Any ideas why back button doesn't work?

[optimalwebsite]

I dont know why this is happening, but for some reason the back button doesn't work. If you search in Google for mindwriter, click on the website mindwriter, then try and click back, it doesnt work.

Any ideas why?


Warm Regards,


Joel

[Dubbya]

Magician Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Swindon and Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire

I clicked on the site above and it works fine in IE6 and FireFox.

Just tossin' this out there, but one reason it might not work could be because you're trolling for clicks. It happens that way sometimes. Weird thing is. that as soon as the site gets enough hits, the problem miraculously fixes itself. It's truly amazing.

If you're at a loss, why not have the mindwriter use his powers to tell you what's wrong?

Is this the right link and which browser are you using?

[optimalwebsite]

I'n not trolling for clicks...

I'm using internet explorer 7 - the back button def doesn't work on the homepage.

Firefox 2 is unaffected.....


strange....

Warm Regards,


Joel

[wige]

Its a bad redirect.

For clarity, I'll describe the steps involved in as much detail as I can...

When you visit the site, you go from google.com/search to site.co.uk/.

When you arrive at site.co.uk/, you are redirected from site.co.uk/ to site.co.uk/index.html.

In Firefox and most versions of IE, when you click "Back" you are taken back to google.com/search, skipping site.co.uk/

In IE7, you are taken back to site.co.uk/.

In IE7, when site.co.uk/ loads, you are redirected to site.co.uk/index.html, which makes it appear that the back button is not functional.

Most likely, I think the site is using a meta redirect instead of a 301. The problem can be confirmed by comparing the browser's history in IE7 vs IE8 and Firefox. You will note there is an additional page listed in the history in IE7.

[optimalwebsite]

OK....

I've replaced the 301 redirect with a blank .htaccess file, to wipe it clean... but the problem persists...

Relocate

Is this a problem with the people who are hosting the website? I can't understand what else it would be.

Warm Regards,


Joel - Optimal Website

[wige]

Ok, it took some hacking, but I was finally able to figure out what is doing the redirection. When the user goes to the root page, they are served with a page that makes two attempts to redirect, first with JavaScript, then if that fails, with a meta redirect. This page should be removed, and a 301 redirect should be implemented instead.

[optimalwebsite]

Fixed Thanks!!!!!