Share to Discourse (via Android)

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The “Share to Discourse” feature is now live on the latest Discourse versions, allowing users to share content from apps like YouTube or Twitter directly into a new Discourse topic with pre-filled composer content. This feature relies on the Web Share Target standard, supported in Chrome 71+ on Android, and requires the target Discourse site to have large_icon and short_name configured and be served over HTTPS. Falco clarifies that Web Share Target (receiving shared content) is distinct from Web Share (sending content), with the latter planned for iOS. merefield asks about other OS support and learns that Firefox and Edge also support the Web Share Target standard. Both Falco and merefield admit to confusing the two standards. The feature is hailed as game-changing by merefield, who notes it was recently requested by a user.

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Continuing the discussion from Chrome/Firefox extension "Share to discourse":

Share to Discourse is live now on latest Discourse :tada:.

Demo:

To test it right away:

  1. Install or Reinstall Meta (or any Discourse site running the latest version)

  2. Go to any app that supports sharing content, eg: Youtube, Twitter

  3. Click on share

  4. Pick Meta (or any Discourse site)

  5. You will be redirected to a new topic with the composer pre-filled with the content shared!

Important:

  • You need Chrome 71+ and Android for this

  • Target site needs to fill, large_icon and short_name site settings properly

  • Target site needs to be served over HTTPS.

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Forgive my ignorance, is there any other OS support for this, even on the horizon? Any standard which is related?

edit: Forgive me I just read Chrome/Firefox extension "Share to discourse" - #23 by Falco

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Yes, it’s a web standard.

Firefox and Edge have public support for the standard.

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That’s game changing !!! Can’t wait! This was raised by one of my users recently.

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Yeah, only problem is that I always get “Web Share Target” and “Web Share” mixed :sweat_smile:

One is about sending links from Discourse, and the other is about receiving.

This topic is about the Web share Target. The Web share is more straightforward, so it’s coming to iOS next version.

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You and me both! :sweat_smile:

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A post was split to a new topic: Feature request: share to discourse (via iOS)

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A post was split to a new topic: Feature request: link to title not body when sharing to discourse (via Android)