Questions tagged [sharing]
For questions relating to sharing a post or promoting the site via email, on Facebook, or on Twitter.
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"Help us Grow This Site" Twitter/X and Facebook buttons on Public Beta sites broken
If you go to any public beta site's homepage, Programming Language Design and Implementation for example, you'll find a box like this:
The Facebook and Twitter/X share buttons rely on a service ...
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Remove Share to Twitter and Facebook-link [duplicate]
Twitter no longer exists. It is now called "X".
These websites are a net negative on this planet; we should not promote them (and there is no way they can be used to promote Stack Exchange)....
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Add Mastodon to the "Know someone who can answer?" social media links
Over on https://askubuntu.com/ we have this banner under questions.
Is it possible to add a link to "Share a link to this question via Mastodon"?
(Some may prefer to use Fediverse to refer ...
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Anonymity issue for mods with user ID in "Share" links [duplicate]
Below each question and answer, there's a "Share" link that contains a URL to that question or answer. That URL also contains your user ID number. For instance:
https://ell.stackexchange.com/...
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Link of Share button shows stop sign on hover
A recent change in the CSS of the Share button under posts has the pointer turning into a stop (or forbidden) sign if you hover over the link.
(I wasn't able to take a screenshot containing the cursor ...
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Clicking on share reloads the page on a slow connection
Clicking on share reloads the page on a slow connection. Tested on Chrome 105.0.5195.102 + Windows 10. I don't think it should reload the page. Demo:
Not sure if I should tag as bug or feature ...
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Copy link doesn't have highlight when using TAB key to put it in focus
I noticed that in the "Share a link" dialogue, after you press Tab to cycle the buttons, if the "Copy link" button is selected it doesn't have a highlight around it like the other ...
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Enable clicking on [Share] to automatically copy link to clipboard
When the user clicks on the [Share] link under the post (either a question or an answer), a popup window appears with the link automatically highlighted. I propose that the link should be ...
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Links and buttons in share popover are positioned vertically and inconsistently left aligned
When clicking the "share" button below questions and answers I get the following layout:
These elements used to be positioned horizontally across the bottom on the popover.
It looks like a &...
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I had my accounts merged. Do I need to update all my share links to ensure I'm awarded publicity badges?
My main user ID on the Information Security site changed from 165253 to 106285 since my accounts were merged. Does this invalidate all of the share links in my posts which use my old user ID?
https://...
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Is there a way to "share" a link to an entire site (like we can with questions and answers)?
Sometimes I share links on Reddit to questions and answers on Chinese.SE. When sharing URLs via the "share" button, we get a link like https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/42218/8099 wherein ...
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Let the OP decide if their post can be shared by SE Twitter bots [closed]
The Twitter bots operated by Stack Exchange share bountied posts and some other posts on Twitter. The bots have an algorithm and choose things that seem like they might be worthy questions to share.
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Should the text of answer short links automatically get prettified like the text of other links?
If I paste the URL for a Stack Exchange answer (with or without the anchor), the text of the automatic hyperlink is automatically populated with the title of the question:
https://meta.stackexchange....
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What was the reason behind changing copy-link edit box behavior?
tl;dr: What was the reason for disabling Ctrl+X shortcut on text field used for sharing URLs to each question and answer. This change and the force to use Ctrl+C instead seems to me very odd and ...
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Share menu hangs iOS app [closed]
The Share menu in iOS 13 got a redesign, and the Stack Exchange iOS app is no longer compatible with it. I can still use it to copy the link, but when I try close the menu, it remains stuck.
Opening ...
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New sharing option named "DEV" added to the "share" option
In Stack Overflow, when clicking on the "share" option on a post, in the "share" popup, there is a new icon added as "DEV", clicking on that navigates to https://dev.to.
Is the "DEV" sharing option ...
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Can you make the "share" box actually wide enough to fit URLs?
This is a daily occurrence as I use StackExchange. Hit "Share..." Get the popup box, then struggle to select the entire URL.
While there may be iOS issues here, the point is the share textbox is ...
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Anchor links for sharing specific answers [duplicate]
I want to be able to share answers using anchor links, such that when the link is visited, the page scrolls to the particular answer instead of showing the top of the page.
A good example is seen ...
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Remove Google+ recommendations and references
Now that Google is officially killing Google+, we should drop it from the list of sharing suggestions at the bottom of every unanswered question throughout the network (except meta sites). The ...
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What happened to "depends on everyone sharing their knowledge" message? Can this be changed on per-site basis?
As I read in Adam Lear's answer to the question What is this “Can you help?” message above the answer box?, at some point in the past, the message was tested:
Can you help? SiteName depends on ...
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Share popup still uses old Google+ branding [closed]
This is what the share icons look like for a post:
The Google + share button is not using the current Google + logo. Can this be updated?
Perhaps these is relevant:
Google + Share guide
Icon/button:...
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Add sharing support for China, like WeChat
When I want to share a good question, I am presented with three alternatives:
Sadly:
China blocks Google+
China blocks Facebook (and Instagram and WhatsApp, etc.)
China blocks Twitter
So, may you ...
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Do moderators need to remove their user ID from shared SE links in moderator messages in order to remain anonymous?
The moderator messaging system was recently changed so that the identity of the moderator who sends a message is hidden from the recipient:
The signature on the template moderator messages will be ...
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How can I share funny things that I found in the SE network?
I've found something funny and interesting on Stack Exchange and I want to share it with others. Things I've considered so far:
✖ Post on Meta or its Per-site Meta. Obviously OT.
❓ Share in my ...
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Shortened URL is not listed in the Linked section
Within a certain site, when I link to any question or answer for a reference, I've been using short URL's like /q/12345 or /a/12345, and these are linking and redirecting correctly.
But the linked ...
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Can I share a question with someone else on Stack Exchange?
Often I bump into an interesting question on Stack Overflow and would like to link it to my friend but I'm at work so I'm not logged into any outer social network.
Can I somehow share a link to some ...
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Why do "share" links include user IDs? [duplicate]
I've noticed that the "share" links on answers and comments note that they not only include the answer ID, but the user's ID as well:
Why does Stack Exchange do this? Obviously, it is tracking it, ...
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Is there an option to share posts on LinkedIn and have it count for the Publicist badge? [duplicate]
I have a lot of technical friends from LinkedIn, so I would like to share questions or answers from Magento.SE, but there is no LinkedIn option when I click on the share link beneath the post.
I know ...
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What is this “Can you help?” message above the answer box?
I was looking at a new question on Retrocomputing (Where and what was Haunt.bat? A game pre-loaded on a c1992 PC) and saw this message above the answer box:
What is this message? Was it added by a ...
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Link for sharing a post doesn't fit inside a block
Tapping on share link under any post opens popup block with text:
Sometimes field's width is not enough for whole link as showed on the picture above. Actual link is:
https://meta.stackexchange....
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Allow SE app to share external links from in-app browser (Chrome Custom Tab) [closed]
Many times question or answer has relevant and informative external links which when tapped, opens in an in-app browser (Chrome Custom Tab). Currently not able to retain when we need. How about "share"...
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Why is preview sometimes not shown when sharing a post on Facebook?
Why sometimes the preview part of Facebook post sharing a post from StackExchange site remains empty? (By preview part I mean the picture which usually contains site icon. IIRC if the question ...
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Can answers have a "copy link" button/link? [duplicate]
Sometimes I don't want to refer to another question but to an answer on which I am building my solution upon. However, I am missing a "copy link" option where a link to the answer is copied to the ...
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Add hashtag with tag of question in 'share' before posting
I have two suggestions by clicking 'Share' a question or answer:
When click in Twitter and Facebook auto add #{main tag} ({main tag} represents first tag in question) in field text, like this:
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It would have been nice to know that shared links include my user id [duplicate]
I noticed that every short-link/permalink that I share while I'm logged in includes my user id.
It would have been really nice if the UI had highlighted this fact in the link sharing popup so that ...
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Share text box is editable
When you click the share button under a post, a small popup will appear.
There is a link in a text box to the post that you would like to share.
The problem I've encountered is that I accidentally ...
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Do shared links to one question/answer on multiple outside webpages all count toward the same Announcer, Booster, or Publicist badge?
If I share a link such as this one:
http://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/40032/20394
to a question or answer on multiple outside webpages, are all the incoming visits to this link from all ...
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Not able to share question on Facebook
I am trying to share my question on Facebook via the share button, but Facebook gives an error like "You can't post this because it has a blocked link".
Here is the screen shot of the exception ...
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Area51's Share section is using Twitter's old logo, which Twitter's branding guidelines are against
A variation of the old (really old) Twitter logo is being used in various places on Area51 when sharing is involved:
This goes against Twitter's branding guidelines (which have been in place for ...
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Share answer/comment URL is genius. How does it work?
TIL that when using the share link on a stackexchange comment you get a URL that looks like this:
https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/51139
However, it has no hashtag like the destination page ...
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Under what conditions is a user invited to "share a link to this question"?
Know someone who can answer? Share a link to this question via email, Google+, Twitter, or Facebook.
This notice occasionally appears under a question with no answers. But not often. What are the ...
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How can I tell if a question has been shared? [duplicate]
If you look at the edit history of a question (ie here), you can see if that question has been shared. However, if the question has not been edited then I don't see a way of finding out if it has been ...
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Is it possible to add the feature of "Share link to this question" in the Stack Exchange application for mobiles? [duplicate]
The Stack Exchange app is one of the best apps I have on my Iphone and I just love it.
Sometimes, I wish to send a link to a question by email or sms but the app lacks the feature to share links.
Is ...
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Avoid sharing bad questions at Facebook
Related: Avoid tweeting bad questions
Sharing questions by Stack Exchange FB account is possibly automated, but shouldn't it avoid sharing questions with close votes?
For example this had (I ...
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Does the Announcer badge count visits from social networks only?
I'm confused about the "Announcer" badge and some questions were raised in my mind.
When you share it only shows social network icons. Can we only share links on social networks (FB, G+ and Twitter)?
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Are Announcer, Booster, Publicist badges given later for answers?
I shared a link to an answer on reddit which also contains my SO id. In 3 days it increased with more than 1400 views which probably could have 1000 unique IPs and surely passed the 25 and 300 unique ...
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Link / share comment [duplicate]
How can I share / link a comment, just like I can do with question or answer?
If someone puts a new comment to my stuff and I click reminder about this in the list, I'm getting a direct link to that ...
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What is the use of the `Know someone who can answer?` function?
Surely if I knew someone who could answer the question, i would contact them directly and not post the question? The only reason I can understand why "Know someone who can answer? Share a link to this ...
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Stats for questions that were shared by users
When a question does not have any answers, we see this below the question:
Are there any statistics about who shared and what questions have been shared?
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Putting mailto link also under the share button
Currently for SE2 sites, when the share button is clicked, we get
A shortened link for copying-and-pasting
Three buttons to share via Google+, Facebook, and Twitter
For unanswered questions there ...
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