Clicking links with JavaScript

document.getElementById("mylink").click();

by BinaryAcid

HTML

<a href="#" class="test">click me for popup</a>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    
$('.test').attr('id', 'mylink');

$("#mylink").click(function() {
    alert("hello");    
});    
    
document.getElementById("mylink").click();

});