something that checks the querystring for this parameter, and executes the command required.

Probably worth fixing it properly if you're up for it however.

Answer 2

Generally, I'd suggest you fix the real cause of the problem instead of hacking around it. If you can work out a good solution you're likely to be in pain every time you have to make new changes in the future.

Given that you already update all your links when the page loads through jQuery, seems like you should be able to find a way to update them correctly based on what page your on, instead of your load a page, then call a function idea.

If you aren't going to solve the root problem, I'd suggest fixing it with redirects in the PHP code, instead of in JS.

Answer 3

Find and replace is your friend. There's plenty of IDE/text editors out there that can do this across multiple files.