Kovah/LinkAce

Use favicons for standard links instead of default linkace icon

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#302 opened on Jul 28, 2021

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Default icon is used for standard links, when favicons could be used.

Describe the solution you'd like Fetch favicons (if present) from sites, and use linkace's default icon as fallback (currently only this icon is used for standard links).

Describe alternatives you've considered

Additional context Favicons make it easier to identify stuff and using the same icon for links makes them harder to tell apart. Even though tags can be used to tell links apart, images are easier to remember.

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Research direction
Investigate how the current link display uses the default icon and explore ways to fetch and cache favicons from linked websites. Look into existing favicon APIs or libraries, and consider adding a fallback mechanism.
Tech stack
php
Domain
frontend
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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PHP
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60