Federico Viticci

Ever wished it was easier to view posts or profiles from another Mastodon instance on *your* instance, without any manual copy & paste?

I made Masto-Redirect, a shortcut that can redirect both account pages and individual posts to your own Mastodon instance.

Takes 1 minute to set up, can run on all Apple platforms. Free to download. Hope you'll find this useful: https://www.macstories.net/ios/masto-redirect-a-mastodon-shortcut-to-redirect-profiles-and-posts-to-your-own-instance/

Masto-Redirect, a Mastodon Shortcut to Redirect Profiles and Posts to Your Own Instance

Like many others over the past month, I’ve been thinking deeply about my experience with Twitter and whether I want to align my social media usage with the kind of platform Twitter is rapidly becoming. It’s a complex discussion (if my readers are still on Twitter, am I doing them a disservice by not using

Nov 29, 2022 at 4:37pmWeb
Show threadJonathan LaCourNov 29, 2022
@viticci thanks for this. I had created a similar Shortcut, but yours adds the individual post redirection functionality. So great! Nicely done.
Show threadJacob TenderNov 29, 2022
@viticci Thanks again!
Show threadStan FletcherNov 29, 2022
@viticci This is FANTASTIC! Thank you for creating it.
Show threadLeon CowleNov 29, 2022
@viticci I’m still very unclear on this. Sorry!! When is this needed? I can search for any Mastodon account in the Toot! app (also ones that live on other instances, and that I don’t already follow), see their posts right there and reply. I know I’m missing SOMETHING, but I don’t know what.
Show threadSteven Op de beeckNov 29, 2022
@leoncowle @viticci I have the same confusion. I only run into this problem when adding people that put their Mastodon profile in their Twitter bios. I’m guessing Jason and Federico are in slack or discord or other communities that are sharing Mastodon links.
Show threadFederico ViticciNov 29, 2022
@leoncowle As mentioned in the article, you *can* do it manually and search, like you say. This method is just a one-click solution to speed up the process a little bit.
Show threadAndrew DrozdovDec 1, 2022

@viticci @leoncowle In most apps you don't even need to search. If you're looking at a mastodon post then you can reply to it directly.

A big problem is that clicking a mastodon link (posted on a news article for instance) opens in the browser and not the app.

Show threadFederico ViticciDec 1, 2022
@mrdrozdov @leoncowle Exactly – in my case, that was posts shared on iMessage by friends
Show threadAndrew DrozdovDec 1, 2022

@viticci @leoncowle Right!

Unfortunately this will continue to be a problem unless everyone starts using a single app for mastodon, which wouldn't actually be the worst outcome? Especially if Mastodon apps allow users to redirect to another app of their choosing.

Show threadSteven Op de beeckNov 29, 2022
@viticci @jsnell I’m confused, when are you running into this problem? Are you encountering mastodon links on other platforms than mastodon?
Show threadFederico ViticciNov 29, 2022
@stevenodb @jsnell Yes. For example iMessage or RSS.
Show threadBen RoethigNov 29, 2022
@viticci dude, that's awesome
Show threadToni Lampela 🇫🇮🇺🇦Nov 29, 2022
@viticci This is so good! 🙏
Show threadCarlos Sierra 🌹Nov 29, 2022
@viticci Thanks Federico, great idea and nice time-saving solution.
Show threadChris TrottierNov 29, 2022
@viticci This is why I love open source!
Show threadMarcos HuertaNov 29, 2022
@viticci I think we essentially wrote the same thing! I thought needing an API key was kind of ridiculous but it helps. Mine only works on posts so far.
Show threadMarcos HuertaNov 29, 2022

@viticci Since mine does not work on profile pages I don’t have all the conditionals (and regex) that you have because I don’t have to figure out if it’s a post or a profile.

I think the best solution on iOS/iPadOS is client apps should have a “open this page in <client>” share sheet action like Tweetbot does for Twitter urls.

Show threadFederico ViticciNov 29, 2022
@marcoshuerta Ha! Nice 😄
Show threadChristopher LawleyNov 29, 2022
@viticci This is fantastic! I signed up yesterday and wow is this a confusing platform. You almost need a degree to use it.
Show threadcarolNov 29, 2022

@viticci
This sounds really great! I read it. Setup looks easy. I have Android, though. Wonder if there's anything in PlayStore like this.

I've been thinking about making the switch with my next phone. Big decision.

Thanks for this! 💜

Show threadwilcoNov 29, 2022
@viticci amazing, excellent work!
Show threadBernd KilgaNov 29, 2022
@viticci Thank you! This is very handy and also a very impressive Shortcuts script.
Show threadarthurforestNov 29, 2022
@viticci @urbanbikecom sorry but i don’t understand the point
Show threadCostantino Pistagna Nov 29, 2022
@viticci thank you!
Show threadMelvin GundlachNov 29, 2022

@viticci If you only need the redirect to follow people, I can recommend this shortcut by @justin. It doesn’t require an API key.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e109c8e6b8c0420c902134049b13c064

Shortcuts

Show threadJared White (ResistanceNet ✊)Nov 29, 2022
@viticci This is awesome, thanks so much!
Show threadMichael Connor BuchanNov 29, 2022
@viticci I want it! I want it to be ported to everything! Every browser! Every platform! Now!!! :p :-)
Show threadFederico ViticciNov 30, 2022
@TheFake_VIP Glad you like it ☺️
Show threadBrian HoughNov 30, 2022
@viticci this is fantastic! Thank you, we need more of this sort of innovation in the Mastodon community.
Show threadMelissa AtwellNov 30, 2022

@viticci So does Masto-Redirect fix this? (See screenshot)

Because this is by far the primary confusing thing about Mastodon to me. Everything else makes sense.

Thanks!

Show threadMurat ÇorluNov 30, 2022
@viticci Great! I love that simple solutions. Thanks for sharing!
Show threadJae BloomNov 30, 2022
@viticci This is such a great shortcut!! Thank you!
Show threadjohnniesan 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽Nov 30, 2022
@viticci @jsnell I’ve seen both of your posts about this, and I’m still confused. I readily follow people who are on other instances, and their posts show up in my timeline and I can reply (like this!). Surely I’m missing something because I don’t understand what problem this is solving.
Show threadDavid LynchNov 30, 2022
@viticci it seems to not work for posts for me. E.g. https://mastodon.social/@Meyerweb/109430741858138880 redirected to https://mastodon.cloud/@Meyerweb@mastodon.social/109430742016327565 which is a 404.
Show threadDavid LynchNov 30, 2022
@viticci the actual URL I get for that post via my instance’s search is https://mastodon.cloud/web/statuses/109430742016327565 🤷🏻
Eric Meyer (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Sweet mother of Minnie Pearl, I just discovered that Mastodon uses XFN (XHTML Friends Network, a protocol I co-authored 19 years ago) to verify ownership of sites you link in your profile. I like this place more and more all the time.

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Show threadFederico ViticciNov 30, 2022
@kemayo Interesting! I wonder if maybe that's related to a different version of the API they're using there?
Show threadDavid LynchNov 30, 2022
@viticci it does seem to not have updated to mastodon 4 yet, which might be it.
Show threadAndrew DrozdovDec 1, 2022

@viticci BTW this is awesome!

There's also a chrome extension that does something similar, for anyone that isn't a heavy shortcut user.

Mastodon Link (Chrome Extension):

* https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mastodon-link/nlfdgcdfjnobjocicnddjghdbmgglame

* https://github.com/masrly/mastodon-link

Mastodon Link

Extension to make it easy to visit mastodon profiles from your instance

Show threadMarcos HuertaDec 2, 2022

@viticci I just saw this: https://gist.github.com/rauschma/677544618b73dc4e3d11611e298cbe3a

Apparently there is a "authorize interaction" query trick that seems to allow passing another instance post to your current instance easily. This bookmarklet uses it.

Bookmarklet for Mastodon: Transport a profile or post to your server

Bookmarklet for Mastodon: Transport a profile or post to your server - README.md

Gist