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Setting up URL redirects at the end of a test

Laura Cunha
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After testers complete your maze, you can redirect them to another page. In this article, you'll learn how to add a redirect URL to the Thank You screen.

Use cases

  • External panel providers: If you're using a third-party provider to recruit testers, you can add a dynamic URL that redirects testers back to the provider page. This will enable tracking their completion.
  • Rewards: You can also use this feature to reward testers who completed your maze. For example, you can direct them to an incentives platform where they can claim a reward or use a custom discount code.
  • Scheduling: Redirect participants to your scheduling platform to schedule follow-up moderated testing sessions.

Who can use this feature

Members and collaborators on a paid team (Professional and Enterprise).

  1. Open the Thank You screen of your draft maze. This is the final screen that testers will see upon completion.
  2. Click the toggle Post-maze redirection to redirect your testers to a different page once they have completed the maze.
  3. Enter the call-to-action (CTA) text in the Button text field — e.g. “Get your reward”.
  4. Enter the redirect URL in the URL link field.
    The redirect URL must use HTTPS. Otherwise, it won't work.
    maze-builder-add-redirect-button.webp

Security recommendations

  • Use HTTPS: To ensure secure redirects, you must use HTTPS instead of HTTP. Your redirects won’t work otherwise. This is a security measure that ensures that the redirects are encrypted and can’t be intercepted by attackers.
  • Verify the authenticity of the destination URL: We also recommend that you verify that the URL you are redirecting to is associated with your intended purpose. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the redirected endpoint.

Current limitations

  • You can add a redirect URL to your Thank You screen. Because you can only add one Thank You screen per maze, you can therefore only add one redirect URL per maze.
  • For security reasons, redirects are not automatic. Testers must manually click the button on the Thank You screen.

URL parameters and variables

If you're using tags in your maze URLs, you can use standard URL conventions to create dynamic URLs to send tester metadata back to the URL to which the testers are being redirected.

Syntax

  • Start with a question mark (?)
  • Separate each additional parameter by an ampersand (&)
  • Separate the name and the value by an equals sign (=)
  • Parameter values can be static (e.g. source=maze) or dynamic (e.g. participantId={{participantId}})

Example

  1. Imagine that you’re using a third-party panel provider to recruit testers. When distributing the maze link, you’ve passed the following variables as URL tags in your maze link: t.maze.co/123456789?source=maze&participantId=9&studyId=99
  2. To send that ID back to your provider, set up an end-of-test redirect to https://provider.co/completion?source=maze&participantId={{participantId}}&studyId={{studyId}} in the Thank You screen.
  3. Upon completion, this will generate a redirect URL for each tester that looks like this: provider.co/completion?source=maze&participantId=9&studyId=99

Please note

  • It is possible to map an existing variable to a new one. For instance, if your provider is using the variable studyId but you want to use surveyId in your system instead, you can do it like so: surveyId={{studyId}}
  • If you include tags in the redirect URL, only those parameters will be passed. Any URL tags used in the maze share URL (i.e. t.maze.co links) but not in the redirect URL will be ignored in the redirect.
  • If you don’t include any parameters in the redirect URL, any tags that are used in the maze share URL will be passed into the redirect URL.

Is the redirect button/CTA automatically localized?

The language of the testing interface is automatically set based on the tester's browser preference. If your tester uses their browser in Spanish, the test UI is displayed in Spanish. Learn more about supported languages

Please note that we only localize the user interface. Any custom text is not automatically translated into your testers' browser language.

You must manually translate all content you enter on your mazes to the desired language. This includes the CTA button text when setting up a redirect URL on the Thank You screen.

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