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[PieFed] Improper capitalization community links don't work

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#2,203 opened on Dec 26, 2025

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Description

Describe the bug Links to Communities with CamelCase names don't work in lowercase when using Voyager with PieFed and vice versa.

Lowercase community name: https://lemmy.world/c/tipofmytongue@lemmy.world

!tipofmytongue@lemmy.world works ✅

!TipOfMyTongue@lemmy.world doesn't work ❌

CamelCase community name: https://lemmy.world/c/AlbumArtworkHeaven

!AlbumArtworkHeaven@lemmy.world works ✅

!Albumartworkheaven@lemmy.world doesn't work ❌

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to this comment or this comment with a PieFed account on Voyager
  2. Click on the community links
  3. See error 'Nothing to see here'

Expected behavior Handle capitalization in community links like Lemmy on Voyager. It just works, regardless of CamelCase, lowercase or other.

Smartphone:

  • Device: Pixel 9a
  • OS: Android 16
  • Browser: Voyager
  • Version: 2.42.0
  • PieFed Version: 1.3.9

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how community links are parsed and resolved in Voyager, focusing on case insensitive matching for PieFed. Look for string comparisons or normalization points in the codebase.
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