Fix launched: Figma incorrectly sharing to selection

Hi team!

Not sure how long this has been the case but when I copy a link using the “copy link” button it shares the file but does not centre to the selected screen any more.

Using a UK MacBookPro A2780

Both in the app and the browser

Sharing the browser link from the address bar still shares to selection.

I’m having the same issue in a chrome browser. When I share a link to a frame, it creates a link to the first page of the file instead. I select my frame, share, copy link, paste into a message

I have the same issue and have sent a support ticket. No resolution yet

judging by the way they work, the answer won’t come soon

I have a manual work-a-round.

1. Take the general URL that is missing the Node-ID: https://www.figma.com/design/f4w4ByKRaSFF9F7J958emH/Appraisals-%7C-Inventory?m=auto&t=NxbgPvV45RcHaUip-1
2. Delete the text after the ? so you will have something like this: https://www.figma.com/design/f4w4ByKRaSFF9F7J958emH/Appraisals-%7C-Inventory?
3. Next use a plugin for finding the Node-ID for a selected frame/wrapper. I needed to use Debugger Plugin the Node Inspect plugin kept crashing my file.
4. Take that node-id: something like this 7331:56805
5. Now update the main URL with node-id=#####
6. Update to look something like this: https://www.figma.com/design/f4w4ByKRaSFF9F7J958emH/Appraisals-%7C-Inventory?node-id=7331:56805

Hey All, sorry to hear this!

I just tried to reproduce the issue on the app and in the browser, but it’s still generating a link to the selection as expected on my end.

Just to be sure I’m taking the same steps, are you both doing the following?

1. Make a selection on the canvas
2. Click the Share button
3. Click “Copy link” to generate a link to your selection
   
   

Have you tried using the right-click menu or macOS shortcut (Cmd + L)?

Thanks for the great workaround, I can confirm this works fine for me.
Good solution so I can share links again but I still hope there is a proper fix for this. I have some more observations so I will share them in separate entry.

My team have been having issues with Figma’s share functionality not linking to the Frame that has been selected before hitting ‘Share’.

This is the workflow:

Frame is selected > Hit Share > Hit Copy Link (Observe 'Share to selection “[Frame name]” appears at the top of the dialog box) > Paste link elsewhere, e.g. Jira > Click link > Link opens the first Page of the Figma file rather than the Frame that was selected.

It appears to be working intermittently, but has been causing havoc in our Jira tickets as the person copying the link to the frame is presuming it will link to the frame they’ve selected. We’ve now got several Jira tickets containing user stories that all link to the first Page of the Figma file and not the frame being described in the user story.

Anyone else having this issue?

Thanks

Here, we’ve got the same issue.

I am also experiencing this issue. We place cover pages at the top of our layers, and it links to the cover page every time. This is only occurring when I share a frame or section in the editor. If I share the location in a prototype it will link correctly.