Shortens YouTube redirection URLs and updates link text
// ==UserScript==
// @name Youtube Description External Links
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.21
// @description Shortens YouTube redirection URLs and updates link text
// @author You
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
function shortenUrl(longUrl) {
const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(longUrl);
return urlParams.get('q') || longUrl;
}
function processLinks() {
const links = document.querySelectorAll('a');
links.forEach(link => {
const href = link.getAttribute('href');
if (href && href.includes('youtube.com/redirect')) {
const shortenedUrl = shortenUrl(href);
link.setAttribute('href', shortenedUrl);
link.textContent = shortenedUrl; // Update link text
link.style.color = "rgb(147, 199, 244)"; // Set the color to rgb(147, 199, 244)
}
});
}
// Run the script initially
processLinks();
// Watch for changes in the page (e.g., AJAX-loaded content)
const observer = new MutationObserver(processLinks);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();