Checking the referrer
Try this:
if (ref.match(/^https?:\/\/([^\/]+\.)?reddit\.com(\/|$)/i)) {
alert("Came from reddit");
}
The regexp:
/^ # ensure start of string
http # match 'http'
s? # 's' if it exists is okay
:\/\/ # match '://'
([^\/]+\.)? # match any non '/' chars followed by a '.' (if they exist)
reddit\.com # match 'reddit.com'
(\/|$) # match '/' or the end of the string
/i # match case-insenitive
Close your if
paren...
I've been using an alternative to RegEx by looking for the domain in the referrer
if (document.referrer.indexOf('reddit.com') >= 0) { alert('They came from Reddit.com'); }
EDIT: As thekingoftruth points out that doesn't work if reddit.com is included in an URL parameter so I've extended it a little. I've also added toLowerCase() as I spotted that in the RegExp above.
if (document.referrer.indexOf('?') > 0){
if (document.referrer.substring(0,document.referrer.indexOf('?')).toLowerCase().indexOf('reddit.com') >= 0){
alert('They came from Reddit');
}
} else {
if (document.referrer.toLowerCase().indexOf('reddit.com') > 0){
alert('They came from Reddit');
}
}