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How does "copy suggested title" work, and why does it sometimes not work? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I assume that it somehow scrapes the page for some sort of header text, but this doesn't seem to always work.

For example, titles are suggested for spacenews.com articles, but not for europeanspaceflight.com articles. What differences result in suggested titles for one but not the other?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so the problem is with how some sites configure (or fail to configure) their metadata, rather than a problem with Lemmy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Could be. Though Lemmy could also use the title property (the one users see in their tab header) as a fallback option if it wanted to, or some other fallback.