A RedJade survey can be redirected to a third-party site by inserting a site link within a questionnaire. The link can be formatted as a button that participants click.


NOTE –  A Redirect Survey to External Site page template is available in the Display Items folder on the RedJade Library. Insert the page template and edit the configuration content using the instructions below.


SEE ALSO – Integrating with Third-Party Panel Provider for details on distributing the RedJade survey through an external partner.


 
To add a redirect link as a button:
  1. Add a Page Text item to the questionnaire.

  2. Click on <> from the formatting toolbar to View HTML.


    Insert the following HTML snippet:
    <p>Please click on the button below...</p>
    <p style="text-align: center;">
    <button style="background-color:#568AA7; border-color:#568AA7; color:white" onclick="window.open('https://YourWebSiteHere', '_top')">CLICK HERE TO BE REDIRECTED</button>
    </p>

    The HTML snippet can be modified as follows:
    • Please click on the button below... – The instructions that display on the page, above the button.
    • https://YourWebSiteHere – The url participants will redirect to.
    • CLICK HERE TO BE REDIRECTED – The label that displays on the button.
    • _top – Opens the redirect url within the same browser tab. Optionally, change '_top'  to '_blank'  if you wish to open the redirect link in a new tab or window.



  3. Add a Questionnaire Timer to hide the [PREVIOUS] and [NEXT] button on the survey page, which will prevent the participant from moving forward without clicking on the redirect link/button.

    • Set the Time to the minimum amount of seconds you expect the participant to be on the third-party site before redirecting back to RedJade.
    • Set Start Timer on Page to the current page.
    • Check Auto Advance for the page to automatically submit when the participant redirects back to RedJade.
    • Uncheck Show Timer to hide the timer count down from the participant's view.



  4. The redirect will display on the page as a button, the timer will not display and the [PREVIOUS] and [NEXT] buttons are hidden until the timer has elapsed.



RedJade system variables, such as {{participant_verification}}, {{participant_code}}, {{sample_code}} and {{participant_external_id}}, can be passed-out through the third-party url. See Insert Variable Text for a list of available variables.

When the participant completes the third-party site, the following url can be used to redirect the participant back to RedJade:

The participant will resume the RedJade survey where they left off. If the Questionnaire Timer has elapsed, the page will automatically submit and proceed to the next page or evaluation in RedJade.

If the participant will not be redirected back to RedJade to resume and complete the questionnaire, the redirect to external site must take place from a dedicated No Samples questionnaire, with no other content, set Last in the Design Block to ensure the preceding questionnaire data is available from Live Results.