Linking pages using buttons click event
Hyper links are used to link different pages within a site and outside a site to each other. Same thing can be achieved by using a button. We can use a button to link different pages. We will connect the url of the new page to the onclick event of the button. We can do this by using a form and a submit button but there is no point in using a form for a hyper linking of pages. So here are some examples of using buttons to link different pages.
HTML button with onClick event with location to link between web pages using address or URLs
Video tutorial on Text links in Part I
<input type=button onClick="parent.location='index.html'"
value='click here'>Another way of linking button
<input type=button onClick="location.href='index.html'"
value='click here'>Demo of two types of buttons with code
<input type=button onClick="location.href='../'"
value='click here to visit home page'><input type=button onClick="
parent.location='https://www.plus2net.com/'"
value='click here to visit home page'>Using hyper link
<a href=../><input type=button value='HOME'></a>Opening in a new window
To open the target page in a new window ( new Tab ) we have to use onClick=parent.open()<input type=button onClick="parent.open('https://www.plus2net.com/')"
value='click here to visit home page' >Managing from a child window
We can open a child window of different height and width by using JavaScript window.open command. We can pass any variable to child window and receive data from child window to main window.Read More on Child window control in our JavaScript section.
We can display buttons in Child window and manage the main ( parent ) window by using buttons. We can make the main window navigate to different page from the child window.
Check this demo on using buttons to manage main window.
To display above button , source is here
<input type=button onClick=window.open("button-child.php","demo","width=550,height=300,left=150,top=200,toolbar=0,status=0,"); value="Open child Window"><input type=button onClick="opener.location='https://www.plus2net.com/'" value='Make the Main window change'>
<input type=button onClick="opener.location='https://www.plus2net.com/html_tutorial/button-linking.php'" value='Bring the button linking tutorial again'>
<input type=button onClick="location='https://www.plus2net.com/'" value='Make the current window change'>
<input type=button onClick="self.close();" value="Close this window">
Button with Style
We can create attractive buttons by using style property. We can manage shape, size, font , background colour, shadow, hover and many other properties of the button.DEMO of Buttons with CSS properties
Using bootstrap style
Bootstrap is opensource front end framework to manage look and feel of your website.We can add attractive buttons using bootstrap classes.
We can change size of these buttons
Read more attractive buttons using bootstrap in JQuery section.
Using image to link
Click this logo ( image ) to visit home page
<a href="../"><img src=../images/top2.jpg></a>target=new
We can open the page in a new tab by usingtarget=new. This can be used in text links and buttons also.
<a href="../" target=new><img src=../images/top2.jpg></a>Hyper-linking Submitting a form using Image as button
HTML Form
This article is written by plus2net.com team.
| rozel rosauro | 22-03-2012 |
| it is very helpful to me ...thanks | |
| N G Sundar | 14-05-2012 |
| Exactly what I wanted. Did not want to submit the form; instead wanted to go to another page. | |
| rozel rosauro | 05-06-2012 |
| it is very helpful to me ...thanks | |
| chavda bhavna | 07-08-2012 |
| nice understanding exampels.good.thanks. | |
| DekeR | 19-09-2012 |
| very helpfull - just ask google, and dont need read API or something like that, THX | |
| harini | 26-12-2012 |
| Amazing article.. thanks for the help. | |
| sanju | 07-01-2013 |
| how i can open a folder from pc by clicking button and change photo by selecting any photo | |
| venkat | 15-03-2013 |
| very useful .... | |
| Vengefull | 16-07-2013 |
| Good article, very helpfull. Thank you. | |
| anis | 19-04-2014 |
| what is the different between location and parent.location | |
| lyn | 27-05-2014 |
| Its really helpful :,) tq so much | |
| wiki | 10-07-2014 |
| Thanks you sooo much,,, this is what i'm looking for... | |
| makbul | 28-09-2014 |
| i want to generate click evant on a .cs with use of html button | |
| JohnC | 09-10-2014 |
| Thank you all. This has enabled me to get our local site running. Do you have a book available for purchase or download? Once more thank you so very much. | |
| rasool | 30-04-2015 |
| Tnx A Lotttttt ! Best Site Ever :) | |
| Ken | 09-06-2015 |
| Thank you so much!!! | |
| Ishman | 08-10-2015 |
| How do i pass parameter while redirecting to other page using onClick function | |
| KyleInMC | 16-10-2015 |
| Um... the open.window onClick thing doesn't work in the Google Sites editor. It says "Missing or malformed url parameter" what do I do? | |
| Bramhananda reddy | 28-02-2016 |
| Apart from other stuff Your Explanation in practical is really very nice.Keep it up and wish u all the best | |
| Hasini Silva | 03-07-2016 |
| This is amazing. Thanks a lot! | |
| manik | 03-11-2017 |
| thanks for this i had been looking for this from a long time and found it here | |
| ibexy | 20-05-2018 |
| can this be used with image links? | |
| smo1234 | 10-08-2018 |
| To take the parameter to different page or different site , you can use query string. | |
| smo1234 | 10-08-2018 |
| One image ( plus2net logo ) is added as a link to home page. | |