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HTML

<div class="option readmore"><a href="http://cnn.com">CNN</a></div>


<script type="text/javascript">
    (function() {
    var count =($('.option').length);
    
    // "count = 1" SETS COUNT EQUAL TO 1!!!!!
    if (count === 1) {

        var url = $('.readmore a').first().attr('href');
        window.location.replace(url);

    } 
    else {
    
       alert("more than 1... specificially " + count);    
    }
    })();
</script>