gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

Track how many people use `from-referrer` and end up with an error message

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aspect: analytics component: dashboard feature: context awareness meta: never-stale team: webapp type: feature request user experience
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Description

While https://gitpod.io/from-referrer/ is a convenient way to create an "Open in Gitpod" button, it is broken in browsers like Brave and results in a bad user experience.

I'd like to track how many people end up seeing the error message saying "No Referrer Found" (source code).
I'd also like to track how many people successfully get redirected based on the referrer header.

This will help me decide whether or not to write documentation for from-referrer.

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Research direction

Start with components/dashboard/src/FromReferrer.tsx, linked in the issue, and trace the paths that show “No Referrer Found” and successfully redirect using the referrer header. Done means both outcomes are counted so their frequency can be compared.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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