Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 3:22 PM UTC

colesantiago wrote: post #5

Is this open source? I'm assuming it is since I see a GitHub logo on it, although it isn't working...

Here is the repo link

https://github.com/oyeolamilekan/metacheck

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 4:04 PM UTC

talljohnson1234 wrote: post #14

gigatree wrote: post #4

Probably want to have https appended automatically

Would push a fix for this, apologies for the inconvenience.

a fix has been pushed for this, you can try it now.

I Deeply appreciate the feedback.

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 4:04 PM UTC

marcellus23 wrote: post #29

Should add support for Apple platforms (i.e. LPLinkView used in Notes/Messages/Mail etc.)

Dully noted, will push this in the next update.

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 4:05 PM UTC

flas9sd wrote: post #28

well done.. made me enable my static-sitegens opengraph plugin, add images, rewrite summaries, thanks! Mastodon preview? :)

Coming soon hopefully, this Saturday.

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 7:25 PM UTC

vladkens wrote: post #36

Great idea! Quick and easy link previewing is super useful.

Thanks for the feedback, really means alot.

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 7:25 PM UTC

mediumsmart wrote: post #34

Very good. I use metatags.io at the moment. Local version would be great.

Local version is coming soon.

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 7:25 PM UTC

brianfryer wrote: post #18

10/10; thank you so much!

Thanks for the feedback.

Re: Show HN: Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps

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Post by talljohnson1234 » Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 7:48 PM UTC

flas9sd wrote: post #28

well done.. made me enable my static-sitegens opengraph plugin, add images, rewrite summaries, thanks! Mastodon preview? :)

Done, this has been deployed.