If you post a website link on Mastodon, remember to include https:// at the beginning so that it is clickable.

When you include https:// you get a clickable link like https://example.com and you may also see a link preview box below the post.

If you leave out https:// you just get a non-clickable address like example.com and no preview.

🤓 Special Bonus Tip For Nerds: You can also use other protocols for clickable links including gemini://, dat://, dweb://, gopher://, ipfs:// and ssb://

Example Domain

@FediTips I don't think the bonus tip is true ssb://connyduck.at
@FediTips oh wow did they change this? 🧐
@ConnyDuck Though it's not clickable unless you have the right app installed (I'm guessing?)
@narF yes that is expected, but I'm pretty sure these weren't always clickable because users complained in the Tusky issue tracker