Transparent Classroom Sign-In Shortcuts

Get a piece of JavaScript you can paste into a Shortcuts action to automatically sign your child in or out on the school's Transparent Classroom dropoff/pickup page.

Apple requires .shortcut files to be signed by the Shortcuts app before they can be imported, so this page can't hand you a ready-made file anymore. Instead, fill in the form below, then follow the instructions to build a tiny shortcut yourself (takes about a minute) and paste in the generated script.

A case-insensitive partial match is used, so "jam" will match "Jamie L".

How to build the shortcut

  1. Fill in your PIN and child's name above, then tap Generate Dropoff Script or Generate Pickup Script.
  2. Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone and tap + to create a new shortcut.
  3. Tap Add Action, search for "Open URLs", and add it. Paste in the URL from step 1 above.
  4. Tap Add Action again, search for "Run JavaScript on Webpage", and add it. Paste in the script from step 2 above.
  5. (Optional) Tap Add Action, search for "Show Result", and add it right after "Run JavaScript on Webpage" to display the status message when run.
  6. Tap the shortcut's name at the top to rename it (e.g. "Dropoff" or "Pickup"), then tap Done.
  7. Add it to your Home Screen for one-tap access: open the shortcut's settings (⋯) > Add to Home Screen.

Your PIN and child's name are only used to build the script shown above and are never sent anywhere — this page runs entirely in your browser. Once pasted into your own shortcut, only Apple's Shortcuts app and the school's website ever see them.

Safety switch: the generated script has a CLICK_DONE_BUTTON variable near the top, set to false by default. With it off, the shortcut fills in the PIN, child, mode, and signature but stops just before the final "Done" tap, so you can test it safely. Once verified, edit the script in the Shortcuts action and change it to true to complete sign-in/out automatically.