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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…

  • In response to the Reddit post asking “Why is Mastodon struggling to survive?”

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    You can see the post here: Why is Mastodon struggling to survive? Interesting how different people can have a very different view of a chart. You see a “platform” struggling to survive. I see a totally new approach that has doubled in size in 18ish months. Sure, it would be better to see growth in…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Another fediverse test post…

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    Ok, another test post to see if this is working correctly. Boy, this takes me back to 2004 when I had my first blog, and things weren’t so easy!

  • Connected to the Fediverse

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    Ok, so I learned from Noelleification that WordPress.com has added a feature to “Enter the fediverse.” It’s a single switch on the Discussion Settings page. But now I’m wondering, do I still need to have my wordpress blog connected to my Mastodon account? Is there some particular way to ensure tags in WordPress become hashtags…

  • Mastodon making it fun again

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    So like a lot of folks, I’ve decided to move away from Twitter and over to Mastodon. While it feels a little empty from a big-media perspective, it also feels way more fun. Maybe it’s the lack of the audience-building vibe that seems to permeate everything on twitter. Mastodon has a fresher less follower-count focused…