Where did you install Firefox from? Help Mozilla uncover 3rd party websites that offer problematic Firefox installation by taking part in our campaign. There will be swag, and you'll be featured in our blog if you manage to report at least 10 valid reports!

Avatar for Username

Sykje yn Support

Mij stipescams. Wy sille jo nea freegje in telefoannûmer te beljen, der in sms nei ta te stjoeren of persoanlike gegevens te dielen. Meld fertochte aktiviteit mei de opsje ‘Misbrûk melde’.

Learn More

Dizze konversaasje is argivearre. Stel in nije fraach as jo help nedich hawwe.

When I open a new tab using JS, some browser history is kept. How to remove it?

juliobguedes
juliobguedes
more options

I'm developing a web application and the users can access the system using both Firefox and Chrome. There are some menus that, when the users selects an option a new tab opens, displaying the desired page. The new page is opened using JavaScript: `window.open(<desiredPage>, '_blank')`. In Chrome the new tab has no history, meaning the user cannot go back using the browser's backward button. In Firefox, in the exact moment the tab opens, there are pages in the history, meaning that the user could go back. How to prevent this behavior?

Thanks in advance.

I'm developing a web application and the users can access the system using both Firefox and Chrome. There are some menus that, when the users selects an option a new tab opens, displaying the desired page. The new page is opened using JavaScript: `window.open(<desiredPage>, '_blank')`. In Chrome the new tab has no history, meaning the user cannot go back using the browser's backward button. In Firefox, in the exact moment the tab opens, there are pages in the history, meaning that the user could go back. How to prevent this behavior? Thanks in advance.

Alle antwurden (2)

Samuel Santos
Samuel Santos
  • Top 25 Contributor
  • Moderator
more options

Hi, I'm redirecting your topic to your language, please wait for the response from one of the valued ones in your region.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

There should not be history on a new window or tab launched using window.open(). I have no idea how that is happening on your Firefox.

What if you test on other sites? Does it happen everywhere? For example, if I use the Inspector tool to modify one of the links on a page with this additional attribute (using right-click > Edit as HTML in the Inspector) --

onclick="window.open(location.href, '_blank'); return false;"

-- I get a new tab that doesn't have history.

Is it possible you have an extension related to duplicating tabs that is affecting new tabs?