<p>WriteFreely v0.16 is finally here, and it brings a ton of improvements, especially for the fediverse! We've also fixed some long-standing issues, like hashtags on instances backed by MySQL 8.0.4+.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.16.0" rel="nofollow">Download v0.16.0 now</a></strong>, and read on to see what’s new in this version.</p>
WriteFreely v0.16 is finally here, and it brings a ton of improvements, especially for the fediverse! We've also fixed some long-standing issues, like hashtags on instances backed by MySQL 8.0.4+.
Download v0.16.0 now, and read on to see what’s new in this version.
Fediverse Likes
You can now see how many people have “liked” your post from the fediverse! If your blog has federation enabled, readers in the fediverse can “like” your posts, and now they'll show up on WriteFreely as a simple count on your blog post (visible only to you).
Improved Articles in the Fediverse
WriteFreely posts now look even better across the fediverse, especially on microblogging platforms like Mastodon and Threads. Now these platforms (and any others that support the preview or summary fields on long-form Articles) will show an excerpt of your post along with a link to it.
On ActivityPub platforms like Ghost that already support long-form Articles, your WriteFreely posts will come through in their full glory, as always.
Fediverse Creator Tag
We've added support for the fediverse:creator tag, which will show another fediverse profile (such as your Mastodon account) alongside your WriteFreely posts.
To add this tag to your posts, go to your blog's Customize page, and under Verification, re-enter your fediverse handle (e.g. @you@your.instance), and save your changes. Then, on your Mastodon instance, go to Edit Profile > Verification tab, and add your WriteFreely instance domain under the Author Attribution section. Then you're all set!
User-Facing Changes
Fix broken links in drafts loaded with “load more” (#1054) by @vtyeh in #1103
Support ActivityPub Likes by @thebaer in #1122, #1459
Add Archive page by @thebaer in #1128
Fix edit link missing on mobile browser (#358) by @sahilmulla in #1134
Fix ActivityPub following from Ghost by @thebaer in #1373
Fix hashtags on MySQL 8+ (#615) by @thebaer in #1461
Add preview property to Articles by @thebaer in #1374
Support exporting email subscribers list by @thebaer in #1258
Display fediverse:creator header tag on posts by @thebaer in #1253
Fix post signature showing up on blog's Post Not Found page by @thebaer in #1483
Fix error when moving publish post to draft (#1166) by @snullp in #1237
Use official WriteFreely docs for all help links by @thebaer in #1482
Admin-Facing Changes
Support SMTP email configuration by @thebaer in #1131 and by @jbgi in #1153
Docker for Production by @leo9800 in #1038
Fix two error messages: user create and user create —admin by @DonPiotr in #1127
Fix admin/user pagination (#363) by @snullp in #1165
Allow sending emails from EU Mailgun domains (fix #944) by @freesteph in #1155
Developer-Facing Changes
Fix WriteFreely build not starting on older OSes (#1064) due to glibc issue by @sahilmulla in #1116
Fix post update API response in text/plain, rather than JSON (#867), by @Anish-Parkhi in #988
Add link to the nanos unikernel package repository by @eyberg in #1247
Fix security context getting removed on AP collection endpoint by @thebaer in #1372
Add build for macOS arm64 by @thebaer in #1129
Bump to Go v1.23 by @thebaer in #1458
Fix builds for v0.16 release by @thebaer in #1460
Dependencies and minor fixes
Switch to gosimple/slug from writeas/slug by @thebaer in #1047
Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.24.0 to 0.28.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1062
Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.26.0 to 0.39.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1061, #1365
Bump github.com/fatih/color from 1.16.0 to 1.17.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1036
Bump github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql from 1.7.1 to 1.8.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1034
Bump github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday from 1.0.26 to 1.0.27 by @dependabot[bot] in #1035
Bump github.com/urfave/cli/v2 from 2.27.4 to 2.27.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #1316
Bump github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 from 1.14.21 to 1.14.28 by @dependabot[bot] in #1362
Upgrading from v0.15.x or earlier
Download the latest release for your operating system and architecture
Stop running your writefreely server
Replace all files in your installation (except for the keys directory) with the ones in the archive
Update your database by running:
writefreely db migrate
Start your writefreely server again
If you're upgrading from a much earlier version, follow the instructions in each previous release.
New Contributors
Thank you to all who contributed to this release!
@leo9800 made their first contribution in #1038
@sahilmulla made their first contribution in #1116
@Anish-Parkhi made their first contribution in #988
@vtyeh made their first contribution in #1103
@DonPiotr made their first contribution in #1127
@freesteph made their first contribution in #1155
@eyberg made their first contribution in #1247
@jbgi made their first contribution in #1153
Raw Changelog: v0.15.1...v0.16.0
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