Mastodon allows you to verify yourself as the owner of your website. If your website is well-known, then this will in effect verify your identity as well.

Here's how to verify you are the owner of a website:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/

If the green verified link method doesn't work for you, here are a number of methods for fixing it:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/#MyWebsiteVerificationDoesntWork

#FediTips #MastoTips #Verification #Mastodon

Do you want to automatically block DMs from strangers on Mastodon?

1. Log onto your server's website
2. Go to ⚙️ Preferences
3. Click Notifications (on the mobile website click ☰ and then Notifications)
4. Tick "Block direct messages from people you don't follow"
5. Click "Save changes"

If you change your mind, do the same thing again but untick the box and save changes.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

Today, a very niche tip for RSS fans :rss:

As well as Mastodon's built-in hashtag following system, you can also follow hashtags through RSS instead:

1. Search for a hashtag on a Mastodon server's website
2. Add .rss to the end of the URL
3. Use this URL as the feed address for that tag

For example to subscribe to #Dogs on mstdn.social you would use this address in your feed reader:

https://mstdn.social/tags/dogs.rss

#RSS #FediTips #Mastodon #MastoTips

Always remember to add ALT-Text to images

How do I make posts more accessible to blind people on Mastodon and the Fediverse?

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-make-posts-more-accessible-to-blind-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

#FediTips #Mastodon #MastoTips

(Someone just asked about this, so in case you missed it:)

You can leave conversations on Mastodon by using the "Mute Conversation" feature. More info and instructions at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/muting-conversation-threads-in-mastodon

This works for any conversation thread you've been mentioned in. You can also unmute the conversation if you change your mind.

#FediTips #Mastodon #MastoTips

Do you prefer typing emoji instead of stopping to choose them from a picker?

You can do this when writing a post on Mastodon's web interface by typing a : (colon) and then a keyword without a space. This will automatically bring up emoji with that keyword in their description.

For example if you type :sun it will show you emoji with the keyword "sun".

(Note that if there are many matches for a keyword, you may need to go to the picker to see them all.)

#FediTips #Emoji #Mastodon #MastoTips

I'm trying to pick a decent #iOS Mastodon client and I can't decide if I should use #Mammoth or #IceCubes. Anyone have any insight here?

#MastoTips #feditips

@BeAware #DataCollection #MastoTips #CamelCase #ScreenReader

@mastodonmigration and then go on to mute the user on your home feed if you only want to see their posts when you visit a list feed. #MastoTips #FediTips

https://pixelfed.org/join PixelFed is similar to Instagram;

https://joinpeertube.org/PeerTube is similar to Youtube;

https://friendi.ca/ Friendica is similar to Facebook;

https://funkwhale.audio/ FunkWhale is similar to Soundcloud;

https://writefreely.org/instances Write.as and Plume are blogging platforms;

https://hubzilla.eu/ Hubzilla is a powerful multi-functional platform.

https://www.forceflow.be/2022/11/11/moving-from-twitter-to-mastodon/

#MastoTips #Fediverse

Is there a soundcloud version in Fediverse or some other place where one can host a podcasts?

#Fediverse #podcast #daretoask #MastoTips

Browse other instance:

https://federate.social/explore
https://mastodon.social/explore
https://newsie.social/explore
https://infosec.exchange/explore
https://masto.ai/explore
https://social.coop/explore
https://kolektiva.social/explore
https://todon.eu/explore
https://tech.lgbt/explore
https://nrw.social/explore
https://fedidb.org/

#twittermigration #MastoTips

Here's one of my favourite #Feditips / #Mastotips: Set your default posting privacy to Unlisted (or your platform's equivalent if available), rather than Public.
On Mastodon, you do this by going to your Preferences, Other, then under the Posting Defaults heading, set the first setting to Unlisted and save.
This is useful for replies, to make certain platforms not display them on the Federated Timeline. But it is even more useful, at least for me, to give me a regular reminder of the reach of my posts. That way, I can ask myself if any particular thing really needs to be shouted at absolutely everyone I can reach, or if I am mainly talking just to those that might be interested, or even just my followers.
Of course, Public posts are incredibly useful! They show up on the Local and Federated timelines, allowing you to reach more people. They are also the only ones that are searchable with hashtags. But sometimes you don't need that! Sometimes, it's actually nice to post something more low-key; if it is well-written, then trust me, your followers will still share it around. And it will reach far fewer randos who just want to hop into your mentions to argue with you.

La sección de noticias está vacía. ¿Hay que configurar algo para que funcione?

News section is empty. Do I have to configure something to make it work?

#MastoTips

I can Keep posts I favorited even if I set my posts to auto delete? Cool. (preferences/settings)

-> Doesn't delete your own posts if you have favorited them.
#mastotips #nowyouknow

If you are using Mastodon on a computer or tablet through your server's website, there's an optional Tweetdeck-style advanced web interface which lets you add lots of columns.

Here's how to activate it:

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Go to Preferences
3. Tick the box marked "Enable Advanced Web Interface"
4. Click "Save Changes" at the top

More info about the advanced interface including how to add columns and more at https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/

#Mastodon #MastoTips #FediTips

J'arrive pas à comprendre le concept de groupe sur #mastodon, quelqu'un peut m'expliquer ? #MastoTips

If you want to keep your follower and follow lists private, here's how to do it in Mastodon:

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Click on "Edit Profile"
3. Tick the box marked "Hide Your Social Graph"
4. Click the "Save Changes" button

You will still be able to see your follows and followers when you're logged in, but other people won't.

#FediTips #MastoTips

Regular reminder that you should take a look at other people's profiles before following them. Some of us, especially those with locked accounts, have requirements listed there for whose requests we'll accept. And all of us are people, beautiful and complex, defined by much more than just that one cool post or one Trunk category you found us in. Reading the bio and a few more posts won't give you the full picture either, sure, but it sure is a lot more helpful.
Leave mass auto-following to (bad) bots, yeah?
And of course, if you haven't written a bio yourself yet, this is a good time to do so!
#FediTips #MastoTips

Are you having problems getting your website link to turn green on your Mastodon profile?

Here are some instructions on how to verify your identity, including turning your site link green, and a set of troubleshooting suggestions on what to do if it doesn't work:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/

The troubleshooting tips are in the lower half of the page, in the section marked "My website address won’t turn green! How do I make it happen?".

#FediTips #MastoTips #Verification #Mastodon