Is there a way to change the links so that when you click on them, they open in the same instance that you're logged into? So that you can actually subscribe to them?

tezoatlipoca@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Lets see: !wowthislemmyexists!wowthislemmyexists@lemmy.ca

I don't think so. Because the community doesn't technically exist on that other instance.

e.g. if I went https://lemmy.one/c/wowthislemmyexists you get: 404: couldnt_find_community

.. even IF wowthislemmyexists is SUBSCRIBED to on lemmy.one.

GuyDudeman@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 3y (3 replies)

That doesn't work... and the link !wowthislemmyexists@lemmy.ca still directs me to "https://lemmy.ca/c/wowthislemmyexists" rather than "https://lemmy.one/c/wowthislemmyexists@lemmy.ca"

tezoatlipoca@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

oh hey - that works: https://lemmy.one/c/wowthislemmyexists@lemmy.ca”

Problem is I can't change the URLs above for everyone, there's no concept of a wildcard e.g. https:///c/wowthislemmyexists@lemmy.ca

Plus, if your instance hasn't already sub'd to the remote community, will that trick even work?

GuyDudeman@lemmy.one · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Actually, here's the trick:

[some community](/c/some_community@server.tld)

So:

[WowThisLemmyExists](/c/wowthislemmyexists@lemmy.ca)

Gives us this link: WowThisLemmyExists

Which links to that community but within the instance you're currently in!

(many thanks to the Lemmy Project Chat on Matrix!)