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Posted by Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points

Using Cookies? To fix an issue

Hi guys,

I have an issue with a website. There is full screen video, in the middle of the page there is a button to bring up the main content of the site in a div.

The issue is when a user clicks the back button on the website the video will show first, the user will have to click the button again to bring up the main content. It is not website killing but it can be a little annoying for users.

Can cookies remember that the user has already clicked the button? Or is there another way to fix this issue?

It may also be the case that is could be advanced PhP. (As I think Cookies is PhP?)

Thanks for any help guys!

1 Answer

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Adam,

If you only need to support say IE8 and above along with modern browsers you can use the localStorage API which is much nicer than cookies and provides a much more secure experience as the data is not accessible via HTTP headers unlike cookies.

Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points

Thanks Chris, I will look into that.

By the way this the website www.brothersindesign.com