Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

dansup @dansup@mastodon.social

12/21/2025, 6:57:45 PM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/115759070891268877

I developed shortcodes back in 2020 iirc, the idea was to pave the way for username changes without breaking links, using a hash id of the snowflake status id. We no longer need to pollute urls with usernames, because they (can soon) change.

Existing permalinks will remain supported, but we will transition to shortcode links across the platform (including federation urls) in the new year.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/dansup/statuses/115759085375083195 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)