(deleted-account)Jun 13, 2023

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?

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 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 threadSharp312
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...

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Jun 13, 2023 at 1:55pmWeb