Lemmy Plugins and Userscripts

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A general repository for user scripts and plugins used to enhance the Lemmy browsing experience.

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[help] I have been steadily getting requests to turn my old.reddit.compact userscript into a Lemmy theme - but I don't know how to do it (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by mershed_perderders to c/plugins

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Up for discussion:

The userscript I (and others) have written seems to be fairly popular among people who have found it. I've had several requests to turn it into a Lemmy theme, but I have been hesitant to do so. Partly because I lack the skill to do it, and partly because it isn’t really a “theme” as such. It doesn’t change the colors or do some of the things a theme typically does. In truth, the script is actually (essentially) theme agnostic - I use it with darkly, but it works with all of the other Lemmy themes without issue (hopefully).

I have no qualms with someone helping turn the CSS stuff into a Lemmy theme (or just taking the bull by the horns and doing it) , but with the changes coming in v.0.18 it may be better to wait.

Anyone have any thoughts? Is this script even appropriate for a Lemmy theme?

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[–] god 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Naaahhhh what a mess. That's why I don't use bootstrap in my projects. All that building and shit is annoying. Not sure if this is the case but first thing I imagine is having to install your own lemmy instance, turning on Lemmy UI, testing your script, dropping it into the folder and reloading to see if it worked? That's probably not how it's done cuz if it is then it's mental to expect anyone to do it. I'll do some research and ask around.

[–] mershed_perderders 2 points 1 year ago

that was the impression I got. I attempted to start with theming and noped out.

I'd copy darkly.css if I could, but a) it isn't a simple theme, and b) I can only seem to locate the minimized version. That would also lock people into a dark theme, which seems silly and a little presumptuous.