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  • WordPress, Mastodon, ActivityPub….workflow?

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    Short version: How do I set all this up so I have my blog and one Mastodon account that I can use in Mastodon apps like a normal user but the content I create (either posts or replies) goes out via my blog? With hashtags. Long version: How is the whole WordPress/Mastodon/ActivityPub thing supposed to…

  • Static site generator and mobile posting?

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    Is it possible to use a static site generator and still have: Posts federated Be able to post via an app – preferably Ulysses, but something available on a phone

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    Personally, I will be less likely to choose Automattic for anything in the future. I recently moved this blog off of WordPress.com to self-hosting, although that was more about value proposition than anything else. I don’t think it’s hurting open source in general. WordPress is a different story. WordPress.org’s login dialog now has a check…

  • Why do I want to get a server again?

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    This morning, really a few times over the last few days, I’ve had this rush of nostalgia for the days when I was leasing a Rackspace server. For some reason it’s really attractive…the freedom & possibility of being able to put up whatever site or idea came to mind. Want to make something in Ruby…

  • SBS004 Blogging tools

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    Went for a walk and recorded my thoughts on the blogging tools available in 2024, and how well they fit for folks doing a general purpose personal blog. How do they handle multiple topics, integration with the Fediverse, Value 4 Value? Is WordPress still the best option?

  • How to handle two Mastodon users?

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    Hey Mastodon people – what is the best practice when one has a blog, which is connected to Mastodon via ActivityPub, and one also has a regular user? The user came first, so I have a few followers. The blog is newer. I would just send everything via the blog, but there’s no way to…

  • V4V blogging?

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    Is there such a thing as Value 4 Value blogging? If you haven’t heard of it, but you probably have, Value 4 Value is a monetization method where you simply ask the consumers of your content to contribute back in one or more of three ways: Time, Talent, or Treasure. The amount is what they…

  • The blogging tool merry-go-round

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    After spending 2.5 days studying 8 different options, I’m back at WordPress.com. BUT, when Ghost is connected to the Fediverse, I’ll probably jump to it. And I may stick with Micro.Blog for a bit longer.

  • Which way forward? Fediverse integration with WordPress.com

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    Several days ago WordPress.com announced that blogs on their platform could now be integrated to the Fediverse via an ActivityPub plugin. Great news! After a few bumps it was fairly easy to get things connected, and sure enough posts end up in the Fediverse. Comments made in the Fediverse find their way back to the…

  • A third Mastodon test…

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    I disconnected the marketing connection to Mastodon, and am using just the fediverse connection to see how this works. I’m trying to figure out if I still need to have WordPress.com send posts to my original Mastodon user @SteveDuncan or just let them come out as swduncan.com@swduncan.com. Not a very graceful username, and no post-by-post…