Bluesky link sharing required modifying post to render correctly

  • nomen1

    (@nomen1)


    1 year, 6 months ago

    I’ve noticed that using this plugin to enable sharing to Bluesky will mean that any users who would have to actually edit the Bluesky post in order for the post to correctly display the featured image and excerpt. Specifically, the posing user has to add two line breaks before the link, in order to create enough separation for Bluesky to distinguish between the text and the link, and thereby read the target URL’s info.

    Most users are unlikely to do this, and most will probably not even think to try. Instead of the featured image and excerpt, the post will simply be a text of the post title, a dash, and a hyperlink. This will mean result in posts shared to Bluesky using this plugin’s widget will not be especially eye catching, and just boring, ultimately leading to low engagement.

    Is there a way to modify how the Bluesky post will be rendered by default when using the widget?

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  • Plugin Author Nick Diego

    (@ndiego)

    1 year, 6 months ago

    Thanks for reaching out @nomen1, and I completely agree. There is an open discussion on GitHub on how to best go about adding line breaks to shared Bluesky posts, but there is no concensus yet. I tested the options provided in the discussion, and while they do add line breaks, the link preview is still not triggered in Bluesky until you (the user), interacts and edits the message.

    I’ll keep an eye on the GitHub discussion and see if Bluesky improves their API at all. Regardless, it would be great if the link preview displayed automatically in the app.

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