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: [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/youshouldknow)

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

GOOD LINK: [[email protected]](/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!

  • @FlaxPicker
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    121 year ago

    If you are using the mlem app to browse, the good link will crash your app so don’t click it for now. They are aware and it is raised as an issue in their github.