So far for me the process is very convoluted:

  1. I go to https://browse.feddit.de/ and find the community.
  2. Then I need to copy it’s name.
  3. Then I need to go to my particular instance (lemm.ee)
  4. Then I type manually in my browser address bar lemm.ee/c/<communityname>
  5. Then I go back to https://browse.feddit.de/ and copy the address of the original instance of the community.
  6. Then I go back and add the original instance address to already typed thing in step 4 like this lemm.ee/c/<communityname>@<originalinstanceofcommunity>
  7. Then I can finally subscribe!

Oh my God! Please, tell me there’s a better way of doing this!

EDIT: There is a better way! Solution is to … use the search function in your instances home page and select community (if it exists already) and search. This way I don’t need to go to browse.feddit.de anymore. And links will take me straight the the communities “reflection” in my own instance, where I can subscribe.

  • JackOfAllTraits@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I am not sure why? In the app, all communities that are federated to my server are visible when searching. On desktop, and in the app, all you have to do is select “all” instead of “local” or “subscribed” and then just search. Half the communities I am subbed in are not from my own instance, for example.

    • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Correct me if I’m wrong, but that search only exposes the communities that at least one of the servers members is currently subscribed to. It is not a list of all possible communities. This works okay if your server has a lot of members because it will likely surface the main popular communities, but it’s misleading that it’s all communities and someone had to do it the hard way like OP said the first time around.

    • Hedup@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thank you! The search icon was so small on lemm.ee that I didn’t notice. It actually works much better! You’re a saviour!

      How do I properly close this thread? Do I have to? Can I mark it as solved somehow?

      • JackOfAllTraits@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think you can edit the title. No rules here, but a simple [solved] should do. Also you are welcome, we are all figuring this out!

    • Yote.zip@pawb.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I think it’s a bit harder when you’re on a smaller server. If someone from your server hasn’t subscribed yet I don’t think it shows up like that. In this case, I’ve followed the info in the top right of the webui, and entered !community@example.server into the search, which pulls it correctly.