# Projects, Codepen testing and certificates **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 1, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/projects-codepen-testing-and-certificates/205354 "2018-07-01T20:23:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![santiagobeloqui](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/santiagobeloqui/32/53417_2.png) [@santiagobeloqui](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/santiagobeloqui)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/projects-codepen-testing-and-certificates/205354/1 "2018-07-01T20:23:04Z")
Hi! I sent 4 of the 5 projects, but I had doubts about whether my projects were being saved and approved since I copied my code directly in the Codepen each project had, without forking. To confirm it in the fifth project I copied a random url in the solution and the project was approved. That means every url will be approved, no matter the tests. Obviously then I will send the url of the real project. My question is if I will obtain the certificate once all the projects have been completed since with the previous ones I did not fork the Codepen provided by each project. ---
**Author:** ![ArielLeslie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/arielleslie/32/264841_2.png) [@ArielLeslie](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ArielLeslie)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/projects-codepen-testing-and-certificates/205354/2 "2018-07-02T15:44:35Z")
You are not required to fork the projects. You are not even required to do them on the suggested platform. ---
**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/projects-codepen-testing-and-certificates/205354/3 "2021-01-16T18:43:54Z")
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