How do I properly link to a post? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Whisdeer@lemmy.world to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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So I know about /c/community@example.host for communities and /u/user@example.host for users, but how do I link to individual posts in a way that won't be a hassle for people in other instances?

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[-] Anahkiasen 11 points 2 years ago

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

[-] PriorProject@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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 while viewing it.

[-] Whisdeer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] Sharp312@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Next to that fediverse icon is a regular hyperlink icon, that should take you to where you wanna go, but on your own instance.

[-] Whisdeer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] Sharp312@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Anahkiasen 1 points 2 years ago

But then wouldn't that be the default link on the post title?

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I don't even see that icon on posts (desktop, web), only on comments. So now I'm even more confused! :D

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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.