Convert Twitter/X status links to embedded tweet links
// ==UserScript==
// @name Twitter/X Status to Embed Link Converter
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.4
// @description Convert Twitter/X status links to embedded tweet links
// @author w4t3r1ily
// @match *://*/*
// @include *
// @grant none
// @icon https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=twitter.com
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Function to create the new embed tweet link element with an arrow sign
function createEmbedLink(tweetId) {
const embedLink = document.createElement('a');
embedLink.href = `https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=${tweetId}`; // Construct the embed URL using the tweet ID
embedLink.textContent = `⇒ https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=${tweetId}`; // Set the text content of the link with an arrow sign
return embedLink; // Return the newly created link element
}
// Get all anchor elements on the page
const links = document.querySelectorAll('a');
// Iterate over each link
links.forEach(link => {
// Match the URL against the specific Twitter/X status pattern and extract the tweet ID
const match = link.href.match(/https:\/\/(?:twitter|x)\.com\/[^/]+\/status\/(\d+)/);
if (match) {
const tweetId = match[1]; // Extract the tweet ID from the matched pattern
const embedLink = createEmbedLink(tweetId); // Create an embed link using the extracted tweet ID
// Create a line break element
const lineBreak = document.createElement('br');
// Insert the line break and then the new link below the original link
link.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', lineBreak); // Insert the line break after the original link
lineBreak.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', embedLink); // Insert the new embed link after the line break
}
});
})();