but I can’t go to the main page, so I can click local, and see whats actively being posted to the whole instance like I can on my own instance. Theres probably a way…
That should be the first thing new users see. But also, it doesn’t go as far as I’m imagining. I’m imagining more of a wiki, with every single instance, with a description of what kind of content goes on that instance. What is that instance’s personality?
And then again for each individual community. You’d know which communities are active, and which not if the wiki doesn’t even have anyone that updates the wiki.
There is not
Well that removes a HUGE source of potential that Lemmy could have. It would be the second most useful new feature they could implement.
How is the size of Lemmy’s userbase changing? Is it growing or shrinking? How diverse is it? What do the current trendlines look like as we approach a year since Rexxit?...
Small heads up to see if you already have an instance in mind? You are on SJW, that could work, otherwise I usually like Lemm.ee because it’s well managed and a very neutral name. Lemmy.ca does a lot for new joiners too with !newtolemmy
I know there are sites out there designed for finding Lemmy communities that aren’t within your instance but it can be a difficult to find some more abstract ideas....
Sometimes it feels like the about pages/sidebars across the fediverse are underappreciated to the point of being underused, so I thought it might be nice to see what some most appreciate in those abouts/sidebars that are used....
I agree with the concise description, and I try to have that as the first thing in the sidebar. After that, I’m playing with the following, depending on how relevant each is:
A badge showing the total subscriber count, like this (click the badge for more info): https://lemmy.ca/post/5635462
I swap out the community name and play with the colors for each one
Community rules, as concisely as possible
Other helpful tips, little starter tips, etc.
I try to keep the sidebars clean and collapse as much info as I can. Here’s a guide to the markdown you can use.
If there’s something in one of the community sidebars that you want to replicate, let me know and I’ll share the direct source :)
The posts here have your home instance as the URL. Is there a way of creating a link that will use the home instance to resolve? Like how you can use !nostupidquestions for a community. lemmy.world/post/8519463 sopuli.xyz/post/6065866 yiffit.net/post/3862436 are all the same post.
I’ll probably use both. I’ll include lemmyverse.link in my posts when promoting communities, and I’ll use the extension for my own use. At least until there’s a fix in Lemmy itself.
There are a lot of different apps / frontends that can show stuff from Lemmy, and they vary in how well they support different link formats. Here is a short explainer:
Each entry below shows you what you should type (like this) and what you will see as a result (after the dash ‘-’).
For each entry, some apps will support it and others will not. It can be helpful to include a few different link formats so that everyone can use the link easily.
NOTE: There is a bug on the Lemmy website right now. If you start typing a community or username, it will try to autocomplete it. DO NOT click that autocomplete, or it will mess up the link.
This is another way to make a universal link. If you click this link, the community will open in your home instance.
This works well if you can’t use the method above. For example, if you want to stick a link in a shields.io badge, you can use this technique to still include a universal link.
This is a hardcoded link. If you click this link, the community will open on a specific instance. Anyone using a different instance (ex. anything except lemmy.ca in this case) will not be able to subscribe right away, and they will need to redirect it first.
Sometimes you can’t use the methods above. For example, if you want to create a nice thumbnail while promoting your community on !communityPromo, you will need to use this URL.
If you use this method, try to use the other methods as well so people have options.
I’m noticing an influx of Reddit users today, maybe revolving around their weird bug they had today. I know this question pops up semi regularly, but for those just getting their foot in the door maybe we can help show them what else is out here on the Fediverse to help them get started....
How come as of today I can't access [email protected]?
lemmy.world/c/[email protected]...
Is Lemmy growing or shrinking?
How is the size of Lemmy’s userbase changing? Is it growing or shrinking? How diverse is it? What do the current trendlines look like as we approach a year since Rexxit?...
Is there a Lemmy community for finding other Lemmy communities?
I know there are sites out there designed for finding Lemmy communities that aren’t within your instance but it can be a difficult to find some more abstract ideas....
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What do you most appreciate in a community/magazine sidebar, and/or instance about page?
Sometimes it feels like the about pages/sidebars across the fediverse are underappreciated to the point of being underused, so I thought it might be nice to see what some most appreciate in those abouts/sidebars that are used....
Is there a way to have a link to a post resolve to a users home instance?
The posts here have your home instance as the URL. Is there a way of creating a link that will use the home instance to resolve? Like how you can use !nostupidquestions for a community. lemmy.world/post/8519463 sopuli.xyz/post/6065866 yiffit.net/post/3862436 are all the same post.
Kurzgesagt — An unofficial community for discussing Kurzgesagt's videos on space, biology, philosophy, etc. (kbin.social)
An unofficial community for discussing anything and everything related to Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell....
What Lemmy communities would you like to share that we may not know about?
I’m noticing an influx of Reddit users today, maybe revolving around their weird bug they had today. I know this question pops up semi regularly, but for those just getting their foot in the door maybe we can help show them what else is out here on the Fediverse to help them get started....
!newtolemmy - A community to welcome and help new users (lemmy.ca)
Join us at the front gate to welcome new users into Lemmy, and to the Fediverse as a whole!...