Auto-click button element on page load using jQuery

You would simply use jQuery like so...

<script>
jQuery(function(){
   jQuery('#modal').click();
});
</script>

Use the click function to auto-click the #modal button

JavaScript Pure:

<script type="text/javascript">
document.getElementById("modal").click();
</script>

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JQuery:

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#modal").trigger('click'); 
});
</script>

or

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#modal").click(); 
});
</script>

Use the following code

$("#modal").trigger('click');