Very simple, from the source:
Lemmy Universal Link Switcher, or LULs for short, scans all links on all websites, and if any link points to a Lemmy instance that is not your main/home instance, it rewrites the link so that it instead points to your main instance.
In essence, any Lemmy link you come across is automatically redirected to your home instance. It’s also easy to customise, you can add/remove instances and prevent it from working on particular sites (or force it to only work on sites you wish).
Can be installed with Tampermonkey or ViolentMonkey (or similar tools).
note: this may also work just fine on mobile browsers that support extensions (and would likely help direct your browser to opening your lemmy app - if you have one - more often), but I haven’t tested this.
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Out of curiosity, how many browse on desktop?
I’ve been using Lemmy since the API exodus and only ever substantially used wefwef/Voyager the whole time. Even on desktop I use the PWA for Voyager.
It would be cool if something like this could also be incorporated into the apps because it sucks when someone puts a link that doesn’t correctly use your instance to see the post they’re sharing, instead opening a browser to display the post.
I am on desktop pretty much exclusively.
I assume just via the normal desktop site? I tried that back when I very first started with Lemmy but I quickly switched to using the Voyager web app just because I like the app features and especially the post layout. I might have to give the default web interface another shot as I only tried way back when I first switched over.
Whoops guess I should’ve specified, I use the Alexandrite UI instead of the default
100% of the time I’m using an app, just like I did on reddit. Don’t even know what the desktop site looks like (jk)
100% of the time I’m using an app, just like I did on reddit. Don’t even know what the desktop site looks like (no jk)
I’ll browse here and there in browser on my laptop but 90+% of the time I’m using voyager
Out of curiosity, how many browse on desktop?
I only visit the site via desktop.
I’m on desktop 80% of the time and use Alexandrite for its 2-column layout.
I use this on the Android Firefox browser :D didn’t like the apps at the time I made this, that’s why I made sure that it’s compatible with mobile Firefox as well.
It would be cool if something like this could also be incorporated into the apps
What does Voyager do if you click on a link to another instance? Open in the browser?
Thunder tries to resolve the link to your local instance and opens it directly in the app.
I use Voyager on mobile most of the time, but still do a little browsing on my desktop using Photon.
Seems like something that should be upstreamed. We’re not on Reddit anymore, the source code is open and contributions get accepted. The need for userscripts has been removed basically
It does indeed work on Firefox mobile with tampermonkey. I should know, I implemented this and am using it that way mostly :D Don’t like many of the apps.
I mean I use Eternity and links are fine. It all depends on how your client handles it I guess. When I share stuff on here with my friends I set them all to share using lemm.ee and not the original instance as well.
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This is a dumb question; but what’s the benefit to redirecting links to the home instance?
Also, if nobody on your instance has ever visited that sub or instance, redirecting to your home will kind of make contact with them so it shows up for other people in your instance.
Idk if I’m explaining correctly, but federation only works if you opened it on your instance, without it, you will never find that content.
But for example I’m on Lemmy.zip; and this post is lemmy.world; yet I seem to be able to interact with it fine. Mariner I’m missing something; but I don’t see the issue
https://sh.itjust.works/post/36117903/18008043
Click this and then try to post a comment. There’s the issue.
The script redirects all links to your home instance. You posted that comment from https://lemmy.zip/ which is where you have your account, hence no issue. If I link you this post from another instance (see above), you won’t be able to interact.
If the links are to another post, you’ll stay logged in so you can interact. Without this it opens on the other instance so you cant interact.
I want the opposite. If I’m viewing a post on my instance, how the hell do I get the URL for the post on the instance where that community lives?!? Its really annoying having to do this manually for a dozen posts.
