this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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EDIT: Lemmy Go is now available for Chrome and Firefox

I had a shortcut for subreddits, where I would just type r beekeeping in the address bar and it would take me to /r/beekeeping right away. For Lemmy, this isn't very convenient, since you gotta specify the instance for any communities outside your own instance.

I'm trying to make a browser extension to bring back that kind of quick navigation. In this case if you type lc beekeeping in your address bar and press enter, it will navigate to the most popular community it finds in any instance, and it will show that community in your local instance.

If you don't press enter right away, it will show multiple communities that match your query, so this can also be a quicker way to find new communities without knowing the exact name.

I'm checking if people would be interested just to see if it's worth the trouble to polish it up, add user settings, and publish the extension to the stores.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Umm... yes.

Is it ready yet?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should work on any firefoxlike and chromelike browser

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

brilliant. I will keep a watch for a release!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Installing in the morning.

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Love this idea! Please share if/when you think it's ready.