Auto-link github handles #45

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2026-10-05T05:11:10+02:00

adam commented

2026-10-05 05:11:10 +02:00

It would be awesome if GitHub @ mentions were auto-linked to GitHub profiles in blog posts. I'm hoping there's an existing plugin but there likely isn't.

It would be awesome if GitHub `@` mentions were auto-linked to GitHub profiles in blog posts. I'm hoping there's an existing plugin but there likely isn't.

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2026-10-05 05:11:10 +02:00

adam commented

2026-10-05 05:11:11 +02:00

@jdiogopeixoto - This is an interesting idea. What do you think about the feasibility of this? AFAIK it would:

be limited to blog post body text only
at static site build, search body text for @foo and render as <a href="https://github.com/foo">@foo</a>

Note this does risk ALL text of format @foo getting rendered as a GitHub link. Not a frequent case, but still a risk. If executing this would be complex, keeping the risk in mind, it might not be worth implementing.

@jdiogopeixoto - This is an interesting idea. What do you think about the feasibility of this? AFAIK it would: - be limited to blog post body text only - at static site build, search body text for `@foo` and render as `<a href="https://github.com/foo">@foo</a>` Note this does risk ALL text of format `@foo` getting rendered as a GitHub link. Not a frequent case, but still a risk. If executing this would be complex, keeping the risk in mind, it might not be worth implementing.

adam commented

2026-10-05 05:11:12 +02:00

Wouldn't it be better to just add the handle to the markdown as a link, like [@foo](https://github.com/foo)? 🤔

Wouldn't it be better to just add the handle to the markdown as a link, like `[@foo](https://github.com/foo)`? 🤔

adam commented

2026-10-05 05:11:13 +02:00

If you mean to edit the markdown itself directly as part of an automated process, sure. I believe @Stebalien's original request was so that he doesn't need to type all of that.

If you mean to edit the markdown itself directly as part of an automated process, sure. I believe @Stebalien's original request was so that he doesn't need to type all of that.

adam commented

2026-10-05 05:11:13 +02:00

I really don't think it's worth doing this, I feel like it's too much work when it can be solved by just adding it as a link.
Doing this could also lead to problems as you mentioned, we would have to assume that all the handles are GitHub handles, which I don't think it's a good assumption.

I really don't think it's worth doing this, I feel like it's too much work when it can be solved by just adding it as a link. Doing this could also lead to problems as you mentioned, we would have to assume that all the handles are GitHub handles, which I don't think it's a good assumption.

adam commented

2026-10-05 05:11:14 +02:00

My biggest concern about this is the assumption that anything with an @ is a GitHub handle. Agree - let's close this but revisit if it becomes a pain point.

My biggest concern about this is the assumption that anything with an `@` is a GitHub handle. Agree - let's close this but revisit if it becomes a pain point.

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Reference: adam/ipfs-blog#45