[ARCHIVED] Module link that uses "not external' html 5 tag - please help!

r_nickalls
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We have an external provider of content who gives us content based on our server domain (links from our server go to the content and not a paywall).  Basically, our content provider will allow our students access to the 'Toolkit' content we buy  if students press a link long as it doesn't open in a new browser tab - the provider asked us to put a  "not_external" html 5 link, i.e. if we use the following code in the html link:

<p><a class="not_external" href="https://www.xyz"</a>name of content</p>

This works fine as a Canvas link on a Canvas page.  However, I'd like to add the link to a module with the "add external URL" tool and then I have less success.  When I I try to put this URL (with the "not_external", i.e https://www.abc_"not_external" ) bit in a module link it doesn't work at all.  IT DOES work  (see image 1) if I omit the "not_external bit' when I " add external URL" but then if students click the URL bit (see arrow in image 2) the link goes to a the paywall.

Can anyone help? Is there a workaround other than just  putting the link on a page within the module (yes I had thought of that).

Richard

 

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