<p>If you want to restrict who can follow you on Mastodon, here's how to do it:</p><p>1. Log in through your server’s website or web app<br>2. Click your profile image to go to your profile page<br>3. Click "Edit profile"<br>4. Click "Privacy and reach" tab<br>5. UN-tick box marked "Automatically accept new followers"<br>6. Click "Save changes" button at bottom of page</p><p>After you've done this, future follows will be follow requests that you can approve or deny. More info at <a href="https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-</span><span class="invisible">follow-you-in-mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
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<p>If you're using the Fediverse's reading platform BookWyrm, here's how to transfer your data from Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, OpenLibrary or Calibre:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/importing-your-data-into-bookwyrm-from-goodreads-librarything-storygraph-openlibrary-or-calibre" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/importing-your-data-into-bookwyrm-from-goodreads-librarything-storygraph-openlibrary-or-calibre"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/importing-your-data-</span><span class="invisible">into-bookwyrm-from-goodreads-librarything-storygraph-openlibrary-or-calibre</span></a></p><p>(If you've never heard of BookWyrm, it's like the Fediverse's alternative to Amazon's Goodreads. Here's more info about it: <a href="https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-ne</span><span class="invisible">twork-for-people-who-enjoy-reading</span></a>)</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#BookWyrm</a> <a href="/tags/goodreads/" rel="tag">#GoodReads</a> <a href="/tags/alternatives/" rel="tag">#Alternatives</a></p>
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<p>hey fedi here's my address come say hi</p><p>615 Fallsway Baltimore, MD 21202</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#feditips</a></p>
<p>Hashtags are a really useful way to get your public posts noticed, and also let you more easily discover other people's posts. If you want to reach a wider audience, it's a good idea to use hashtags.</p><p>Here's an in-depth guide to using hashtags on Mastodon and the Fediverse:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-ho</span><span class="invisible">w-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse</span></a></p><p>The guide tries to cover all the most commonly asked questions about hashtags on the Fediverse. Let me know if you have a question that I've missed.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/hashtags/" rel="tag">#Hashtags</a></p>
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<p>If 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.</p><p>If you just want to watch and interact with PeerTube videos, it's easiest to do it from within Mastodon. For example try visiting <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/michellemay/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/michellemay', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/michellemay', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>michellemay</span></a></span></p><p>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" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-a</span><span class="invisible">pps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a></p>
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<p>If you're considering moving your account to another server on Mastodon, there's a step-by-step guide on the fedi.tips website which goes through the entire process:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/transferring-your-ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon-account-to-another-server</span></a></p><p>The guide covers why you might move, where to find servers to move to, the actual moving process, troubleshooting if something goes wrong with the move, and answers to lots of common questions about moving Mastodon accounts.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
<p>When you post a link on Mastodon, a preview will automatically appear below the post. This can take a while though depending on how busy the server is, so don't worry if the preview isn't there straight away.</p><p>You don't have to do anything special to make previews appear, all you have to do is post a link. Here's a guide to link previews on Mastodon with questions answered:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-a-link-preview-to-appear-in-my-post-on-mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-a-link-preview-to-appear-in-my-post-on-mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-a-link-</span><span class="invisible">preview-to-appear-in-my-post-on-mastodon</span></a></p><p>The guide also has advice for website owners wanting to adjust their previews.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
<p>If you go to someone's profile on Mastodon and click the "Media" tab, it will show you that person's posts which have an image, video clip or audio clip attached.</p><p>On most apps you just scroll through the media tab's contents.</p><p>On the web interface the media tab is shown as a grid of images. Click on an image to enlarge it and click on the box-with-arrow icon below the image to be taken to the post it comes from.</p><p>More info and questions answered at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/browsing-the-media-tab-on-mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/browsing-the-media-tab-on-mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/browsing-the-media-t</span><span class="invisible">ab-on-mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
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<p>fedi pro tip: the more cute queers in your polycule you can fit into a one bedroom apartment, the cheaper your rent is per person.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#feditips</a></p>
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<p>Do you want to keep your Mastodon profile and posts hidden from search engines? If so, you need to do two things:</p><p>1. Set your profile to be hidden from search engines<br>2. Use non-public visibility settings ("Followers only" or "Mentions only") on any posts or replies you want to keep hidden from search engines</p><p>See the guide for more info:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/hiding-your-posts-from-search-engines-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/hiding-your-posts-from-search-engines-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/hiding-your-posts-fr</span><span class="invisible">om-search-engines-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse</span></a></p><p>Also see the guide to post visibilities for more on how to adjust their settings:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts</span><span class="invisible">-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
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<p>Are you getting notifications from a thread that you don't care about? Do you want to stop those notifications?</p><p>You can do this by using Mastodon's "Mute conversation" feature:</p><p>1. Log in through your server’s website or web app<br>2. Go to a notification you’ve received from the thread you want to mute<br>3. Click ⋯ on the notification and select "Mute conversation"</p><p>No one will know you've done it, and it will only affect notifications from that thread.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
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<p>You can make your posts much easier to discover in Mastodon searches by opting into "full text search". Once you've opted in, people will be able to search your public posts by any word or phrase in the post instead of just hashtags.</p><p>There's a guide to how to opt in here:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or</span><span class="invisible">-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon</span></a></p><p>The guide also answers lots of common questions about the full text search system 🙂 </p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
<p>If you see a reply in your timeline, you can see the discussion thread it comes from by just clicking on the reply. This will show the reply itself in an enlarged format, and you can see the rest of the thread by scrolling up or down.</p><p>More info and questions answered:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/i-can-see-a-reply-in-my-timeline-on-mastodon-but-i-dont-know-the-context-how-do-i-see-the-discussion-it-belongs-to/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/i-can-see-a-reply-in-my-timeline-on-mastodon-but-i-dont-know-the-context-how-do-i-see-the-discussion-it-belongs-to/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/i-can-see-a-reply-in</span><span class="invisible">-my-timeline-on-mastodon-but-i-dont-know-the-context-how-do-i-see-the-discussion-it-belongs-to/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
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<p>Mastodon is compatible with "rich text" such as underlining, bold, italics, strikethrough, blockquotes, headers etc, and will display these correctly if a post uses them.</p><p>BUT... although it displays it, standard Mastodon doesn't let you create posts with rich text.</p><p>To create rich text posts you must use a fork of Mastodon such as Glitch, or a totally different Fediverse platform such as Friendica, Sharkey etc.</p><p>Lots more info about this topic at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/is-mastodon-compatible-with-rich-text-formatting-such-as-markdown" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/is-mastodon-compatible-with-rich-text-formatting-such-as-markdown"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/is-mastodon-compatib</span><span class="invisible">le-with-rich-text-formatting-such-as-markdown</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
<p>Do you have any questions about how to use Mastodon or the rest of the Fediverse?</p><p>Happy to try to help in this thread, or feel free to ask any time 🙂 (and of course there is also lots of help on the website at <a href="https://fedi.tips" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedi.tips</a>)</p><p>Any question is fine, am especially trying to help new or non-technical people.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
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<p>Are you trying to verify your website link on your Mastodon profile? Is it not working? Is it failing to turn green?</p><p>If so, try some of the suggestions on this troubleshooting list:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/#MyWebsiteVerificationDoesntWork" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/#MyWebsiteVerificationDoesntWork"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-a</span><span class="invisible">ccount/#MyWebsiteVerificationDoesntWork</span></a></p><p>If none of these work, try putting the verification in your site's header instead (details are in the same guide just below the troubleshooting list).</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
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<p>On Mastodon, if you've clicked a "Follow" button and it turns into "Pending" or "Cancel Follow" or "Request Sent", it means the follow hasn't actually happened yet.</p><p>Usually it's because the account has follow requests switched on, so you just wait for them to approve your request.</p><p>However, sometimes it's due to other reasons, and you may have to do something special to get the follow to work. Lots of info and full instructions at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/why-does-it-say-follow-request-sent-when-i-try-to-follow-an-account" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/why-does-it-say-follow-request-sent-when-i-try-to-follow-an-account"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/why-does-it-say-foll</span><span class="invisible">ow-request-sent-when-i-try-to-follow-an-account</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
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<p>Have you seen a <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> rainbow pentagon thing on here and wondered what it means?</p><p>It's the logo of the Fediverse, the overall network which contains Mastodon, PeerTube, Pixelfed, BookWyrm, OwnCast and many other platforms that talk to each other using a common standard.</p><p>You can download a high quality version of the logo at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg</span></a></p><p>Technically there can be no official logo on a decentralised network, but this is the most commonly-used logo.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
<p>There is a section on Fedi.Garden where you can browse hand-curated Fediverse servers by the year they were founded:</p><p>🌱 <a href="https://fedi.garden/servers-sorted-by-founding-year" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.garden/servers-sorted-by-founding-year"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.garden/servers-sorted-by-</span><span class="invisible">founding-year</span></a></p><p>This may help when trying to find a server with a good track record.</p><p>Also, no matter how old or new they are, all of the servers listed on Fedi.Garden are compliant with the rules at <a href="https://fedi.garden/about-this-site" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedi.garden/about-this-site</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
<p>You can buy lovely unique Christmas presents and support independent artists on the Fediverse by browsing these hashtags:</p><p><a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <br><a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#ArtForSale</a> <br><a href="/tags/originalart/" rel="tag">#OriginalArt</a> </p><p>Indie artists are having a tough time of it right now due to AI stealing their work without credit or compensation. Buying direct from artists helps the people who actually create the world's art keep going 🙂</p><p>(Thank you to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@Curator" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Curator</span></a></span> for advice on tags)</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
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<p>As well as filling in your profile, it's a really good idea to also pin an introduction post about yourself to your profile.</p><p>Pinned posts let you write a lot more than profile texts, and let you attach photos, audio or video. You can even reply to your own pinned post to create a pinned thread.</p><p>More info including how to pin posts:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-posts-on-my-mastodon-profile" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-posts-on-my-mastodon-profile"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-post</span><span class="invisible">s-on-my-mastodon-profile</span></a></p><p>For technical reasons, pinned posts and pinned threads are distributed much more widely than ordinary posts.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> <br>You can't assume that when you mark a <a href="/tags/post/" rel="tag">#post</a> for <a href="/tags/deletion/" rel="tag">#deletion</a> that it will be <a href="/tags/deleted/" rel="tag">#deleted</a> across the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>. Whether a post gets deleted on a remote <a href="/tags/server/" rel="tag">#server</a> is entirely up to that server.<br><br>I guarantee you there are organizations and individuals here on the Fediverse right now that are running their own <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> servers and are <a href="/tags/archiving/" rel="tag">#archiving</a> and <a href="/tags/cataloging/" rel="tag">#cataloging</a> every post, and they are <a href="/tags/ignoring/" rel="tag">#ignoring</a> any <a href="/tags/delete/" rel="tag">#Delete</a> <a href="/tags/requests/" rel="tag">#requests</a>.<br><br>Because when you mark a post for deletion, that's all you're doing. You're requesting the remote server to delete the post from its <a href="/tags/database/" rel="tag">#database</a>.<br><br>And nobody is required to do that.<br><br>(Though the vast majority of ActivityPub servers do.)<br><br><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/113669267720362794" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/113669267720362794"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.growyourown.services/us</span><span class="invisible">ers/FediTips/statuses/113669267720362794</span></a></p>
<p>If you want to hide your Mastodon profile's follow and follower lists, here's how to do it:</p><p>1. Log in through your server’s website or web app<br>2. Click on your profile icon (your profile picture), then click "Edit profile"<br>3. Click on the "Privacy & Reach" tab at the top<br>4. Scroll down to the option marked "Show follows and followers on profile", and UN-tick it<br>5. Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
<p>In case you missed it, I have a website which has thousands of handpicked Fediverse accounts to follow organised into hundreds of topics:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.directory" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedi.directory</a></p><p>To find out more about an account, click on its Fediverse address.</p><p>To follow an account, copy-paste its Fediverse address into your search box in Mastodon etc.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>
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