Why YSK: right now, Lemmy’s autocomplete for the !community syntax isn’t working correctly.

It will appear to work, like so:

But the link produced will redirect you away from your home instance and leave you unable to vote/subscribe…


To fix this issue, you’ll need to manually edit the autocompleted link like so:

BAD LINK: [!youshouldknow@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/youshouldknow)

⬇️⬇️⬇️ Remove the domain (i.e.: https://lemmy.world) & append the @ identifier (i.e.: @lemmy.world)

GOOD LINK: [!youshouldknow@lemmy.world](/c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world)


Removing the domain like this transforms it into a local link which prevents the instance redirection. Doing this will make it easier for newcomers to join your community and participate in discussions!

Those interested can monitor Github issues #369 & #1048 for when this UI bug is fixed!

  • NotaCat
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    71 year ago

    As a temporary bandaid, it looks like every instance needs a sacrificial user/volunteer to subscribe to every community they can find.

      • @impulse@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        Sounds like the perfect job for a bot to monitor that list and autosubscribe to every new community.

        • @chaoraceOP
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          71 year ago

          I suspect that this may be somewhat frowned upon. The whole point of not grabbing all communities from all instances by default is to avoid massive traffic dumps every time a new instance joins the federation. Doing this via a bot is basically the equivalent of DDOSing your home instance!

          It’s less bad when a human does the same thing because:

          • A) A human will work more slowly than a bot
          • B) A human will likely only do this one time and then let the system continue working as intended afterward
          • C) A human can be easily reprimanded and told to stop if they’re causing problems
      • @Pat12@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        Is there a french instance? I can actually do the French and German ones since I am already creating and involved with those communities.