Mastodawn

Michael Porter Aug 9, 2024

(Since this is getting traction, a slight edit to add a reminder that we're using many different devices, platforms, and apps - This is my experience and YMMV, but you're a smart person, you can figure it out 👍🏻)

Hey Tooters - If you are linking to YouTube videos, don’t use the “Share” function in YouTube to generate the link. Copy and paste the URL from your address bar.

Using the “Share” function generates a generic preview in Mastodon, whereas cutting and pasting the actual URL gives a nice preview for the video, including the title.

The preview for my image below might be cropped in your browser, click to see the comparison.

#Communication #Mastodon #YouTube

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Alexander Dyas Aug 10, 2024

@MichaelPorter Mastodon and/or the Mastodon clients could do this automatically.

#MastodonDevs #icecubesapp

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Michael Porter Aug 10, 2024

@alexanderdyas They could, but I imagine the solution would vary, depending on the source URL. I often strip the end off of URLs, but what works depends on the URL, so there’s no general solution. Harder to make a case to the Mastodon Devs if it isn’t a widely-desired solution.

I think? I haven’t thought about it enough, and I’m not a dev, so I don’t know the obstacles involved. Are there enough people interested in stripping YouTube URLs to implement something?

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Alexander Dyas

@MichaelPorter I need to look at the details a little more, but if it’s simply a matter of removing the question mark and everything after it that’s trivial.