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If you want to, you can set your Mastodon account into follow request mode, so that any follows you get from other people have to be manually approved by you. Here's how to do it:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon
When you do this, a little padlock 🔒 will appear on your profile.
When you receive a follow request, your server website or app will let you know and you can click ✔️ or ❌ depending on whether you approve or deny the request.
If you block a server using the "domain block" feature on Mastodon, this will cause you to lose any follows or followers you have on that server. The exact number of follows/followers you would lose are shown at the top of the warning when you do the block.
However, if you have done the block accidentally or if you have changed your mind about the block, here is a guide to how you can unblock the server and restore your follows and followers:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/help-ive-accidentally-blocked-a-server-on-mastodon-what-do-i-do-now
You can optionally set Mastodon to ignore any DMs from accounts you don't follow:
1. Log onto your server’s website or web app
2. Click 🔔 Notifications
3. Click ⚙️ in top right corner of the Notifications section
4. In "Unsolicited private mentions" click the dropdown menu and select "Ignore"
5. When the confirmation box appears, click "Ignore notifications"
If you activate this, you may want to mention it in your profile so people realise their DMs won't get to you.
If you have a public Mastodon account and want to reach the widest possible audience, you should opt into the full text search system:
1. Log into your server’s website
2. Go to your profile
3. Click "Edit Profile"
4. Click on "Privacy & Reach" tab at the top
5. Scroll down to section marked "Search"
6. Tick box marked "Include public posts in search results"
7. Click "Save Changes" button at bottom of the screen
Lots more info and questions answered at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon
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If you want to add extra security to your Mastodon account, you can optionally use "Two-Factor Authentication" (2FA). When you have this feature activated, even if someone else finds out your password they will be unable to log into your account.
There is a complete guide to activating 2FA on Mastodon here:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/using-two-factor-authentication-2fa-on-mastodon
This guide also answers lots of common questions about two-factor authentication 🙂
Mastodon has a built-in translation system for posts in other languages. For it to work, three things have to happen:
- Your server has to offer the service
- Your language settings have to be correct
- The person posting has to use the correct language settings
If all these are ok, you will see a "Translate" link below the post or in the post's ⋯ menu when you encounter a post in a foreign language.
Lots more info and questions answered at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/is-there-a-built-in-language-translation-system-on-mastodon
If you're using Mastodon through your server's website on a computer, you can type emoji directly:
1. Type a colon : and without a space start typing a keyword, this opens a popup
2. Select the emoji you want with the arrow keys and press enter
3. If the one you want isn't there, click the 🙂 icon at the bottom of the post-writing box to open the full picker
The keyword results are partly based on alt-text names of emoji. Hover over an emoji in the picker to see its name.
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Here's how to see trending posts, hashtags and news stories on your server:
- On the official app, click the 🔍 magnifying glass at the bottom but leave the search box blank. Select a trend tab at the top.
- On the website, click 🧭 Explore at the right of the screen, then select the tab you want.
- Third party apps have various interfaces, usually with the word "Trending".
Lots more info and questions answered about Mastodon trends here:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/where-are-the-trending-posts-and-hashtags-on-mastodon
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It's really important to add text descriptions when you're posting images, video or audio files. However, it's not always easy to remember to do it, so there is a special account which reminds you if you forget:
Just follow the account, and it will follow you back and DM you if you post something without a description.
To stop getting reminders, unfollow the account, then block and unblock it so that it unfollows you.
More info at: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-remember-to-add-text-descriptions-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
How to send a DM on Mastodon:
1. Start a new post
2. Set post visibility to "Mentions" or "Private Mentions" or "Only people I mention" or "Specific people" (phrase depends on which app or interface you're using)
3. Mention account addresses of people you want to DM
4. Write the DM
5. Post it
NOTE: Like most social networks Mastodon DMs aren't end-to-end encrypted, so you should not use them for sensitive info.
More about post visibilities at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon
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#FediAlgo v1.1.19 is deployed. Minor bugfixes and improvements to the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed.
* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
I created a Mastodon "how to" page on our family Wordpress site: https://txcolliers.net/wordpress/mastodon-feed/ It's targeted toward our family and friends who may or may not have heard of Mastodon, but don't have any idea of how to get started. (And it was an opportunity to learn how to embed a feed in a Wordpress page!)
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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.
Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.
* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
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