How to Refresh/Reload a Page using jQuery

I have seen this question asked in many forums, however the solution presented worked on selected browsers only. Here’s a solution I have tested that works on IE7, FireFox 3 and Chrome. Hopefully it should work on other browser versions as well!

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<
head>
<
title>Reload/Refresh a Page in jQuery</title>
<
script type="text/javascript"
src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js">
</
script>

<
script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#Button1').click(function() {
location.reload();
});
});
</script>
</
head>
<
body>
<
input id="Button1" type="button" value="button" />
</
body>
</
html>


Drop a comment if this script does not work in any browser version.

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32 comments:

dodol said...

if we must reload the page using a button, it's just the same like using the F5 key :D however, nice tuts :D

Anonymous said...

Great post Dude thanks a lot.

Unknown said...

Wow thanks! .. I was wondering how to reload the page after having logged the user via ajax, to give him access to admin links!

location.reload() did exactly what i wanted..

Wazdesign said...

thanks a lot its works cool

3wlink said...

Is there any way to reload the page automatically after 30 sec or 1 min using the above code?

Unknown said...

@Rezaul

Yes:
function Refresh() {
location.reload();
};

$(document).ready(function() {
setTimeout("Refresh()", 30000); //30 sec.
});

Anonymous said...

Or just use the metatags and put this in your head section:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="30000">

Anonymous said...

but what if i want to reload only when the page has failed to load? how to detect this..?

Prajosh said...

Great one :)

Anonymous said...

Thanks. Needed it for ajax login too ;)

Anonymous said...

You rock!, saved my day :)

Anonymous said...

What do you mean by 'failed to load'?

If you are loading stuff via AJAX, you can put reload() in the error handler:

$.ajax({
url:'example.com',
error: function(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown){
location.reload();
}
});

At least the script needs to be correctly loaded in order to do what you want.

Anonymous said...

Nice Post Bro ... Keep it cool ... ty.

Anonymous said...

Saved my day :)

While searching found something similar..

http://jquerybyexample.blogspot.com/2011/08/different-ways-to-refresh-or-reload.html

Thanks,
Rajesh

shiva said...

Great post Dude thanks a lot.

Anonymous said...

Hi guys I tried with jquery to add a function to the media dialog close button. His ID is #TB_closeWindowButton and I just added this to the my-scripts.js file

jQuery('#TB_closeWindowButton').click(function() {
location.reload();
});

It doesn't work. Any Ideas???
Raffaele COlleo

Anonymous said...

Sorry forgot to say that I am using wordpress. The media dialog box is the dialog box where you can manage images.

Sorry again
Raffaele Colleo

Anonymous said...

Great post Dude, thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

omg... 3 hours spend on searching this solution... thanks

kimeraweb said...

Hi, thank you for your website.

Here goes my problem:

One iframe (let's say A) calling a web jquery code (just alert command, let's say B) to be in diferent iframe.

First time you click on A, it calls to B and working perfect. You click on A for another jquery script code for diferent iframe, it works perfect. You click it again for first choice, and B doesn't work, Jquery script is not read anymore, why? Page is loaded (unless shows up) but alert is not running anymore.

So, in other words, when you call back a page from another, jquery is not running anymore.

I try with reload with unsuccessfully.

Thank you!

Tutorial PHP Website said...

Awesome!! Simple but works fine. Thank you for this tutorial! :D

Administrator said...

Thank you!
Is there a way to reload with parameter?
Example: mypage.php?message=1

Mike said...

I think my question is the same, is it possible to set a variable with the function? So that the site knows that it has refreshed?

This doesn't work:

location.reload();

window.imgShow=1;


The variable window.imgShow is undefined after the reload. Not that I am surprised but is there a way to get it in? Thanks, I learn a lot from these posts!

Mike said...

Found it!

http://forums.devshed.com/javascript-development-115/can-you-pass-variables-in-href-javascript-window-location-reload-379690.html

+

http://www.idealog.us/2006/06/javascript_to_p.html

Thanks again!

Anonymous said...

Thanks! You really help me :P

Anonymous said...

Good post

Anonymous said...

if i want to load the same page again then also it is diverting to my next page.

Anonymous said...

I used more than 1 data grid on page when click on button for enter the data in grid my page is reloaded if i used update panel its also not working wht to do
thanx in advance

Samuel said...

I must have missing some information but the title of the post say: How to reload a page using JQuery but the object 'location' is not from the JQuery API. Ok, you use JQuery to attach the click event of the button but in this case, the title should be 'How to link a button with JQuery that will reload a page with Javascript'.

Kingwash said...

Thanks for your code, is a great one. But i have a problem implementing it in php. I have html and php as different files. Now i want to implement it in php. so that when the php checks for error, and if there is error, it should reload to the html file with form values retained.
Thanks in advace

Unknown said...

is there any method in php which work like update panel control in asp.net

Unknown said...

Hi team,
I have one reqerment
am developing one online exam quiz application , when i answering questions (like I am answered 2 two questions) at this time am refresed the page that time no page will not to home, even i refreshes exam is contine ..


explaination :
If User refreshes a current running session of any Assessment , then system should bring User back to the same point in Exam UI where he/she was and save all the assessment details till that point.
(Example If User is at 4th question of a lesson, has answered 3 out 10 questions then if User refreshes the browser assessment , System should bring User to the Fourth question and save details of the previous three answered questions)