In this post I will list the known issues or possible improvements for Lemmy.world.

Please comment with any issue or area for improvement you see and I will add it here.

Issues can be:

  • Local (lemmy.world) (also performance issues)
  • Lemmy software issues
  • Other software related (apps/Fediverse platforms etc)
  • Remote server related
  • (User error? …)

Known issues

Websockets issues

There are some issues with the Websockets implementation used in Lemmy, which handles the streaming. Websockets will be removed in version 0.18 so let’s hope these issues will be all gone then!

  • Top posts page gets a stream of new posts ? Websockets issue
  • You’re suddenly in another post than you were before > Websockets issue
  • Your profile will briefly display another name/avatar in the top right corner

Spinning wheel issues

Error handling is not one of Lemmy’s strongpoints. Sometimes something goes wrong, but instead of getting an error, the button will have a ‘spinning wheel’ that lasts until eternity. These are some of the known cases:

  • You want to create an account but the username is already taken
  • You want to create an account but the username is too long (>20 characters)
  • You want to create an account but the password is too long
  • You want to create a community but the name is already taken
  • You want to create a community but the name is not in all lowercase letters
  • You want to create a post over 2000 characters
  • You want to post something in a language that isn’t allowed in the community

Enhancement requests

  • Can themes be added? > To be checked if this can be done without changing code.

For support with issues at Lemmy.world, go to the Lemmy.world Support community.

  • atp2112@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Issue:

    Is it just me, or has “Hot” not refreshed with any new posts in over a day? I know there are posts coming in, but my Subscribed, Local, and All feeds have been static when sorting by “Hot”.

    edit: I think it’s fixed on my end. I’m finally seeing newer stuff when sorting by Hot

    • AnxiousWorker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah. For me, lemmy is becoming very boring because of this bug. I only see old posts all day, and I don’t think there are only old posts in Lemmy.

    • Chenz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, hot (and probably active as well) is completely broken at the moment.

    • dystop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      (I’m going to put one feature/issue in each comment to make it easier to discuss each topic individually, hope that’s ok)

      Issues: As the default sort, “Active” is a self-boosting cycle as well. Active posts show up for everyone, so first-time users participate there, and it stays on active for 4-5 days. This is going to drive users away when they see the same front page after the 2nd or 3rd day. Perhaps “Hot” might be a better default sort?