Webpage refreshing

Revision: January 22, 2026

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Add a red "refresh images" button

This button will reload failed or stalled images without refreshing the whole page.

🔄 Refresh Images

Optional: auto-retry failed images

        document.querySelectorAll('img').forEach(img => {
            img.addEventListener('error', function() {
                setTimeout(() => {
                this.src = this.src.split('?')[0] + '?retry=' + Date.now();
                }, 1000); // Retry after 1 second
            });
        });
    

Reload failed images after a certain time

To automatically reload images that failed to load after a certain time (e.g., due to slow network or temporary errors), you can use JavaScript to listen for the error event on <img> elements and then retry loading them after a delay.

auto-retry failed images after delay

code:
            <div>
                <img src="../images/1.jpg" alt=holiday" width="100%" height="100%" class="retry-image"/>
                <img src="../images/2.jpg" alt=holiday" width="100%" height="100%" class="retry-image"/>
                <img src="../images/3.jpg" alt=holiday" width="100%" height="100%" class="retry-image"/>
            </div>
            <script>
                // Configuration
                const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
                const RETRY_DELAY_MS = 2000; // 2 seconds

                // Function to retry loading an image
                function retryImage(img, retries = 0) {
                if (retries >= MAX_RETRIES) {
                    console.warn('Max retries reached for:', img.src);
                    // Optional: show fallback or error indicator
                    img.style.opacity = '0.5';
                    img.title = 'Failed to load';
                    return;
                }

                // Add a cache-busting parameter to avoid stale responses
                const timestamp = Date.now();
                const separator = img.src.includes('?') ? '&' : '?';
                img.src = `${img.src.split('?')[0]}${separator}retry=${timestamp}`;

                // Re-attach error handler in case it fails again
                img.onerror = () => {
                    setTimeout(() => retryImage(img, retries + 1), RETRY_DELAY_MS);
                };

                // Optional: clear previous success handler to avoid duplicates
                img.onload = () => {
                    console.log('Image loaded successfully:', img.src);
                };
                }

                // Apply retry logic to all images with class "retry-image"
                document.querySelectorAll('img.retry-image').forEach(img => {
                    img.onerror = () => {
                        setTimeout(() => retryImage(img, 1), RETRY_DELAY_MS);
                    };
                });

            </script>
        

Global fallback (no class needed)

If you want to apply this to all images on the page:

        <script>
            document.querySelectorAll('img').forEach(img => {
                // Skip if already handled or if it's a data URL
                if (img.dataset.retryHandled) return;
                img.dataset.retryHandled = 'true';

                let retries = 0;
                const originalSrc = img.src;

                img.onerror = () => {
                    if (retries < MAX_RETRIES) {
                    retries++;
                    setTimeout(() => {
                        img.src = `${originalSrc}?retry=${Date.now()}`;
                    }, RETRY_DELAY_MS);
                    } else {
                    console.error('Image permanently failed:', originalSrc);
                    }
                };
            });
        </script>
    

Refresh a webpage

A webpage can be refreshed (reloaded) with a click using HTML + JavaScript in several simple ways.

Method 1: using an <button> with "onclick"

        <button onclick="location.reload()">Refresh Page</button>
    

"location.reload()" is the standard way to reload the current page.
If "true (location.reload(true))" is passed, it forces a reload from the server (not cache), but this is deprecated in modern browsers — they usually ignore the argument and reload from cache anyway.

Method 2: using an <a> link styled as a button

        <a href="#" onclick="location.reload(); return false;">Refresh</a>
    

"return false" prevents the default anchor behavior (which would scroll to top or add "#" to URL).

Method 3: using JavaScript event listener (cleaner for larger projects)

        <button id="refreshBtn">Refresh Page</button>
        <script>
            document.getElementById('refreshBtn').addEventListener('click', () => {
                location.reload();
            });
        </script>
    

Method 4: refresh by setting "window.location"

        <script>
            // Any of these also work:
            window.location.reload();
            // or
            window.location = window.location;
            // or
            window.location.href = window.location.href;
        </script>
    

But "location.reload()" is the clearest and most intentional.

Auto-refresh after delay

If you want to refresh automatically after a click (e.g., after showing a message):

        <script>
            document.getElementById('myButton').addEventListener('click', () => {
            // Do something first...
            setTimeout(() => location.reload(), 1000); // refresh after 1 second
            });
        </script>