#FediTips

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Lianna (on Mastodon)You should know:If you write a private post to someone else on <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>, and you mention another user by their @, that user is added to the conversation and can see that post too!For example, if you report someone harassing you to an administrator via private mention message, and you tag their account, they can see that!Never treat private posts on Mastodon like a messenger! Use actual chat software like <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Matrix</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> for talking one-on-one, please.<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/PSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PSA</a>

Petra van CronenburgHidden features on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>: Perhaps you know the situation: Someone <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/follows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#follows</a> you and suddenly only misbehaves. You wish the person had never followed you. You can simply and quietly get rid of them: Go to Preferences, click on Following/Followers in the menu and select what you want, in this case "Followers" = people who follow you. Check the person's box. Then click on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Unfollow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unfollow</a> selected users. Unfortunately you can't search names or do that directly on profiles.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/followers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#followers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Ross of OttawaThis is neat - If you take your right hand and reach over your left shoulder as far as you can, then pat your back while saying "way to go, you're doing fine" it totally counts.Give it a try. See?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tryThisAtHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tryThisAtHome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediTips</a>

Fedi.TipsIf you want to try PeerTube, the official PeerTube app IS NOT currently a good way to do it. Due to silly app store rules it is missing key features, and there are much better alternatives.If you just want to watch and interact with PeerTube videos, it's easiest to do it from within Mastodon. For example try visiting <a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/michellemay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@michellemay</a>If you prefer to use a PeerTube account, use your PeerTube server's website or web app. Here's how to install web apps: <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse</a><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeerTube</a>

Petra van CronenburgIf you want to follow the US protests tomorrow, you can use or subscribe to these hashtags: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> (used mostly) - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/April5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#April5</a> for <a href="https://handsoff2025.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://handsoff2025.com/</a>Subscribing to a hashtag brings you all relevant posts automatically into your home-timeline! Posts with hashtags give you more visibility! They are the "glue" in the Fediverse, a short how-to: <a href="https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hashtags</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resist</a>

Strypey<a href="https://mastodon.nz/@billbennett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@billbennett</a> In a comment on a recent edition of Ghost's AP newsletter, you asked how you get lively fediverse discussions happening in the comments of your <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ghost</a> newsletter.One answer is, the same way you get them happening on a Mastodon account. You get people to follow <a href="https://billbennett.co.nz/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@index</a> (for now), so they see your pieces as posts in their fediverse feeds. Also add relevant hashtags to your pieces on Ghost, so they come up in tag searches on servers where there's someone following you.<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

pwm<a class="hashtag" href="https://darkdork.dev/tag/itsalwayspleroma" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ItsAlwaysPleroma</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://darkdork.dev/tag/futa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futa</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://darkdork.dev/tag/fediblock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediBlock</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://darkdork.dev/tag/feditips" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://darkdork.dev/tag/mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>

Fedi.TipsIf 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:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon</a>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.<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>

FediFlip1 in 10 chance to win (vs. 1 in 100+ on other platforms) Smaller pool = faster to hit the cap (no endless waiting)🔥 Current Pool Status:Spots left: 0/10 (0 players in)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indiegame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/makemoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#makemoney</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stockmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stockmarket</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedibird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fedibird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alttext</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motivation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/viral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#viral</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boost</a>

RoyJust found a handy advantage of a single user mastodon instance: the 'Live feeds' link simply lists all your own posts, without the replies, boosts to other toots etc. as shown under your own profile page. _ <a href="https://yoroy.eu/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

Fluffgar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Used the <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediTips</a> guide to change Masto servers yesterday. The server I was on appears to be hosted in the US. Which was making me increasingly uncomfortable. Whereas this one seems to be hosted elsewhere (Canada). I've been trying to decide on a new server for a while, and recent events just tipped it over. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElbowsUp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DontBuyAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DontBuyAmerican</a>

MaMüBrauche einen Tipp für eine einfach (von Laien) zu bedienende Fotogalerie-Software (oder Fotoverwaltung), die idealerweise auf einer bestehenden Verzeichnisstruktur aufsetzt und EXIF-Daten (v.a. Titel, Keywords, Rating, Zeitstempel, GPS) liest und schreibt. Einfache Bildbearbeitung (Zuschneiden etc.) wäre ein Plus. Das Ganze <a href="https://norden.social/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> oder als <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> Programm. So etwas in Richtung Ente-Photos oder <a href="https://norden.social/tags/NextCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NextCloud</a> Memories, die aber beide beim Thema Exif-Tags schwächeln. <a href="https://norden.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/photobubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photobubble</a>

elCelio 🇪🇺 🇺🇦:fediverso: <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Feditips</a> :mastodon: To increase engagement: - Put a picture on your profile - Use <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hashtags</a> - Post your own stuff (not only boost others) - Reply to the people who comment your posts - Make polls<a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Mastotips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastotips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>

Fedi.TipsDo you want to start uploading to the Fediverse video platform PeerTube?I've made a guide that tries to answer the most common questions about publishing videos on PeerTube:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-to-publish-videos-and-audio-on-peertube" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/how-to-publish-videos-and-audio-on-peertube</a>The guide covers why you would want to publish on PeerTube, finding a server or setting up your own, how to promote your account, when to upload, accounts vs channels, how often to upload, sponsors etc.If I've missed something out, let me know!<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeerTube</a>

Fedi.TipsOne of the most overlooked but useful features on Mastodon is "Notes". These let you add private info to profiles which only you can see:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/what-are-notes-on-mastodon-what-does-click-to-add-note-mean-on-mastodon-profiles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/what-are-notes-on-mastodon-what-does-click-to-add-note-mean-on-mastodon-profiles</a>A lot of people use notes for keeping track of why they blocked or muted someone, but there are also lots of other purposes.Notes can be created on the web interface and some third party apps. Just click on the "Add note" section of a profile and type what you want.<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Notes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Notes</a>

Petra van Cronenburg<a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediThing</a> Thank you! 😊 Another possibility to discover people on a server is also to look at the servers about-page at the members. If they are not public have a look at their profiles directory stream. <a href="https://hcommons.social/@mia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/instance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#instance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accounts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/following" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#following</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Markus Henn<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediTips</a> On your webpage <a href="https://fedi.tips/where-are-the-trending-posts-and-hashtags-on-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/where-are-the-trending-posts-and-hashtags-on-mastodon/</a> you write that "Posts trend if they are new and have many recent boosts." But you're missing the fact that likes actually count, too!prove: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/03b0f3ac83edfc46d304bfca1539ca6000e36fc3/app/models/trends/statuses.rb#L100" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/03b0f3ac83edfc46d304bfca1539ca6000e36fc3/app/models/trends/statuses.rb#L100</a><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trending</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>

Claudia HultschWelcher Trinkkakao löst sich gut in kalter Milch und ist fair gehandelt? <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a> <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/Fedieltern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fedieltern</a>

John BreenI'm not exactly a novice user of webapps, and I can't figure out how to search for stuff (by keyword) I've seen from people I follow, in my own feed, in the past few days, on this Mastodon instance. It seems like a pretty basic thing, but I see no search widget designed to do this. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Fedi.TipsBookWyrm is a social network for people who enjoy books and reading. It's intended as a Fediverse alternative to Amazon's Goodreads. The official site is at:📚 <a href="https://joinbookwyrm.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://joinbookwyrm.com</a>There's a FediTips guide all about BookWyrm with lots of questions answered at:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading</a>BookWyrm accounts can be followed from Mastodon etc. However, you need to sign up for an account on a BookWyrm server if you want to use BookWyrm's features.<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/BookWyrm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookWyrm</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/GoodReads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoodReads</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alternatives</a>

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