How to Auto Refresh Web Pages in Web Browsers

There is a need for Auto fresh of Webpages as there are several instances where you reload webpages manually.Suppose you have Internet connectivity problem,Network Timeout then you will be annoyed by hitting the “Try again” button in Mozilla Firefox.So the idea of Webpage Auto refresh will eliminate the manual refreshing (F5) requirements.Auto Refresh is also helpful where you want see quick live bids or auctions online! Programming such a Auto Refresh script is easy but already their are some of the extension and websites services which does this for you!

Auto Refresh Webpages in Firefox browser

The Reload Every addon is a useful extension which will reload and refresh html webpages or any website pages in a certain time interval set by the user.Download the Reload Every addon,restart your Firefox and you will find the Reload option in Firefox menu or right click on the webpage and set the reload time interval! Also supports multiple tabs auto-refreshing at the same time.

Auto Refresh Webpages in Chrome browser

This tip is not only for Chrome browser users but also for other browser which supports bookmarking (Internet explorer,Opera).Here we make use of Online Auto refreshing service called Page reboot.

Just like other Chrome addons bookmarklet,drag this JavaScript Auto Refresh Bookmarklet to the bookmark menu or Right Click & Save it as “Bookmark link”.Now,just click on the “Auto refresh” bookmarklet whenever you visit a webpage which you want to Auto refresh.You will be directed to the Page reboot site to set the time interval.Another useful web service for non-Firefox  browsers!

Written by Sidharth on January 28th, 2009

Self-proclaimed geek, editor of blogote, who loves all things tech.