switching.social
A number of people have asked how to make Wordpress blogs federate with the Fediverse (including Mastodon and Pixelfed).
You can do this by adding the ActivityPub for Wordpress plugin from here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/
When the plugin is installed, it allows anyone on the Fediverse to follow your Wordpress blog.
It's still in beta, the plugin's developer is @pfefferle
switching.social
I don't use this myself so I'm not 100% sure, but I think you can just search for the blog's address in Mastodon to get a follow link?
switching.social
I think that's how it works, yes. But please do try it with your own blog first, I'm not sure :blobsmile:
switching.social
Ok, there's the answer! 👍
switching.social
I think @zleap is on Friendica which also allows people to follow RSS feeds.
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@orn @pfefferle @PhieLaidMignon
I think Phie said he changed the address of the blog today, so the .ovh one won't work anyway.
switching.social
@orn @pfefferle @PhieLaidMignon
I think Phie said the address of the blog changed today, so the .ovh one won't work anyway.
switching.social
Just to make clear, your blog's address isn't in the plugin's own settings.
It's in Wordpress's ""Users: Your Profile: Fediverse" section (see screenshot).
switching.social
If you've just added your blog to the Fediverse, you would have no followers from the Fediverse?
switching.social
You'd have to let people know the address of the blog so they can follow it?
switching.social
It has to be the fediverse address, rather than just the website address.
If you go to the "Your Profile" section you should see a "fediverse" section that tells you the blog's address.
The plugin adds a "Fediverse" section which tells you the user's blog's fediverse address.
switching.social
Don't worry, it's nothing to do with Friendica :blobsmile:
Have you added the plugin to your blog?
If so, log into your Wordpress settings,then go to "Users", then "Your Profile", then scroll down until you get to a section that says "Fediverse".
That's where you can find your blog's Fediverse address, and people can follow this address from Friendica, Mastodon etc.
switching.social
To avoid confusion, here's a step-by-step guide to putting your #Wordpress blog on the #Fediverse:
1. Log into your Wordpress site
2. Go to "Plugins", "Add New", search for "ActivityPub" plugin, install and activate it.
3. Go to "Users", then "Your Profile". Scroll down, and right at the bottom there's a new section called "Fediverse" with the blog's Fediverse address.
4. Share this address on #Mastodon etc, people will be able to follow it by pasting it into the search box and following it!
switching.social
I think this is one of those things that is harder to explain than to actually see working 😕
If you can get it operating, I think it becomes a lot clearer 👍
switching.social
Do you mean PeerTube?
switching.social
You can also use Nextcloud for sharing media with good privacy controls:
https://switching.social/ethical-alternatives-to-dropbox-google-drive-and-google-docs/
switching.social
@rickscully @chartier @pfefferle
As I said above, I think the easiest way to understand this is to try it out?
If you install the plugin and follow the blog's address in Mastodon, and its posts appear in your timeline, its functioning becomes clearer?
switching.social
@rickscully @chartier @pfefferle
What kind of questions did you need answered?
What area did you need more information about?
switching.social
@pfefferle @rickscully @chartier
Of course, go ahead. Any help I can offer, let me know.
switching.social
@pfefferle @rickscully @chartier
It's what I'm here for 😉
switching.social
I don't know, maybe @pfefferle can help?
switching.social
Did you activate it and check what the address was?
switching.social
All I can suggest is asking @pfefferle if they can offer some hints?
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