Do not open from index. See Redirect with a Meta Refresh tag

M ost people are curious by nature. So on a page such as this that will be redirected*, tell them where and why they are being redirected. Be polite and professional. It says alot about your work and the level of professionalism your site projects. If you grab the below link, you can see how we use one of our working examples on our off line pages.
[ Redirect Example ]

*    Always set the time to allow the person on the redirection page enough time to read the message you have posted.
+    You may be a fast reader, but not everyone reads at the same pace.
+   Set the transition time accordingly to allow a slower reader the courtesy of finishing what you want them to read.
+    Nothing is more annoying than to start reading something and have the page be redirected before you finish.

T o add this effect is quite simple. Just add either of the two little codes into the <HEAD> section of your document and reconfigure as needed.

T he reason we are showing you two exact codes is quite simple. The words other than the URL address are "Not" case sensitive. They will both work!

I f you want to use this effect, remember that if you are editing with an editor such as "Angelfire", you cannot do this with the "Basic" editor. You must be in the "Advanced" editor.

Reason being is quite simple:
In the "Basic Editor" you do not have a <HEAD> section.
This code Must" be inserted in the <HEAD> section of your document for it to function properly.

S ee the below example of where this tag is inserted in the <HEAD> section of your document.

T he only two (2) things that you reconfigure are the:

content="10;
This is the number of seconds until the page changes
url=Path To Redirected Page">
This is the page you want to send people to.

A s silly as this sounds we feel obligated to tell you this. It has been asked of us more times than we want to admit.

T his code does "Not" go on the page you are sending people to. It goes on the page that will send them somewhere else.

I n other words, you will build a page just for this code to be on. All this page will do is give you a transition or "Splash" page* for a preset (You can configure) number of seconds and then direct you to the page you want your guests to see. As with any page you need to have it as a copmplete HTML document and set the background color, font, font size etc. You will not need to put any links* on this page itself but a complete <BODY> tag (see above) has all the attributes included.

* See also [ Pre-Load Images ] for "Splash Page"
* It is a good idea to place one link on the page just in case the script fails to redirect. The link would be to the page that it would automatically transition.

B elow are just a few examples of a single link on the page. We have deactivated the below links for this example.

T his page will automatically transition (change) in 10 seconds to a page that will explain howto add this effect into your pages.

I f by some unknown problem this page does not change, [ Click Here ] to see how to add the "Meta Refresh" tag into the <HEAD> section of your document.
I f for any unknown reason, this page does not transition when the countdown ends,
[ Click Here ] to enter to learn howto add this effect into your pages.

T hat about does it for the "Meta Refresh" tag. If you have any problems with this, feel free to contact us.

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