Revisit linkedin sharing #42
Description
Improve Certificate Sharing Compatibility (LinkedIn + Mastodon)
We currently provide buttons that allow users to print or share a pre-generated certificate (PNG) on LinkedIn and Mastodon.
This functionality has been tested only in a limited way because we don’t yet have a public instance.
However, I would like to ensure that the certificates we generate—whether e-thank-you certificates or badges—are fully compatible with LinkedIn’s certificate/credential posting flow.
At the moment, we only support e-thank-you certificates.
This seems like a similar use case and might provide useful guidance:
https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/pull/39466/files
Goal:
Validate and, if needed, adjust our certificate PNG format and metadata so it can be reliably shared or posted as a credential on LinkedIn.
Ensure Mastodon sharing still works as expected.
(Optional) Add badges as a separate certificate type if LinkedIn accepts them.
Questions / Next Steps:
What requirements does LinkedIn have for certificate images (size, aspect ratio, metadata, etc.)?
Do we need to generate additional metadata for LinkedIn’s “Add Certificate” flow?
Should badges and e-thank-you certificates share the same template pipeline, or be separate?
Any insight or help testing LinkedIn compatibility would be greatly appreciated.