https://github.com/steemit/condenser
Merged PR
It took 3 months for being merged :)
Regarding comments in the code, as a contributor, I followed the Steemit's practice.
Now you can copy the hyperlink markdown to clipboard for much easier reference
If you click the share button, the popup below appears.
Previously, it didn't provide a function to copy the link as a hyperlink markdown.
But now, you have a separate button to copy the hyperlink markdown to clipboard as follows:
const link = this.props.permlink;
const title = this.props.title;
const steemd = 'https://steemd.com' + link;
const steemdb = 'https://steemdb.com' + link;
const busy = 'https://busy.org' + link;
const steemit = 'https://steemit.com' + link;
const steemitmd = '[' + title + '](https://steemit.com' + link + ')';
let text =
this.state.copied == true
? tt('explorepost_jsx.copied')
: tt('explorepost_jsx.copy');
let textMD =
this.state.copiedMD == true
? tt('explorepost_jsx.copied')
: tt('explorepost_jsx.copy');
part of the code https://github.com/steemit/condenser/pull/3284/commits/009acadee8db0877e6d197d6101d39dbe8d60edd
Basically, it shows the hyperlink markdown. And there is a status for whether it's copied or not. When clicked, copy it and change the text of the button to "copied".
Much easier reference
Even though users want to provide proper references, so far it's very cumbersome. In the new proposal, it's way easier to do it.
Author credit
Proper reference appreciates the original authors. Thus, authors have more incentive to write good posts.
Plagiarism prevention
Partly due to the anonymity of blockchain, not enough reference tends to be provided. The difficulty of reference leads to unintentional plagiarism.
Search engine ranking improvement
Most search engine ranking algorithm (including Google) uses the hyperlink to calculate the score of a link. If more references are provided, it can increase the search engine ranking of the articles.
Previously, 404 not found page was as follows:
Showing "steemitbeta" as a text looks too beta :)
Now, it shows as follows:
Still beta, but it looks much nicer!
This is also good for consistency with normal pages.
https://github.com/steemit/condenser/pull/3282/commits/846d52583c5eed1f2cb2b9d9b1f8b8a21a930655