Bug: Tapping the Like link from email does not work

[dvdchr]

Refs p1702389743118429-slack-C0180B5PRJ4

Expected behavior

After tapping the Like link from a WP.com Post email notification, the post should be Liked.

Actual behavior

The post opens in Jetpack, but not Liked.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

• Have the Jetpack app installed, and logged in with the same account on the browser.
• From your email client, open an email notification for a post.
• Tap the Like link.
• Observe that it first opens Safari and then redirects to the Jetpack app, opening the post.
• Observe that the post is not Liked.

Tested on any device, any supported version, Jetpack iOS 23.8

[dvdchr]

Investigation notes

• The 'Like' link from email has the format of https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar with a lot of parameters.
• The Jetpack app does not handle /bar routes, so it is expected for the user to visit Safari first.
• The redirect_to parameter contains the value of https://<site-name>.wordpress.com/:yyyy/:mm/:dd/:slug, which is essentially a Reader Post link with some additional parameters embedded to it. Notable parameters in the link are like_actor, like_hmac, postid, like, and user.
• We currently do not handle these parameters, although we do keep the parameters accessible throughout the session. For reference, the entry point for this URL is from this ReaderRoute handler, and the URL is passed off to the ReaderDetailCoordinator.

[dangermattic]

Thanks for reporting! 👍