Support for rel=me link for Threads two-way Links
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John Pagakis
Threads has a two-way link feature for a link in your bio that, once the link is established, places a verified link icon next to the link to show users that you actually own the site you're linking to.
Explained here: https://www.threads.com/@0xjessel/post/DFvd8k4SEGq?hl=en
However, if you show more than one link, you lose the icon, which makes this an ideal feature to include in beacons. Should be fairly easy to implement as well.
Jacob Choi-Durham
Great to hear your perspective, John Pagakis! I have a few more questions for you:
- How important is the verified link icon feature to your overall experience with Beacons?
- Would you prefer the verified link icon to be visible for all links or just specific ones?
- Are there any specific platforms or services you prioritize for this two-way link feature?
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John Pagakis
Jacob Choi-Durham:
1) How important is the verified link icon feature to your overall experience with Beacons?
It's a nice-to-have feature that I think would make you folks stand out and not be a terribly heavy lift for your developers.
2) Would you prefer the verified link icon to be visible for all links or just specific ones?
I don't think you understand what this is. There is absolutley nothing you need to do on your UI. The two-way link icon shows up in the Threads bio next to the link to the beacons.ai page in the Threads bio once you add the rel=me link to the beacons.ai page's header.
3) Are there any specific platforms or services you prioritize for this two-way link feature?
This is a feature offered by Threads to allow Threads users to see that the link the Threads account holder provided in their bio is actually controlled by the Threads account holder.
Essentially, you are saying to anyone looking at your bio in Threads "I am providing you a link to a site over which I have control; Threads has verified this and has provided this icon to confirm it."
Here is the official explanation from Instagram/Threads:
https://help.instagram.com/759628745637994
Literally, you insert the following into the beacons.ai page's <head>:
<link rel="me" href="https://www.threads.net/@__yourThreadsID__" />
Where @__yourThreadsID__ is whatever that user's Threads ID is. Threads takes care of the rest.
You could add a configuration option to turn this feature on and ask for the ID. You build the rel=me link and insert it into the <head>. That's it! That is the end of your involvement. Just that simple.