Copy Post Link Icon

Tutrix

I don't think everyone knows that clicking on the date at the top of a post makes the permalink available.
Visitors are also unlikely to know about this hidden link.

If you want to make it visible with an icon, you can use this CSS code

Version for 1.x

.Dropdown.PostMeta a.Dropdown-toggle::after{
  content:"\f0c1";
  font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free";
  font-weight: 900;
  margin-left: 10px;
}

Version for 2.x

.Dropdown.PostMeta button.Dropdown-toggle::after{
  content:"\f0c1";
  font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free";
  font-weight: 900;
  margin-left: 10px;
}

Replace "Font Awesome 6 Free" with the version you are using.

Shortik

This should be in standard. 😉

andrewjs18

Tutrix is it possible to just change the timestamp so that you can right click it and get a URL without needing to add an additional icon and/or clicking the timestamp at all? I'm not sure why flarum made that choice in their core code.

it's bad ux/ui the way it's set up currently, imho.

Tutrix

andrewjs18 get a URL without needing to add an additional icon and/or clicking the timestamp at all?

You can also use mouseover if you don't want to click on the timestamp.

.Dropdown.PostMeta:hover .Dropdown-menu {
  display: block !important;
  margin-top: -5px
}

But without an icon, you wouldn't know this option was available.

andrewjs18

Tutrix fair, but almost every single forum software out there allows you to right click the post's timestamp to get a url to link directly to the specific post, so I think a lot of people are familiar with the basis of it. I can't think of a single forum software that does it the way flarum does.

thanks for the css!

@GreXXL @IanM any idea why this can't be fixed in the core code as well? is there some technical reason why it's a 2-step process to get a post's direct link?

I've definitely spoken to @huseyinfiliz about this annoyance in the past

GreXXL

The link is easily available when you click on the timestamp? Also you just could copy your browser URL which updates dynamically with the position you are currently viewing? I think there are plenty of options to share. Additionally if you want to have a direct link there is an extension for that: https://discuss.flarum.org/d/33808-copy-links

andrewjs18

GreXXL of course, but I don't know of any other forum software that requires you to click on the timestamp to get a url to copy. why can't we just right click on the timestamp to get the url directly? it seems like better ui/ux that way.

GreXXL

andrewjs18 because it's not just a link but opens up a menu with additional information. An administrator can see IP address information there for example. Replacing it with a link would require moving this information elsewhere.