Html page load at the bottom

Question

I need an HTML page to automatically scroll down when the page loads. So basically loads at the bottom. Can JavaScipt be used?

Please can you help me or lead my in the right direction.

All help is appreciated. thanks

Answer 1

Try this:

window.scroll(0, document.documentElement.scrollHeight)

Answer 2

Here is a method that worked for me:

Expected outcome:

• No scroll animation
• Loads at bottom of page on first load
• Loads on bottom of page for all refreshes

Code:

<script>
    function scrollToBottom() {
        window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);
    }
    history.scrollRestoration = "manual";
    window.onload = scrollToBottom;
</script>

Why this may work over other methods:

Browsers such as Chrome have a built-in preset to remember where you were on the page, after refreshing. Just a window.onload doesn't work because your browser will automatically scroll you back to where you were before refreshing, AFTER you call a line such as:

window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);

That's why we need to add:

history.scrollRestoration = "manual";

before the window.onload to disable that built-in feature first.

References:

Documentation for window.onload: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/onload

Documentation for window.scrollTo: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/scrollTo

Documentation for history.scrollRestoration: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/History/scrollRestoration