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URL expander
A URL expander because short links are too mainstream
urlshortenersaresoyesterdaytrythisamazingsuperlongurlexpander.site213points
95comments
#366of 3,515 in 2024
Top 11%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 25 critical, out of 65 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Execution: 0 for, 21 againstIdea: 6 for, 3 againstDesign: 4 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Funny and fun to look at
From 4 comments
That's hilarious.
cubefox on HNThis is pure awesomeness. You gotta be an OG to appreciate maybe.
ilikeitdark on HNThis is so stupid, but I do love it.
rc_kas on HNLove the design!
piyuv on HN
Objections
Bot-check (Cloudflare Turnstile) gets stuck and blocks use
From 5 comments
This is great but it's stuck checking if I'm a bot... i get this in the console: ``` auto/:1 The resource…
farmeroy on HNI don't understand how you're supposed to use this. How do you pass the bot check? There's just a button that says "checking if you're a bot..." and clicking it does nothing.
lopkeny12ko on HNI am apparently a bot. :( Beep Boop! (I've let the page sit for a minute or so, and it hasn't concluded that I am not a bot yet, but also, I'm aware I look weird - Firefox, with…
Syonyk on HNIt shows "Checking if you are a bot" and nothing is tappable. I am on a recent iOS.
abcd_f on HNSame with boring old Safari on iOS. Poorly implemented and overly aggressive bot checkers are really ruining the web. Used to be that I was seldom troubled by captchas and…
bartread on HN
Generated URLs too long for some services like Discord
From 1 comment
It generated a link too long to send over discord, even with nitro (over 4000 characters). That’s hysterical.
manchmalscott on HN
Requests
Remove or fix the bot check
From 2 comments
Two change suggestions: - add a donation button and buy a dedi from it - turn off the bot detection thank me later ig
lionkor on HNYour bot checker needs some UX help.
frabjoused on HN
Questions
Why use the .site domain instead of .com
From 1 comment
Why .site? urlshortenersaresoyesterdaytrythisamazingsuperlongurlexpander.com is still available
melvinmelih on HN
Alternatives named
Off-the-rails URL expander for tracking links
From 1 comment
Ah, I thought this might be for turning tiny/tracking URLs into their targets like my Hacktoberfest project from a few years back https://off-the-rails.netlify.app/
sleepychu on HN