🐛 Bug - SSW People profile links rejected as invalid by LinkedIn

[0xharkirat]

Requested by: @0xharkirat via YakShaver.ai 🦬
cc: @0xharkirat, @joshbermanssw, @bradystroud, @jakebayliss, @jeoffreyfischer

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Pain

When adding an SSW People profile URL as media to the SSW experience section on LinkedIn, LinkedIn displays a 'Please enter a valid link' error. The same flow works when a different SSW People profile (e.g. Josh) is used, suggesting the issue may be related to URL formatting, redirects, or profile-specific configuration.

Acceptance Criteria

1. An SSW People profile URL can be added as a media link to LinkedIn without triggering a 'Please enter a valid link' error.
2. All SSW People profile URLs behave consistently when pasted into LinkedIn.
3. SSW People profile URLs do not redirect in a way that causes LinkedIn to mark them as invalid.
4. The fix is verified using multiple SSW People profiles.

Reproduce Steps

1. Open an SSW People profile in a browser.
2. Copy the profile URL.
3. Open LinkedIn and edit your Experience section for 'SSW'.
4. Add Media and paste the copied SSW People profile URL.
5. Click 'Add' and observe the 'Please enter a valid link' error.
6. Replace the URL with another SSW People profile (e.g. Josh) and observe that it is accepted.

Screenshot

Figure: LinkedIn rejects SSW People profile URL as an invalid link

[0xharkirat]

After investigating @joshbermanssw profile https://www.ssw.com.au/people/josh-berman/ & mine https://www.ssw.com.au/people/hark-singh/

I have 2 extra console logs error than his profile, maybe that's the issue

Figure: Console log errors for both the profiles

Figure: Extra console log error on my profile

Uncaught SecurityError: Failed to construct 'PresentationRequest': The document is sandboxed and lacks the 'allow-presentation' flag.  cast_sender.js:83

[0xharkirat]

Might need to update the youtube embed iframe as per this:
nasa8x/v-video-embed#3

[0xharkirat]

I even tried different people profile link & all invalid except Josh's on linkedin, which is very weird.

links I tried:

• https://www.ssw.com.au/people/ulysses-maclaren/
• https://www.ssw.com.au/people/adam-cogan/
• https://www.ssw.com.au/people/eddie-kranz/
• https://www.ssw.com.au/people/isaac-lombard/