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Outdated documentation for "Hinted Sign In"
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Description
The documentation suggests that there is a possibility to construct "hinted links" that will allow a user to log in via a Third Party and land on course pages. However, this feature appears to have been broken for quite a while as discussed in the following forum topics:
- https://discuss.openedx.org/t/whats-the-deal-with-tpa-hinted-links-in-nutmeg-olive/8436
- https://discuss.openedx.org/t/tpa-hinted-links-with-the-learning-mfe/12427
At the moment the documentation still gives examples to the legacy LMS and does not mention if this feature will be or was never meant to work with the Learning MFE.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Hinted Sign In section in the linked edx-installing-configuring-and-running documentation, then read the two linked forum discussions to establish the current status. Compare the legacy LMS examples with Learning MFE behavior; done means the page accurately states whether hinted links are supported and documents the applicable flow or limitation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100