!instance_assistant
@lemmy.cahttps://github.com/cynber/lemmy-instance-assistant/releases/tag/v1.2.6
added ability to redirect user profile pages
Hi everyone, I'm excited to announce one more release before I take a short break. I have some other stuff starting up, so I won't be pushing out new features as fast, but I'll still be around to manage the project. (more at the end)
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::: spoiler โ What is Instance Assistant?
If you're new to Instance Assistant, it is a browser extension with a collection of tools and features to simplify your browsing experience on Lemmy and Kbin. It is available on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge; you can also install it from the releases page on GitHub.
For a full list of features, please see the GitHub homepage: https://github.com/cynber/lemmy-instance-assistant
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title
, URL
, and body
contents. Afterwards, just select a community and hit post. (This currently works for both Lemmy & Kbin, but custom frontends are untested while they develop). Try it here: https://lemmy.ca/post/4478560title
, image link
, and add the page URL
to the body
as "Source: URL
". Try it here: https://lemmy.ca/post/1282303(1) This is an important feature to me because this little annoyance was part of why I set out to create the extension in the first place. Thanks to some help from @zero_gravitas, I was able to use the Lemmy API to grab the post details, and then run a search for it on your home instance. While most posts should only bring one result, there is a chance that there are multiple posts by the same user, in the same community, with the same title. If this is an issue, I'll make this search more specific.
Please share any issues that you find. Lemmy and Kbin instances have a lot of variation in how things are structured, so there are bound to be some bugs that I haven't found yet. If you have any ideas for new features, please share them too! I'm always looking for new ideas to add to the project.
::: spoiler ๐ฎ Cool ideas being discussed for the future
For the most up to date information, see the issues or the project road map
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Thank you for all the suggestions and feedback so far! I'm really happy to see that people are using the extension and finding it useful. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do with it in the future.
Like I said above, I won't be as active over the next few months in terms of getting new features out. The extension is now in good shape, and it covers most of the important use cases. There's still lots of cool stuff we can do with it, so please contribute ideas and expertise! When I get a chance, I'll pop in and grab a few more issues.
Cheers :)
Apologies for not actually putting anything out in months
I'm not sure how this could be implemented, but it would be really helpful to have
In navigating Lemmyverse for potential communities to subscribe to, it would be helpful to be able to redirect links to my home instance in a new tab to facilitate sorting through multiple communities at a time. Ideally, the option would be implemented with the ability to enable or disable either of the two context menu items to minimize context menu cluttering.
Say you want to message an admin of another instance. You can't look up who they are unless you go to that instance and have a look in the sidebar. You can click the admin to see their user page, but can't message them without opening that user page on your home instance.
In my head, this seems to be the exact same problem as communities, just applied to users.
So can we get a button on the user page to open that user on your home instance?
Thanks ๐
Open one of the following links, or try your favourite website. You can then use the 'Make a post' button in the popup or sidebar to generate a draft post with autofilled contents. Over time, we can customize how draft posts are generated for specific websites. Please comment below if you have thoughts on this feature.
Site | Type | Status |
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Arstechnica | ๐ฐ News | Working |
Reuters | ๐ฐ News | Working |
BBC | ๐ฐ News | Working |
CBC | ๐ฐ News | Working |
WashingtonPost | ๐ฐ News | Working |
Medium | ๐ Articles | Working |
Substack | ๐ Articles | Working |
YouTube Video | โถ๏ธ Video | Working, could be improved |
Twitch | โถ๏ธ Video | Working, could be improved |
Amazon Product: None linked, pick one | ๐๏ธ Shopping | Working |
Stack Overflow | ๐ป Forum | Working, could be improved |
Imgur | ๐ท Images | Working, could be improved |
Instagram Account | ๐ Social | Working, could be improved |
Instagram Post | ๐ Social | Working |
Mastodon Post | ๐ Social, Fediverse | Working, could be improved |
I'm wrapping up with the new changes and I've started testing the extension for any remaining issues. Here is what you can look forward to:
Preview: