Navigating in a site, go back to previous site

[Chris99]

Initial situation:
User is navigating in a site A and from there, by link go's to site B. Now he is navigating in site B.

My question:
Is there a way to provide a element, or use a technique, that allows the user to go back directly to the point he came from site A?

[alan_sh]

Did you also design and write site B? If so, I am sure there is. If not, then I doubt it.

Alan

[jerryco]

Best option is probably open in a new window (Tab) on site A. Then they close it and are back at your site.

[wwonderfull]

Initial situation:
User is navigating in a site A and from there, by link go's to site B. Now he is navigating in site B.

My question:
Is there a way to provide a element, or use a technique, that allows the user to go back directly to the point he came from site A?

From my understanding there is a way. But both sites has to be owned by you or if it isn't still there may be away. But there has to be a logical reason why would you need to do that. Rarely any site does that.

[WWBman]

Initial situation:
User is navigating in a site A and from there, by link go's to site B. Now he is navigating in site B.

My question:
Is there a way to provide a element, or use a technique, that allows the user to go back directly to the point he came from site A?

I guess this may be the issue.

[miguelss]

The easy way is to create a button and link to “SmartLink” to “Previous Page” or “Back”

[crispy68]

@migueles, I don't think that would work. If you click a link that opens site B, navigate 10 different pages on site B, how would the link know to 1. close the current site and 2. navigate back to the page you originally clicked the link on that opened Site B? I'm assuming Site A and Site B are separate sites and not part of the same site/project/domain.

[miguelss]

Hi @Crispy,

Maybe I misunderstanding the need.
But you are right.
Sorry

[crispy68]

@migueles,

No problem! Your idea would possibly work if part of the same website.

[bkjohns]

What Jerryco said.

[Chris99]

To make things clear, page A is by me, I have no control over B!

[BaconFries]

If site B is for example www.webbuilder.com then there is noway for you to add to its navigation (link) to go back to site A yoursite. So no the only way is if site A and B belong to you then you can link back and forth via the menu or a link/url using(text/image) to do so.

[Daniel Baran]

The easy way is to create a button and link to “SmartLink” to “Previous Page” or “Back”

This could work, if the smartlink is to a specific URL subsection of the original page, and not just "Previous" or "Back".
It would produce the following user experience:

1. You navigate to the first page and then click a link (smartlink) to a subsection of that same page.
2. You then go to a different page either via a link, or by typing into the URL bar.
3. In this case, hitting the back button will take you back to the subsection of the original page.
Even if you have hit several pages after that, the back function will still retain the subsection URL.
You would have to punch the back button until reaching the original subsection.
I'm not clear whether or not that is what you're after, but that should work.
DB

[Daniel Baran]

Just adding;
A good live example of what I mean can be seen on virtually any Wikipedia Article page.
If you look at the "Contents" list box on the left, all the links have an added ID reference that
allows you to jump directly to that section of the same page.
For comparison:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza vs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza#Baking
The second "#Baking" link, once cached in your browser or bookmarked can
always get you back to that specific section, from wherever you went afterwards.
As others here have said, having external links open in a new tab is a good practice.
I do that most of the time.