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by Aristocles on February 3rd, 2007

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Why is it that sometimes a website will disable the "Back" button? Does this give the website some benefit that I'm not aware of?

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  • by mike blair on February 3rd, 2007

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    Most likely, the website has not disabled the back button, but rather has opened a new window or a new tab. When a new window/tab is opened, you cannot use the back button because there is nothing to surf back to.

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    • Okay, but is this effective in keeping the user on that site? Is there a good reason to do this? I would think that it hurts the credibility of the website.

      Aristocles

      by Aristocles on February 3rd, 2007

    • I would tend to agree that it bugs me when a website opens a new window. I use firefox, and my settings wont allow new windows to open unless I tell them to. When a website tries to open a new window, it opens the page in a new tab instead, which I actually prefer, because it makes everything a little more organized.

      mike blair

      by mike blair on February 3rd, 2007

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