Mastodon Migration Blog
Sharing advice and assisting with the great migration.
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This blog is a companion to Mastodon Migration @[email protected] on Mastodon.
All posts here are also reflected on Mastodon at:
@[email protected]
(Simply cut and paste this address into your Mastodon #Explore and follow the search result to receive blog posts on Mastodon)
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Mastodon Follow Pack FAQ 1.0
What are Follow Packs? They are just packaged topical lists of accounts you can follow from your Mastodon or other Fediverse account. You can follow the entire pack by importing a file. Plus, the entire pack loads into a list, so it becomes a feed for that subject. You can also just browse for accounts…
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Mastodon Follow Pack Directory 1.7
Follow entire groups of accounts listed below or simply click on accounts to view their profile page and follow them from there. This directory includes notices, instructions and follow pack directory listings. Notices NOTIFICATION NOTICE: If you receive this federated WordPress blog post in your Notifications, your account may be included in one or more…
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Mastodon Follow Pack Directory – Nov 18, 2024
Follow entire groups of accounts listed below (see instructions) or simply click on accounts to view their profile page and follow them from there. Follow Pack Instructions Download a .csv file and then import the file into Mastodon to follow all the accounts contained in the pack. To follow all accounts in each Follow Pack:…
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Creating a Mastodon News Feed with press.coop
Creating a Mastodon News Feed with press.coop Quickly create a news feed for your Mastodon account of dozens of major media publications. These instructions will give you a Mastodon “List” that follows all of the publications. You can then unfollow any you do not want. They will not show up in your home feed. The…
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Mastodon Starter Packs
Mastodon Starter Packs – Get Your Feeds Humming One of the most common complaints new users have with Mastodon is that initially their feed is dead because there is no algorithm here and they don’t know who to follow. The purpose of this article is to help you with a core group of recommended accounts…
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Understanding Mastodon Federation – FediBlog Test Post
Understanding Mastodon Federation – FediBlog Test Post Noticed that there have been several new followers of the Mastodon Migration Blog FediBlog address: https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com … stemming from today’s blog post: Understanding Mastodon Federation – WordPress “FediBlogs” >>> https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/2023/11/07/understanding-mastodon-federation-wordpress-fediblogs/ As mentioned in the post, followers will only see new posts. If you are receiving this test post,…
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Understanding Mastodon Federation – WordPress “FediBlogs”
Understanding Mastodon Federation – WordPress “FediBlogs“ You may have heard that WordPress Blogs can now be “federated”, and are wondering what this means and how it works. Hopefully this explainer will help. Mastodon is a distributed platform. More precisely it is part of the Fediverse. What does this mean? Well, unlike Twitter or Facebook it…
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Understanding Mastodon Federation: Original and Local Pages
Understanding Mastodon Federation: Original and Local Pages As you may have heard, Mastodon is a distributed platform. More precisely it is part of the Fediverse. What does this mean? Well first, unlike Twitter or Facebook it means that there is no centralized server that sources all the content. Instead there are many servers which all…
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Federated WordPress Blogs Edition 2.1
Federated WordPress Blogs Edition 2.1 10/16/2023 6:20 PM PST – The following WordPress blogs automatically update posts to the listed Fediverse addresses. To follow any of these accounts copy/paste the address into search. New blog posts will be added to your feed. It’s a very good idea to create a list specially for WordPress Blogs…
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Market your WordPress blog post to Mastodon
Follow these 10 easy steps to automatically post an abstract of your WordPress blog post to one or more of your Mastodon accounts. Note, this is DIFFERENT from the attaching your WordPress Blog to the Fediverse. If you want to Create a WordPress blog attached to the Fediverse check out this post: https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/2023/10/12/create-a-wordpress-account-attached-to-the-fediverse/ . Of, course,…
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WordPress Blog Fediverse Accounts
The following Fediverse accounts are automatically updated from WordPress blogs. To follow these accounts copy/paste the address into search. New blog posts will be added to your feed. It’s a very good idea to create a list specially for WordPress Blogs and select “Hide these posts from home” in the list settings. ———————- @[email protected] Mastodon…
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Create a WordPress blog attached to the Fediverse.
Follow these fifty easy steps to create a WordPress blog and attach it the the Fediverse. Should take you about 30 minutes to one hour, and doesn’t cost anything. 1. Go to wordpress.com in new window2. Click: Get started3. Click: Continue with Email4. Enter email address5. Click: Continue6. Click: Choose my domain later7. Click: Start…
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Getting Started
Getting Started On Mastodon – Setting Up An Account and Introducing Yourself. So you want to join the great migration? Great! Mastodon is like Twitter, but it’s not owned by anyone, which is really good! Just click ‘Create account’ on any good quality server… mastodon.social, mastodon.online, universeodon.com, mastodon.world, mstdn.social are good choices. Many more are…
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