How to reload page once using JQuery?

Question

How can I reload a page once on page load (an equivalent to pressing F5)

$( window ).load(function() {   
    window.location.reload(true); 
});

This loops itself. How can I make it happen only once?

Answer 1

This will do it:

if (window.location.href.indexOf('reload')==-1) {
     window.location.replace(window.location.href+'?reload');
}

With your jQuery-Code:

$( window ).load(function() {
    if (window.location.href.indexOf('reload')==-1) {
         window.location.replace(window.location.href+'?reload');
    }
});