jQuery Redirect using URL from variable

Question

I have a WordPress site which I am calling a URL from a custom field using the following

<?php $redirect_url = get_post_meta($post->ID, 're_url', true);

I am also using TinyBox2 to display this URL in a popup box, using the callback function I have set it to run a function in the footer that redirects to, for now, www.google.com

TinyBox
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<div class="redirect" onclick="TINY.box.show({html:'Your website is : <br /><?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 're_url', true); ?>',animate:true,close:true,mask:false,boxid:'success',openjs:function(){openJS()}})"></li>

Footer
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<script type="text/javascript">
    function openJS(){setTimeout("top.location.href = '$redirect_url'",5000);}
</script<

This isnt working as I want it to, can anybody explain where I am going wrong?

Rajat Singhal · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-19 16:58:38Z

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You need to write php variable, so that javascript can pick it up!!

function openJS(){setTimeout("top.location.href = '<?php echo $redirect_url; ?>'",5000);}

answered Sep 19, 2012 at 16:58

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fightstarr20 Over a year ago

Perfect, can't believe I was missing the obvious :)

Ian Link · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-19 17:08:32Z

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Set timeout accepts a function, not a string.

EDIT: Here's some (untested) code. This should get you going in the right direction, I hope.

function openJS(){
   window.setTimeout(function(){
      window.location = "<?php echo $URL ?>";
   }, 5000);
}

edited Sep 19, 2012 at 17:08

answered Sep 19, 2012 at 16:58

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