Misskey / Sharkey protip: When @-ing someone on your instance and adding a period (.) behind their tag, be sure to put a space between the tag itself and the period to make sure the tag federates correctly.

Don't do this: @someone@example.social.

Do this: @someone@example.social . (notice the space before the last .)

Note that this seems to only be an issue with periods (and underscores (_), which are allowed in usernames without restrictions). some other punctuation should not mess up the tag in front of it.

[tags for visibility: #Sharkey #Misskey #FediTips #FediTip]

Are you getting notifications from a thread that you don't care about? Do you want to stop those notifications?

You can do this by using Mastodon's "Mute conversation" feature:

1. Log in through your server’s website or web app
2. Go to a notification you’ve received from the thread you want to mute
3. Click ⋯ on the notification and select "Mute conversation"

No one will know you've done it, and it will only affect notifications from that thread.

Note to future self, do not, I repeat, not,... buy 2 pieces of cake: one for now & one for later.

They will in fact both get eaten immediately and it will make your tummy sad #cake #feditips #fridayvibes #adulting #over40

arson attack against your nearest police station!!!!

What's the best desktop app for multiple #fedi accounts? I've got this one and @Ursinewave and it'd be handy to see them both at the same time without having to fumble around on a phone.

A #website for making #bots for the #Fediverse

https://fedibot.club/about

Do you want to keep your Mastodon profile and posts hidden from search engines? If so, you need to do two things:

1. Set your profile to be hidden from search engines
2. Use non-public visibility settings ("Followers only" or "Mentions only") on any posts or replies you want to keep hidden from search engines

See the guide for more info:

https://fedi.tips/hiding-your-posts-from-search-engines-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

Also see the guide to post visibilities for more on how to adjust their settings:

https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon

Nutzt bitte Hashtags bei euren Beiträgen

Im #Fediverse könnt ihr ganz einfach Hashtags folgen, wodurch ihr weniger Accounts folgen müsst. Andersherum könnt ihr so auch Menschen erreichen, die euch (noch) nicht folgen.

Und manche Themen kann man so auch per Klick stumm schalten.

Danke!

Go home

Return to the sea

Hey, with Mastodon hashtags.... if a post is "silent public" (or whatever it's called), and you include hashtags, I know that it doesn't help with discoverability. BUT, does it help folks filter? If not, would that be a good idea?

If you want, you can use Mastodon through a computer using your server's website or in a desktop app. There's a list of Mastodon desktop apps and options here:

https://fedi.tips/desktop-apps-for-mastodon

Let me know if I've missed something

EDIT: You can also find smartphone apps and alternative web interfaces in the general app guide at:

https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app/

Just discovered an amazing search feature in #mastodon !

Use the field "in:library" to search only in the toots you have interacted with some day.

Using this, I just dug out a toot from an exchange I had in mid-2023 in 1 second, and which was lost among a gazillion of other bookmarks.

The FediAlgo hashtag filter section now highlights any hashtags you've posted about recently.

Interestingly the most I've used the app the more I've found feed filtering gets a ton of mileage for me. It's a huge change of pace to be able to instantly flip between whatever people are talking about on the Fediverse. Not really something you can do on any other social media platform I'm aware of.

* video of FediAlgo + link: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

ITS ALWAYS FUCKING DNS

Helpful link of the day from @FediTips

I follow someone who posts a lot of great original content, but also boosts a ton of stuff that isn't value-added.

Here's how you can hide their boosts but keep the good stuff.

https://fedi.tips/hiding-someones-boosts-in-mastodon-without-blocking-or-muting-them/

ALSO: In @ivory go to their profile, click the gear and choose disable boosts. #feditips

You can automatically hide posts containing certain words, phrases, hashtags or emoji by using Mastodon's Filters feature. Filters can be set to either hide posts completely or hide them behind a content warning.

Lots more info on how to use Mastodon's filters in the guide at:

https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon

Hopefully this guide covers all the most commonly asked questions about filters. If there's something missing, please let me know in the replies