We are working with a large corporation that hosts the rise modules on their internal LMS system. Here is an example of one of the assets we created. http://dialectic.solutions/wp-content/uploads/samples/RC/P1/How-Values-Boost-Your-Freedom-And-Energy-At-Work/index.html With some hacks we have been able to add "share this" functionality to the site. We want our users to share what they have learned with the outside world. Part of this would be creating "Teasers" of the rise modules that would sit on the open web, for anybody to view. These teasers would then direct them to the portal where they can signup and pay for the course etc. Here is an example of our "teaser" http://dialectic.solutions/RC-DERM/101/shareable/index.html I want to use the mapping tool option as an item someone could share. HOWEVER. I don't think in this use case we need to have them "Continue" or "Start Course" - I really just want them to come directly to the first lesson. So that it's the first thing they view. Is something like that possible, has anybody come across a hack that would accomplish this?

I found the answer I was looking for... After publishing, you can edit the indexAPI.html file with the starting page of your choice. First you'll need the URL of the page you'd like to start on. Unzip the exported course and in the "scormcontent" folder, open "index.html" in your browser. Navigate to the page you want and copy the URL after "index.html#". Should look something like: file:///C:/Users/User/Documents/TrainingPackage/scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30 Go back to the unzipped course files, in the "scormdriver" folder, open "indexAPI.html" with Notepad++ Search for "StrContentLesson" and find the line: strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/preview"; In the indexAPI.html file, replace "preview" with the URL of the page you'd like to start on: strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30"; Save the indexAPI. html file. Rezip the files and you're good to go!

Here's my hack for a "web" export. open your exported site and click on the "Start Course" button and in the address bar, copy everything after index.htm and save it for later rename the exported index.html file to index_target.html create a new index.html file with only the bare necessities:<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Untitled Document</title><script>location='index_target.html#/lessons/z2g1--QmkDuYmxI-yuMEc4BMbBwbJle6'; </script> </head><body></body></html> edit the javascript you just created to use the url string you copied earlier (keep the hashtag after ".html") Now open the index.htm file like you did before and the start screen is bypassed.

I'm interested in this solution as well. I don't think the Start page is necessary - it's an extra button push and the format looks different from the rest of the training. It makes the experience slightly more confusing to an already new format for many users.

Here's my revised hack for exporting without a start page. I revised it after I realized that when you publish it to an LMS, the Rise content bookmarks the latest viewed page/block with a different hash in the URL, and my previous hack always overrode this. It's similar but takes a couple extra steps. For those who can't manipulate the code before being sent to the LMS folks, you're out of luck and at the mercy of the Articulate gods to save us. open your exported site and click on the "Start Course" button and in the address bar, copy everything after index.htm and save it for later (including the hash mark) rename the exported index.html file to index_target.html create a new index.html file with only the bare necessities:<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Rise Redirect</title><script>preferredHash = '#/lessons/NQOrewsdLmW1234xri8bAXqBrluuBO07';if(window.location.hash) { vHash = window.location.hash; if(vHash.indexOf('/lesson') !== -1) { preferredHash = vHash; }} location='index_target.html' + preferredHash;</script> </head><body></body></html> edit the javascript you just created to use the url string you copied earlier (keep the hashtag after ".html") Now open the index.htm file like you did before and the start screen is bypassed. But wait, there's more! The course title in the upper-left part of the menu is a hyperlink to the start page (bummer, right?). So do a search and replace of the \scormcontent\lib\main.bundle.js file like so: open the \scormcontent\lib\main.bundle.js file in Notepad++ (don't even try in regular notepad) search for: createElement(S.b,{to:"/",className:"overview-sidebar__title"Note: the variable names might change from course to course, so you might have to search for just: to:"/",className:"overview-sidebar__title" and make sure it's the only instance in the whole file. replace with createElement("div",{to:"/",className:"overview-sidebar__title" (this makes it create a div instead of an A tag) And to further complicate things, when you're on the first actual page of the course/site and scroll up, there's a link to "Home" (AKA, the dreaded Start page) Search for className:"previous-lesson__link",to:"/" Replace with className:"previous-lesson__link pleasehideme ",to:"/" Open the \scormcontent\lib\main.bundle.css file in Notepad++ (don't even try in regular notepad) add: a.pleasehideme{display:none !important}; to the very beginning of the css, so the css on line 7 will look something like:*/a.pleasehideme{display:none !important};.clearfix:after{clear:both;display:block;... There you go, that's what I'm currently doing. I'm actually doing several other modifications to the files to make Rise look and behave like I want.

Hi Paul, I went ahead and submitted your idea as a feature request. And since you're now subscribed to this conversation, you’ll automatically be notified as we share updates. In the meantime, if there's anything else I can do to help, please let me know!

Skip the Into Page > Immediately Start Course

StuartMarshall-
Community Member
8 years ago
Could you not just use the direct link to the lesson you want? i.e.: http://dialectic.solutions/RC-DERM/101/shareable/index.html#/lessons/MCMUw9rJ9gX7nyXf97SrHj0Hp_koF48Q?_k=fqogvg
StuartMarshall-
Community Member
8 years ago
you'd maybe want to use a url shortener too as this is a bit long
MelissaHarbo622
Community Member
7 years ago
I'm interested in this solution as well. I don't think the Start page is necessary - it's an extra button push and the format looks different from the rest of the training. It makes the experience slightly more confusing to an already new format for many users.
MichaelFimian
Community Member
7 years ago
Nice work Cindy!
MelissaHarbo622
Community Member
7 years ago
I found the answer I was looking for... After publishing, you can edit the indexAPI.html file with the starting page of your choice.

First you'll need the URL of the page you'd like to start on. Unzip the exported course and in the "scormcontent" folder, open "index.html" in your browser.

Navigate to the page you want and copy the URL after "index.html#". Should look something like: file:///C:/Users/User/Documents/TrainingPackage/scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30

Go back to the unzipped course files, in the "scormdriver" folder, open "indexAPI.html" with Notepad++

Search for "StrContentLesson" and find the line: strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/preview";

In the indexAPI.html file, replace "preview" with the URL of the page you'd like to start on:
strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30";

Save the indexAPI. html file.

Rezip the files and you're good to go!
- MattRust
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  Hi Melissa,
  
  Thanks for posting this reply. When looking in the index file in notepad++ I can't find the strContentLocation = even though i've tried to search.
  
  I don't suppose you have any ideas?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Matt
  - MattRust
    Community Member
    6 years ago
    Apologies, I was looking in the wrong location!
- NagaSudheerS907
  Community Member
  3 years ago
  
  Melissa Harbour
  
  I found the answer I was looking for... After publishing, you can edit the indexAPI.html file with the starting page of your choice.
  
  First you'll need the URL of the page you'd like to start on. Unzip the exported course and in the "scormcontent" folder, open "index.html" in your browser.
  
  Navigate to the page you want and copy the URL after "index.html#". Should look something like: file:///C:/Users/User/Documents/TrainingPackage/scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30
  
  Go back to the unzipped course files, in the "scormdriver" folder, open "indexAPI.html" with Notepad++
  
  Search for "StrContentLesson" and find the line: strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/preview";
  
  In the indexAPI.html file, replace "preview" with the URL of the page you'd like to start on:
  strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30";
  
  Save the indexAPI. html file.
  
  Rezip the files and you're good to go!
  Hi Melissa,
  
  This method does not seem to work in my case. Could you share a sample file?
  
  Thanks,
  Sudheer
stephaniebecker
Community Member
7 years ago
Nice solution. Works only for SCORM export now. Articulate refactored the Tincan export.
ChristinaClark-
Community Member
7 years ago
Any way to do this when publishing for web?
- KirkSwientoniow
  Community Member
  7 years ago
  I'd like to edit the index.html to direct the learner past the Start page when publishing for Web as well.
  - David_Rosenfeld
    Community Member
    7 years ago
    Hi Kirk - could you provide a little insight into how you do this with Web-only publish? Thanks!
Jet2Learn
Community Member
7 years ago
Hello

We'd be really keen to see a new RIse feature to specify a custom start page in a course - any new s or update on whether this is in the pipeline for a future release?

We've tried following Michael Fimian's tutorial above but both our LMS (Litmos) and Articulate tempshare error when uploading. See attached screenshots.

Any suggestions?

Regards

Paul
TimShaunnessey-
Community Member
7 years ago
Hi there -- I'm just starting to use Rise with my organization and would be extremely interested in having an option to skip the start page. I'm using multiple instances of Rise inside a single LMS package and as Melissa said above in that use case I think it's ultimately just an extra unnecessary click. I can try the "hack" versions but that's a tough sell to my leadership as I have to train other staffers on our processes. Just wanted to weigh in. Thanks everyone!
PaulTottle-112c
Community Member
6 years ago
Yes, this would be a very helpful feature - skip the start page. Otherwise the learners are getting an intro page on the LMS and then a repeated one in Rise.

My LMS automatically jumped the start page when I first tested a couple of months ago, but now I can't recreate it!