Link to start unit test in Chemistry of Life in Biology takes user to unit page, not unit test page
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Michael G
While peer reviewing a certification video in Biology, I saw that when the individual clicked the link to open the Khan Academy test for the Chemistry of Life unit, the link instead took the user to the unit page (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/chemistry-of-life) rather than the unit test page (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/chemistry-of-life/nucleic-acids-ap/test/chemistry-of-life-unit-test). The user then had to manually scroll through the page to find the link to begin the unit test.
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Evan T
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Alright, thanks everyone for reporting and thanks Michael G for the csv. These should be updated now.
Michael G
Evan T I've confirmed all the links match what I shared, though I did want to double check with you on the modal query parameter. Did you determine that the modal=1 suffix and query parameter, that is normally included when Schoolhouse links to the test, is not needed here? They weren't in my CSV because manual navigation doesn't add it (and I was focused on getting the direct link to the test, not adding extra parameters Schoolhouse might need), but I thought you might have needed to include it since it was something Schoolhouse always includes. I can't tell exactly what function that query parameter performs, though Googling suggests it might help ensure popups remain in the current window rather than opening new windows/tabs. The Chemistry links, for example, all have that suffix, as do the math tests I've checked.
Evan T
Michael G: links seem to work fine to me with or without the query param -- i'm guessing this is probably an artifact of how KA's site worked in the past so not a big deal eitehr way
Michael G
Evan T OK, thanks. I had worried the lack of the parameter might mean that any windows opened during the test might not be recorded by Schoolhouse. If I happen to notice any issues in future Biology certification reviews I'll let you know. Thanks for getting this fixed.
Michael G
Evan T your reward for fixing https://schoolhouse.canny.io/bugs/p/redirection-bug is that now I'm bugging you about this one. Every single biology certification link appears to be broken. Feel free to ask me to stop adding you to bugs like this.
Evan T
Michael G: thank you for ping! are you able to make a big list of topic name, current bad url, correct url? (feel free to make a google sheet and share or upload a csv).
Michael G
Evan T I'll make you a CSV for Bio.
Michael G
Evan T Here it is. To generate this, I started a certification in all 8 Bio units, recorded the current link, then scrolled to the bottom and clicked the unit test link and recorded it. I removed the ?referrer=upsell suffix that got added when I clicked the link manually, since I don't see that in any of the links when Schoolhouse links directly to a unit test. My URLs do not include the ?modal=1 suffix that I think Schoolhouse normally appends to the URL, so you may need to add that to each entry. The course challenge link was already good so it's not included here. Let me know if you need anything else.
Michael G
Just noting this is a duplicate of https://schoolhouse.canny.io/bugs/p/biology-certification-linking
Nolan E
Same thing happens with Heredity, unit 5
Michael G
Nolan E Dang, beat me to it
Michael G
Same thing happens with Cellular energetics, unit 3.
Nolan E
I peer reviewed a certification today 4/2/26 and this is still happening.