Hyperlink Preview

[TylerD321]

Would it be possible to add a text box that pops up when you hover cursor over a hyperlink so we can be sure that we are opening the link that a hyperlink appears to be? Basically a quick functionality of "copy link address" and pasting it somewhere.

 

Click this for an example

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mFrCwg

[Crunchy Dragon]

There's a little window that pops up in the corner of my browser when I hover over a link that gives me a preview of where the link goes:

Every browser I've ever used has had this feature, so I'm not sure how useful it would be to implement in the forum.

 

Works with hyperlinks, but link shorteners like bit.ly don't work.

[Needfuldoer]

Firefox and Chrome on desktop both do this on their own, and mobile Chrome pops up a little window if you long-press the link. Doesn't that cover the vast majority of use cases?

 

 

22 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Works with hyperlinks, but link shorteners like bit.ly don't work.

That must be one reason they're specifically called out in the Community Standards.

 

On 10/16/2021 at 6:45 AM, colonel_mortis said:

No shortened links (bit.ly etc.) without the permission of staff.

You know the rules, and so do I. 

[TylerD321]

1 hour ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

There's a little window that pops up in the corner of my browser when I hover over a link that gives me a preview of where the link goes:

Every browser I've ever used has had this feature, so I'm not sure how useful it would be to implement in the forum.

 

Works with hyperlinks, but link shorteners like bit.ly don't work.

So turns out I am just dumb and have never noticed this tbh

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

1 hour ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Works with hyperlinks, but link shorteners like bit.ly don't work.

There is a website for it: https://unshorten.me/

[Lightwreather]

Weirdly enough safari doesn't have the little box in the corner, but you can use lookup to preview the webpage