On YouTube, this replaces all links in the description with the original link instead of the YouTube tracker links.
//Replaces the link in all hyperlinks with target="_blank" to be correct.
//On youtube.com/watch links, usually the only links with target="_blank" in are links in the description.
// ==UserScript==
// @license MIT
// @version 2.44
// @namespace YoutubeDescriptionLinkFixer
// @name Youtube Description Link Fixer
// @description On YouTube, this replaces all links in the description with the original link instead of the YouTube tracker links.
// @include https://www.youtube.com/*
// @include http://www.youtube.com/*
// @author georgewoodall82
// @run-at document-idle
// ==/UserScript==
function detectScroll (callback) {
if (!callback || typeof callback !== 'function') return;
let isScrolling;
window.addEventListener('scroll', function (event) {
window.clearTimeout(isScrolling);
isScrolling = setTimeout(callback, 66);
}, false);
}
function ydlf(){
var links = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
for (var i=0, len=links.length; i < len; i++) {
if (links[i].target == '_blank') {
try{
const queryString = links[i].search;
const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString);
const verSearch = urlParams.get('q');
links[i].href = verSearch;
links[i].target = '_blank/';
}catch(e){
}
}
}
}
function ydlfCheck(){
if (window.location.pathname == '/watch'){
console.log("%cYoutube Description Link Fixer Loaded","color: green; font-family:sans-serif; font-size: 20px");
console.log("By georgewoodall82")
setTimeout(ydlf, 15000);
setTimeout(ydlf, 9000);
setTimeout(ydlf, 6000);
setTimeout(ydlf, 5500);
setTimeout(ydlf, 3000);
setTimeout(ydlf, 1000);
detectScroll(ydlf);
}
}
function checkURLchange(){
if(window.location.href != oldURL){
ydlfCheck();
oldURL = window.location.href;
}
}
var oldURL = window.location.href;
setInterval(checkURLchange, 1000);
ydlfCheck();