BramusNov 21, 2022

One thing that’s a bit of a hassle with Mastodon is that you can’t immediately follow people on other instances.

You have to copy the username and search for it on the server that has your account.

To make this easier, I’ve created a little bookmarklet. Press it, and you’ll be taken to the same account as viewed from the masto host you are on.

GitHub Gist: https://gist.github.com/bramus/d8bce55dab1881cde18aa2169c66ac33

(Change the value of `MY_MASTO_HOST` in the code to your mastodon host –not URL– and you’re good to go)

Mastodon User Page Bookmarklet

Mastodon User Page Bookmarklet. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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Show threadBramusNov 21, 2022

I did notice that sometimes it doesn’t work, and the search API on your own host gives back a 404.

The UI doesn’t handle this well and just keeps on showing the spinner.

In that case, you’ll still have to do the manual steps.

Don’t know what’s causing this. Maybe an overloaded server at the other end?

Show threadDrew PowersNov 21, 2022
@bramus hm I don’t seem to have any difficulty finding or following people on other instances? I wonder if there’s some difference in server implementations (version or something idk how any of this works)
Show threadJeff Messer
@drwpow @bramus Same, I just clicked on @bramus's profile (I'm on Fosstodon.org) and was able to hit "Follow" and it just...worked.
Nov 24, 2022 at 6:57amWeb