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:

On Beehaw, I navigated to the "Communities" section.
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."

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[–] nachtigall@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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 scope 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 issue in Lemmy? The search form looks exactly the same with the exact same parameters.

[–] nachtigall@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I tried it too and it seems like it only works with the local part, e.g. memes instead of memes@lemmy.ml