matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix.to
Matrix.to links not useful when shared on platforms which don't navigate to # fragement
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Description
Cause
Behaviour described in title observed on Discord, where links not escaped with <url> to pages reachable by Discord's web crawler automatically generate rich media embeds which on click navigate to the linked page, minus URL fragment.
Effect
This causes confusion, as matrix.to without fragment content is nearly useless for onboarding someone to the matrix network.
Possible solutions
- Add button which shows compatible clients on matrix.to root page to improve onboarding
- Make # anonymizer optional
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the matrix.to root page and reproduce how a Discord-shared link behaves when its URL fragment is removed. Compare the proposed compatible-client button and optional anonymizer directions, then define completion as a shared link still providing useful Matrix onboarding without relying on fragment navigation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100