From 77d76f1d7fcfa45836fb61347f4975c193d79894 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gator <gatordevin@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 02:01:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Share the page that has preview tags, not the JavaScript
 route
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Preview crawlers do not run JavaScript, so the /v/<code> route — which is the
home page plus a client-side redirect — gives them nothing. The published
/v/<code>.html page carries real og:image, og:video and a real video element in
the served source. Five characters longer, and the difference between a card
someone taps and a bare grey link.
---
 videos.html | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/videos.html b/videos.html
index 4565c28..49f4775 100644
--- a/videos.html
+++ b/videos.html
@@ -113,9 +113,24 @@ async function load() {
       if (!p) return;
       var link = window.__shareUrl(p);
       if (!link) { showMsg("msg", "That one has no video yet."); return; }
-      // Sharing is a decision: this is what makes the link resolve at all.
-      var s = await api("share_link", { email: email, project_id: p.id });
-      if (!s.ok) { showMsg("msg", s.error || "Could not make a link."); return; }
+      // Publish the static page first: it is what carries the preview tags,
+      // and crawlers never run the JavaScript route.
+      b.disabled = true; b.textContent = "Preparing…";
+      var s = await api("publish_share_page", { email: email, project_id: p.id });
+      if (s.ok && s.pending) {
+        var waited = 0;
+        s = await new Promise(function (done) {
+          var t = setInterval(async function () {
+            waited += 4;
+            var g = await api("publish_share_page", { email: email, project_id: p.id });
+            if (g.ok && !g.pending) { clearInterval(t); done(g); return; }
+            if (waited > 180) { clearInterval(t); done({ ok: false, error: "That is taking unusually long." }); }
+          }, 4000);
+        });
+      }
+      b.disabled = false; b.textContent = "Share";
+      if (!s.ok) { showMsg("msg", s.error || "Could not prepare that link."); return; }
+      if (s.note) { showMsg("msg", s.note); return; }
       link = s.url || link;
       var title = p.title || ((p.pet_name || "Your pet") + " has something to say");
       // The native sheet is the shortest path into a text message on a phone.