Can I ask a favour?

If you see someone who is asking for help using this place, and if no one else is helping them, could you tag me into the conversation and/or link to my website https://fedi.tips?

I'm trying to provide unofficial tech support for people using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I'm especially keen to help new people who want easy-to-understand advice, but they won't see me and I won't see them unless someone tags me.

Thanks 🙏

#FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

Can I ask a favour?

If you see someone who is asking for help using this place, and if no one else is helping them, could you tag me into the conversation and/or link to my website https://fedi.tips?

I'm trying to provide unofficial tech support for people using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I'm especially keen to help new people who want easy-to-understand advice, but they won't see me and I won't see them unless someone tags me.

Thanks 🙏

#FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

Some good news for people on iPhones or iPads, the quirky and fun third party Mastodon app Toot! is back in development 🥳

They've opened beta testing for the new release which will bring the app back up to date. You can follow the latest news about the Toot! app at:

➡️ @tootapp

You can sign up for the beta at:

➡️ https://testflight.apple.com/join/FHupDY6v

You can see some screenshots and read a brief review of the old version of the app at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/toot-for-iphone-ipad

#Mastodon #FediTips #iOS #iPhone #iPad

Would you like to download an archive of all your posts on Mastodon?

There's an archive export feature which lets you do this, you can find out all about how to use it in this guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-download-your-mastodon-post-archive

The guide also answers lots of questions about using this feature.

You can't (yet) transfer your posts to another Mastodon server, but there is now a prototype tool allowing Mastodon post transfers to accounts on GoToSocial servers. More details in the guide.

#FediTips #Mastodon

Thank you @FediTips

Found out how easy it is to preview and schedule posts today.

Mastodon has a schedule api so you don't need to be online at the time, just a client that supports it:

https://fedi.tips/scheduling-posts-on-mastodon/

Tusky and Tuba can both do this.

To preview a post you can send a direct message to no one. Then if happy redraft it and make public:

https://fedi.tips/creating-draft-posts-on-mastodon/

Preview is useful to see exactly how media will look when posted.

#mastodon #Tusky #tuba #FediTips

Do you want to customise your Mastodon timeline so that it shows more of the stuff you want, and less of the stuff you don't want?

The timeline on Mastodon deliberately doesn't use any algorithm, and instead lets users decide what they see. There are lots of features you can use to customise your timeline including following accounts/hashtags/groups, filters, lists, notifications, blocks, mutes, boost mutes, conversation mutes and more:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/does-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-use-algorithms-does-it-start-pushing-stuff-at-me-based-on-my-interactions

#FediTips#Mastodon

Do you want to customise your Mastodon timeline so that it shows more of the stuff you want, and less of the stuff you don't want?

The timeline on Mastodon deliberately doesn't use any algorithm, and instead lets users decide what they see. There are lots of features you can use to customise your timeline including following accounts/hashtags/groups, filters, lists, notifications, blocks, mutes, boost mutes, conversation mutes and more:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/does-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-use-algorithms-does-it-start-pushing-stuff-at-me-based-on-my-interactions

#FediTips#Mastodon

Right? #FediTips was a lifesaver when I first signed up. I ended up just reading every page of their entire website (it's not very large) and it's saved me a ton of frustration in the long run. One of the most friendly and helpful accounts anywhere on Fedi. ❤️

If you have a Ghost-powered blog site, here's a guide to how to activate and use its Fediverse features:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-fediverse-on-your-ghost-powered-site

Fediverse support on Ghost is now full two-way federation including posting, following, being followed, replying, liking, boosting, notifications etc. It is NOT a one-way feed! 🙂

Ghost now has proper Fediverse timelines (one for long-form posts, another for microblogging posts).

Lots more details in the guide!

#FediTips #Ghost #ActivityPub #Fediverse

If you have a Ghost-powered blog site, here's a guide to how to activate and use its Fediverse features:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-fediverse-on-your-ghost-powered-site

Fediverse support on Ghost is now full two-way federation including posting, following, being followed, replying, liking, boosting, notifications etc. It is NOT a one-way feed! 🙂

Ghost now has proper Fediverse timelines (one for long-form posts, another for microblogging posts).

Lots more details in the guide!

#FediTips #Ghost #ActivityPub #Fediverse