Alicia Wynona Tjahjadi | Oct2025-1 | Module-Legacy-Code | Sprint-1 | Purple Forest: Bug Report: Hashtag link doesn't work correctly - #3

Fix: Hashtag link doesn't work correctly

Problem

When clicking on #SwizBiz in Swiz's first bloom ("Let's get some #SwizBiz love!!"), it takes users to an empty page showing #SwizBiz%20love!!. However, clicking the same hashtag in Swiz's second bloom works correctly.

Root Cause

The regex /\B#[^#]+/g in _formatHashtags() was capturing everything after # until the next #, including spaces and punctuation. This resulted in links like /hashtag/SwizBiz%20love!! instead of /hashtag/SwizBiz.

Solution

• Updated regex from /\B#[^#]+/g to /#(\w+)/g

Testing

• Clicking #SwizBiz in "Let's get some #SwizBiz love!!" shows blooms
• Clicking #SwizBiz in "New album dropping at midnight! Pre-save now! #SwizBiz" continues to work
• Hashtags with underscores work correctly
• Other hashtags work correctly