How can I subscribe to a community on another Lemmy instance using the Beehaw account? I feel a bit embarrassed asking this question because it seems like a basic task, and I may have overlooked something obvious. However, I did make an effort to search the internet before coming here.

Here are the steps I’ve tried, which don’t seem to be working:

  1. On Beehaw, I navigated to the “Communities” section.

  2. In the search bar, I attempted several searches:

    • https://programming.dev/c/meta

      => Result: The search page appears empty, without explicitly stating “No results.” However, I can click the “next” button an infinite number of times.

    • I tried entering meta@programming.dev

      => Result: It displays “No results.”

  • nachtigall@feddit.deEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    On Beehaw, I navigated to the “Communities” section. In the search bar, I attempted several searches:

    Try using the general search instead (the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner if on desktop, expanded menu if on mobile). There the community should appear.

    • esaru@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thanks, that worked! I did overlook that little icon indeed.

      I’m still a bit curious about the other search dialog of the Community page: Even with the type set to “Communities” and the focus set to “all,” it doesn’t yield any results. Expecting it to display the searched community might be a misconception on my part about how Lemmy or the Fediverse works, or could it be more like a usability bug in Lemmy?