Redirect from an HTML page

Is it possible to set up a basic HTML page to redirect to another page on load?

Try using:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://example.com/" />

Note: Place it in the head section.

Additionally for older browsers if you add a quick link in case it doesn't refresh correctly:

<p><a href="http://example.com/">Redirect</a></p>

Will appear as

Redirect

This will still allow you to get to where you're going with an additional click.

I would use both meta, and JavaScript code and would have a link just in case.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html lang="en-US">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://example.com">
        <script type="text/javascript">
            window.location.href = "http://example.com"
        </script>
        <title>Page Redirection</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <!-- Note: don't tell people to `click` the link, just tell them that it is a link. -->
        If you are not redirected automatically, follow this <a href='http://example.com'>link to example</a>.
    </body>
</html>

For completeness, I think the best way, if possible, is to use server redirects, so send a 301 status code. This is easy to do via .htaccess files using Apache, or via numerous plugins using WordPress. I am sure there are also plugins for all the major content management systems. Also, cPanel has very easy configuration for 301 redirects if you have that installed on your server.

JavaScript

<script type="text/javascript">
    window.location.href = "http://example.com";
</script>

Meta tag

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://example.com">

Redirect from an HTML page

JavaScript

Meta tag

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