# How to select the type of lesson

**URL:** <https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-select-the-type-of-lesson/38225>\
**Category:** Requesting Help\
**Created:** [August 6, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-select-the-type-of-lesson/38225 "2019-08-06T18:53:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuantumGhost](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/quantumghost/32/358296_2.png) [@QuantumGhost](https://community.wanikani.com/u/QuantumGhost)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-select-the-type-of-lesson/38225/1 "2019-08-06T18:53:02Z")

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So I just reached level two and now my review options have opened up a lot. I have vocab from level one, and new radicals and kanji from level two. My issue is that when I click on review and start my session, it seems to select randomly what I’m studying. It set me on vocab when I wanted to take a peek at the new radicals. I’ve been poking around trying to figure out how to select what type of lesson (radical, kanji, or vocab) that I want to do but I’m still scratching my head. Sorry if this is a dumb question, and thanks for any help!

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**Author:** ![Aranharisu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/aranharisu/32/252122_2.png) [@Aranharisu](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Aranharisu)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-select-the-type-of-lesson/38225/2 "2019-08-06T18:56:59Z")

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Hello! There is no functionality in Wanikani that lets you choose the order of reviews, however there’s a userscript that will let you choose the review order.

This is the tutorial for how to install userscripts

> [@Visual Guide on How To Install A Userscript](https://community.wanikani.com/t/visual-guide-on-how-to-install-a-userscript/12136):
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> Contents [Before you start](#heading--start)[Firefox users](#heading--firefox-start)[Chrome users](#heading--chrome-start)[Safari users](#heading--safari-start)[Mobile browsers](#heading--mobile-start)[Other browsers](#heading--other-start)[Install a user script](#heading--install)[Edit a user script](#heading--edit)[Troubleshooting](#heading--trouble)[I installed a script but nothing changes!](#heading--trouble-no-change) 1. Before you start Firefox users 1. Go to the [Tampermonkey page of the Firefox Add-ons store](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tampermonkey/) and download the latest version of Tampermonkey. If this link doesn't work, go to the [Firefox…](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/)

and here’s the link for the review order userscript

> [@\[Userscript\]: Reorder Ultimate 2 \[newest\]](https://community.wanikani.com/t/userscript-reorder-ultimate-2-newest/35152):
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> Wanikani Reorder Ultimate 2 (2019-2023)warning This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. warning Unmaintained / Nonfunctional warningIf you want to see this work again, you will have to take this over. To get this working a major rewrite is required as Wanikani’s systems changed fundamentally. My suggestion would be to make this an addon to Reorder omega…

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**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-select-the-type-of-lesson/38225/3 "2019-08-06T19:03:33Z")

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There’s a setting that specifies what order your lessons will come in. The default is by level and then type. So it will always do earlier levels first, and then within a level it will do radicals, kanji, and then vocab. So what you are seeing is the level 1 vocab, and once you finish those you’ll see the level 2 radicals. You can change this setting if you want to add some randomization, but you cannot select your lessons with vanilla WaniKani.

However, there is a script I built specifically for this use case. I used it to learn radicals, kanji, and vocab together all at the same time (I usually learned all the radicals right away since there aren’t that many at higher levels, 3 kanji, and 9 vocab per day). This script is much more flexible that Reorder Ultimate for the use case you’re describing.

> [@\[NO LONGER SUPPORTED\] \[Userscript\] WaniKani Lesson Filter](https://community.wanikani.com/t/userscript-wanikani-lesson-filter/19023):
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> warning This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. With the new lesson picker and associated changes, this script no longer works. Please check out this wonderful replacement: [[Userscript] Better Lesson Picker](https://community.wanikani.com/t/userscript-better-lesson-picker/65016)play_button Original script information

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-select-the-type-of-lesson/38225/4 "2020-08-05T19:04:45Z")

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