Add quote-tweet links

Add a quote-tweet link only to full date tweets

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Add quote-tweet links
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Add a quote-tweet link only to full date tweets
// @author       Noah
// @match        https://x.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=twitter.com
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-idle
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

function isFullDate(datetime) {
    // Checks for a valid ISO 8601 datetime (e.g. "2025-01-18T21:39:19.000Z")
    return /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3}Z$/.test(datetime);
}

function isRelativeTime(text) {
    // If the time text is just a number followed by "h" or "m" (e.g. "12h"), consider it relative
    return /^\d+[hm]$/i.test(text.trim());
}

function addQuoteLink() {
    // Remove any /photo/<number> suffix so we work with the base tweet URL
    const baseTweetUrl = window.location.href.replace(/\/photo\/\d+$/, "");
    const tweetIdMatch = baseTweetUrl.match(/\/status\/(\d+)/);
    if (!tweetIdMatch) return;
    const tweetId = tweetIdMatch[1];

    // Look for an anchor that links to this tweet id
    let anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
    for (let i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) {
        if (anchors[i].href && anchors[i].href.includes(`/status/${tweetId}`)) {
            // Look for a <time> child element
            for (let j = 0; j < anchors[i].childNodes.length; j++) {
                const child = anchors[i].childNodes[j];
                if (child.tagName === "TIME") {
                    const datetimeAttr = child.getAttribute("datetime");
                    const timeText = child.textContent;
                    // Only proceed if the datetime attribute is valid and the text is not a relative time
                    if (datetimeAttr && isFullDate(datetimeAttr) && !isRelativeTime(timeText)) {
                        // Check for an existing (Quotes) link to avoid duplicates
                        if (anchors[i].parentElement.querySelector(".quote-link")) {
                            return;
                        }
                        let newElem = document.createElement("a");
                        newElem.textContent = " (Quotes) ";
                        newElem.href = baseTweetUrl + "/quotes";
                        newElem.className = "quote-link";
                        newElem.style.color = "rgb(231, 233, 234)";
                        newElem.style.textDecoration = "none";
                        anchors[i].parentElement.insertBefore(newElem, anchors[i].nextSibling);
                        return;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

let previousURL = "";
setInterval(() => {
    const currentUrl = window.location.href;
    // Only re-run when the URL changes
    if (currentUrl !== previousURL) {
        previousURL = currentUrl;
        addQuoteLink();
    }
}, 100);