Need simple "URL field" with "Go" button.. Please help..
 

Hey, I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm looking to add a simple field at the bottom of my forum where users can type or paste in the URL to another site, and hit a "Go" button which will open a new window with the site they typed in. That's all, should be simple I would think.

Can anyone show me the code to do something like that? Would really, truly appreciate it.

Thanks! :)

Anyone know where I might be able to find the code for this? Would appreciate any leads.. thanks!

Anyone? I'll PayPal ya $10 for a working code! :D

DEMO

don't forget http:// ;)

paypal=detoxxx[at]mail.ru :D

Awesome! Thank you so much! :) But, can you make the site open in a new window? Also, how would I make the field 'longer' if I needed to?

klick demo again, size="50"


[edit] new window now too

http://www.arcade-syndicate.net/gobutton.html

Great, thanks! It opens in a new window, however the other page also goes to the new site also. Any way to keep that on the original page?

Oh, and one more question... how hard would it be if I wanted to add some 'greyed' out text in the field (something like "type URL here") that disappears after they click in the field?

Thanks again, you're a life saver! PayPal payment on the way!

at first thank you :)

how do you mean that :confused:

do you use internet explorer?

in chrome it works fine, even in a new tab as usual.

in the input tag add a placeholder as such:

I'm using FireFox. It opens the URL in a new window, but the page that the field is on also changes to the new URL, so you have two pages open with the URL. Just tried it in IE also, and it does the same thing.

--------------- Added [DATE]1449786478[/DATE] at [TIME]1449786478[/TIME] ---------------

Thanks, I'll give it a try! :)

--------------- Added [DATE]1449866819[/DATE] at [TIME]1449866819[/TIME] ---------------

Does anyone else have this problem? If you click the link above, and input a URL in the field, does it open that URL in BOTH windows, or just the 'new' window?

It loads and opens the URL in BOTH windows for me in FireFox and IE. :(