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Literate Web Pages...Don't Break the Back Button

Don't break the normal functioning of Back button.

Why Not

"The Back button is the lifeline of the Web user and the second-most used navigation feature (after following hypertext links). Users happily know that they can try anything on the Web and always be saved by a click or two on Back to return them to familiar territory." (From The Top Ten New Mistakes of Web Design.)

Details

References

For more information, see:

The Top Ten New Mistakes of Web Design, section 1, Breaking or Slowing Down the Back Button

Use Standard Redirects: Don't Break the Back Button!