Lemmy Support

Apparently reading comprehension isn't my strong suit. I just noticed you wanted to do this in iOS, not Mac OS. It turns out the process is very similar.

1. Open the shortcuts app
2. Click the plus in the upper-right corner to make a new one.
3. Click + Add Action
4. Select Web
5. Tap Open URLs under the Safari group
6. Click on “URL” in the Open bubble to make it editable, and enter https://lemmy.ninja (or your preferred site) as the URL.
7. Click Open URLs in the title bar and select Rename
8. Name the shortcut Lemmy or something similar.
9. Click Done. You can now run the shortcut from the My Shortcuts group or with Siri.

Note: Shortcuts sync between devices. Once you create it on one, it exists for all of them, assuming your devices are all on the same iCloud account.

FYI: I added a dropbox link and some usage instructions for the shortcut here: https://lemmy.ninja/post/56379

I did manage to create a version for iPhone. Download Link Here. This only works if you add the shortcut to the share sheet. [Go into the Details screen for the Shortcut and enable “show in share sheet” on iOS for it to appear there. Thanks @chase@midwest.social ] But if you do, it works exactly the same as the Mac version.

I had never made one of these, so I spent some time learning how it's done. Follow these instructions to create your own shortcut in Mac OS.

1. Open Shortcuts
2. Select Menu Bar from the left column
3. Click the plus button to create a new shortcut
4. Select Web from the categories list on the right
5. Double-click Open URLs from the Safari group to add it to the main pain. (Or drag it over there.)
6. Click on "URL" in the Open bubble to make it editable, and enter https://lemmy.ninja (or your preferred site) as the URL.
7. Click on the menu bar next to the close, minimize, and maximize buttons and give this shortcut a name, such as Lemmy.
8. Press enter to save it.

At this point you can close the window and you'll see your shortcut in the Menu Bar group. Click the play button to invoke it. You'll also see your new Lemmy shortcut in the shortcut menu on your menu bar.