Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

My Jetpack: Allow redirect to arbitrary page after Jetpack connection

Open
#31,002 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
[Package] My Jetpack [Status] Stale
Dominant language
PHP
Stars
1.8k
Forks
898
Avg merge
1d 18h
Merged PRs (30d)
774

Description

The ConnectionScreen component allows the use of a `returnTo` parameter to redirect the user after connection:
https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/7d9b325e165616e2d7ef0ed6aa7dbd6b2e6610cd/projects/packages/my-jetpack/_inc/components/connection-screen/index.jsx#LL49C2-L49C50

But that is hardcoded to only allow pages within My Jetpack: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/7d9b325e165616e2d7ef0ed6aa7dbd6b2e6610cd/projects/packages/my-jetpack/_inc/components/connection-screen/index.jsx#L117

When establishing a connection from a prompt in the block editor, the user might expect to be redirected back to the block editor, which is not possible with this limitation.

ref p1685127123551239/1685125754.087739-slack-C054LN8RNVA

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start in projects/packages/my-jetpack/_inc/components/connection-screen/index.jsx, reading the returnTo parameter and the restriction around line 117. Check how connection is initiated from the block editor, then update the behavior so the post-connection redirect can return there or another requested page; done means the redirect is no longer limited to My Jetpack pages.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.