Random Link
navigation 1997 still worksSends the visitor to a random page from your list. The Surprise Me button.
In 2026: Works unchanged.
Where it came from: Free script archives, late 90s. Also how most web rings implemented their Random link.
MDN ↗
<script language="JavaScript">
var places = [
"http://www.example.com/",
"/emu/",
"/btn/",
"/snd/"
];
function surpriseMe() {
location.href = places[Math.floor(Math.random() * places.length)];
}
</script>
<a href="javascript:surpriseMe()">Take me somewhere random!</a>