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How do I *properly* link to a post?

https://lemmy.world/post/94456

How do I *properly* link to a post? - Lemmy.world

So I know about /c/[email protected] for communities and /u/[email protected] for users, but how do I link to individual posts in a way that won’t be a hassle for people in other instances?

Jun 13, 2023 at 1:20pmWeb
Show threadAnahkiasenJun 13, 2023
I think that's what the fediverse icon does (the rainbow hexagonal one) so for your post for example it would be https://lemmy.world/post/94456
Show thread(deleted-account)Jun 13, 2023
If I click on the fediverse icon on your post I get carried to lemmy.blahaj.zone though. I wanted to link it inside the users' current instance like /c/ and /u/ do.
Show threadAnahkiasenJun 13, 2023
But then wouldn't that be the default link on the post title?
Show threadSharp312Jun 13, 2023
Next to that fediverse icon is a regular hyperlink icon, that should take you to where you wanna go, but on your own instance.
Show thread(deleted-account)Jun 13, 2023
If I right-click copy it, it brings me to https://lemmy.world/comment/128943. It isn't what I want, I want a way to bring others into this post but inside their own instances.
Show threadSharp312Jun 13, 2023
Someone here please correct me if im wrong, but I dont think its possible yet. I just found this github issue discussing adding this feature
Instance agnostic links · Issue #2987 · LemmyNet/lemmy

Problem As of now, only direct HTTP links are supported, e.g. https://lemmy.world/post/1 for posts and https://lemmy.world/u/ruud for users. This is inconvenient when one would like to stay on a si...

GitHub
Show threadroomeyJun 13, 2023
Ahhh I was wondering what that was for, thank you
Show threadTeaHandsJun 13, 2023
I don't even see that icon on posts (desktop, web), only on comments. So now I'm even more confused! :D
Show threadTeaHandsJun 13, 2023

Update to my own confusion:

  • You see the rainbow icon on posts that aren't from your home instance. This icon takes you to the full original URL of that post on the remote instance.

  • The regular chain link icon on comments does indeed give you a link to a comment via your home instance. But that's no good if you're trying to link it agnostically for everyone else.

    • Show threadPriorProjectJun 13, 2023
    As I understand it, the fediverse icon links to the home instance for the community the post was made on. I don't think there's currently a mechanism to link a post in a way that consistently resolves to the user's home server's version so they can vote and be logged in whole viewing it.
    Show threadTeaHandsJun 13, 2023

    So we've figured out what the rainbow and regular link icons do. But that doesn't answer OP's question.

    I've tried linking with just the /post/<ID>, linking with /post<ID>@<instance>, and no luck so far. This must be possible somehow!

    Show threadSharp312Jun 13, 2023
    Seems like its not yet, theres a github issue discussing adding the feature
    Instance agnostic links · Issue #2987 · LemmyNet/lemmy

    Problem As of now, only direct HTTP links are supported, e.g. https://lemmy.world/post/1 for posts and https://lemmy.world/u/ruud for users. This is inconvenient when one would like to stay on a si...

    GitHub
    Show threadTeaHandsJun 13, 2023
    Curses! Thanks for the share, will keep an eye on that.
    Show threadHal_CanaryJun 13, 2023
    it ought to be something simple like /p/<ID>
    Show threadTeaHandsJun 13, 2023
    Problem is posts have a different ID on each instance they federate to. It's a bit of a bugger.
    Show threadZeroDrekJun 13, 2023
    It most likely just means whoever is in charge of accepting subscriptions in that community haven’t checked their pending subscriptions queue recently. You can still participate and post in the community in the meantime.
    Show threadthegiddystitcherJun 13, 2023
    Think you ended up in a different thread to where you intended, fyi.
    Show threadZeroDrekJun 13, 2023
    Yep. Not sure how that happened.
    Show threadSharp312Jun 13, 2023
    Omg I think I've got it. Ill test it by trying to link to the community I found it on, agnostically for anyone to click
    Show threadjayknightJun 13, 2023
    That link crashed jerboa.
    Show threadSharp312Jun 13, 2023
    I deleted it moments after posting because I realised it wasnt what op was asking so idk how you saw it lol. As for the crashing, I also use jerboa and the instance agnostic links crashing it seem to be a bug
    Show threadUndueMarmotJun 14, 2023

    it sort of works, in the sense that it links to the same URL format of "[your instance]/c/[email protected]"

    Problem is, the Threadiverse's link formats aren't consistent. I'm on Fedia.io, a Kbin instance, and that gives me an error because our communities are on /m/ instead.

    Show threadAurixJun 13, 2023
    Likely there is no way yet. Even the clean way to link back to your instance will throw an error, if the previous connection was not yet made.
    Show threadSanguineParJun 13, 2023

    I'm case it's useful, there's a discussion on linking here: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/36299

    I don't think there's any single answer yet though.