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form directing to thank you page then url

HSalah — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:31:36 GMT

hubspot provides the service of chosing between directing the user to a thank you page or directing the user to a url. Is it possible to do both ? I want after the form submission the user to be directed for 2 seconds to a thank you page then to be directed to a url

Re: form directing to thank you page then url

karstenkoehler — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:35:19 GMT

Hi @HSalah,

Both are technically the same – in both cases, after the form submission you're sending the contact to a page.

If you want to automatically redirect a contact from one page to another after a certain time has passed, here's what you could do; with the help of generative AI:

✅ 1. HTML Meta Tag (Simple & Effective)

Place this in the <head> section of Page A:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=https://example.com/pageB.html">

2 is the delay in seconds.

Replace the URL with your destination.

✅ 2. JavaScript Redirect (More Control)

Place this script in the <head> or right before the closing </body>:

<script>
setTimeout(function() {
window.location.href = "https://example.com/pageB.html";
}, 2000); // 2000 milliseconds = 2 seconds
</script>

This method gives you more flexibility (e.g., conditionally redirecting, animations before redirect, etc.).

✅ 3. Using HTTP Headers (If Server-Side Control)

If you're generating Page A via a server (e.g., PHP), you can use:

<?php
header("Refresh:2; url=https://example.com/pageB.html");
?>

This is server-controlled and less common for frontend-only use.

Best regards

Re: form directing to thank you page then url

HSalah — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:41:13 GMT

No i don't just wanr to automatically redirect a contact from one page to another after a certain time has passed i want during this certain time a thank you page appears then to be redirected to the url page

Re: form directing to thank you page then url

karstenkoehler — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:42:37 GMT

@HSalah that's exactly what I described:

Contact submits form
Form settings redirect them to a thank you page ( = page 1)
After 2 seconds, you want them to be redirected to another page ( = page 2)

Correct?

Re: form directing to thank you page then url

HSalah — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:43:47 GMT

@karstenkoehler correct