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Is there a way to make instance-agnostic links? (lemmy.one)
submitted 3 years ago* by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Is there a way to make a link to a community of a foreign instance that opens on the instance of the user that clicks on it?

For example, I would like to make a link to !some_community@foo.com that, when a user of bar.com clicks on it, opens https://bar.com/c/some_community@foo.com instead of https://foo.com/c/some_community.

If it's not possible, don't you think it would be convenient?

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[โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

Once your Lemmy web frontend upgrades to version 0.18, the following should all auto-link with no extra syntax:

These should then all link to the instance you're currently on.

Note: because this is implemented in the frontend and does not change the underlying data, other Fediverse clients will not show these the same unless they also implement this themselves.

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    • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    I thought it worked if you just linked /c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
    With the only caveat being that users on kbin will need /m/asklemmy.ml
    With the only caveat being that users on kbin will need /m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

    I would normally test the crap out of these before posting since I really don't know what I'm doing, but I'm on my phone and mostly busy at the moment. Sorry if it doesn't work.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Kbin needs /m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml (domain is important) or a bit simpler is with an @ symbol in front: @asklemmy (note: the domain is here but kbin currently renders it without the domain -- that needs to be changed as it has potential to confuse and mislead)

    Downside to the /m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml format is that it doesn't currently auto linkify. Gotta do [/m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml](/m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml) (/m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml)

    Hopefully kbin soon fixes the !asklemmy@lemmy.ml syntax. It's currently broken. Once fixed, that should work for everyone.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Weirdly enough on kbin.social for me /m/asklemmy.ml link in the post worked for me

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago

    I'm the problem. As feared I fudged it up as I was rushing to type it up on my phone. As @CoderKat mentioned, the problem with typing it out as /m instead of using @, is that you have to manually enter the visible text in [ ] and the hyperlink in ( ). I got the hyperlink correct and beefed it on the visible text.

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    • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    That's what this does:

    [Some text here](/c/community@instance.here)

    Tap the 'more' skinny hamburger menu just above below this message to 'view source' of the below:

    blah blah blah links to asklemmy@lemmy.ml

    Actually..better, here is one for an instance that is neither yours or the one you posted into:

    blay harg vlar

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