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API script for having players automatically join certain page on load?

Looking for the title. Is there an api script that can have my players automatically join a specified page on loading the game? I have a map page that I want them to be able to start with. 
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Scott C.
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This is simply base Roll20 functionality. Just move the player ribbon to the page you want your players to be on. They will be on that page when they join. You can separate them from the ribbon once they join if you need to.
Samuel C. said: Looking for the title. Is there an api script that can have my players automatically join a specified page on loading the game? I have a map page that I want them to be able to start with.  I have a landing page, and multiple other pages the players can travel to.  Some people might suggest mapchange to you but the script is broken somehow in a bad way for me atleast.  Its script refuses to work when I'm offline half the time...most of the time.  I set the script up with non default settings and the settings outside in the sandbox menu constantly reset and the script auto disables itself when players spin up the session when I'm offline.   So, the other map changing script is Teleport API.  I use this although it does not do it perfectly sadly, the problem with teleport API is that it "GM layers" their token when they leave and when they come back to a player ribbon page they're token won't be where it was left before, instead its in the top left and they show up in the teleport pads location.  I wish there was a fix for mapchange for this use but there isn't sadly, its designed to be used only when the DM is in the session.  Honestly have no idea how anyone gets it to work it breaks so often.  
DM Eddie said: Samuel C. said: Looking for the title. Is there an api script that can have my players automatically join a specified page on loading the game? I have a map page that I want them to be able to start with.  I have a landing page, and multiple other pages the players can travel to.  Some people might suggest mapchange to you but the script is broken somehow in a bad way for me atleast.  Its script refuses to work when I'm offline half the time...most of the time.  I set the script up with non default settings and the settings outside in the sandbox menu constantly reset and the script auto disables itself when players spin up the session when I'm offline.   So, the other map changing script is Teleport API.  I use this although it does not do it perfectly sadly, the problem with teleport API is that it "GM layers" their token when they leave and when they come back to a player ribbon page they're token won't be where it was left before, instead its in the top left and they show up in the teleport pads location.  I wish there was a fix for mapchange for this use but there isn't sadly, its designed to be used only when the DM is in the session.  Honestly have no idea how anyone gets it to work it breaks so often.   Seems like it would introduce a ton of new potential issues for a small QOL upgrade so I'll go with it not being worth the hassle for now. Appreciate the thoughtful advice!