OStatus
Contributors: pepijndevos, pfefferle
Tags: ostatus, federated, mastodon, social, gnusocial, statusnet
Donate link: https://notiz.blog/donate/
Requires at least: 4.5
Tested up to: 5.2.2
Stable tag: 2.5.5
License: MIT
License URI: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT, (*1)
A bundle of plugins that turns your blog into your private federated social network., (*2)
Description
OStatus for Wordpress turns your blog into a federated social network. This means you can share and talk to everyone using the OStatus protocol, including users of Status.net/Identi.ca, gnu.social, Friendica and Mastodon., (*3)
For more information about OStatus visit the OStatus Community Group, (*4)
This plugin bundles a few other plugins it requires to work, theses are installed automatically unless you have them already installed., (*5)
Compatibility:, (*6)
- GNU.social
- Mastodon
- Friendica
Plugin requirements:, (*7)
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the \'Plugins\' menu in WordPress
- Check all the needed plugins are there and activated through the settings-page
Frequently Asked Questions
can I help you?
You can help!, (*8)
This plugin bundles a few plugins theta implement parts of the OStatus specification., (*9)
If you are the author of a relevant plugin, or are planning one, contact us to get it included in this bundle., (*10)
Changelog
2.5.5
2.5.4
2.5.3
- Fixed GNU.social compatibility
2.5.2
- Fixed Altenate-URL (feed)
2.5.1
2.5.0
- fixed "flush rewrite rules"
- optimized admin pages (still work in progress)
2.4.1
2.4.0
- complete refactoring
- better text encoding
2.3.2
2.3.1
- htmlspecialchars instead of htmlentities
2.3.0
- nicer feeds
- enable/disable the feed summary in the settings
2.2.3
- add main OStatus feed URL
2.2.2
- support the legacy WebFinger specs
2.2.1
- WordPress.org seems to ignore v2.0.0
2.2.0
- better compatibility with mastodon
2.1.0
- some small tweaks
- added header image support
- new pubsubhubbub filters
2.0.1
- some small improvements
- fixed webfinger discovery
- better i18n handling (thanks @hinaloe)
2.0.0
- Mastodon and gnu.social support
- PHP 7 compatibility
- small changes
1.2
1.1
1.0
Installation
Follow the normal instructions for installing WordPress plugins., (*11)
Automatic Plugin Installation
To add a WordPress Plugin using the built-in plugin installer:, (*12)
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- Type "
ostatus" into the Search Plugins box.
- Find the WordPress Plugin you wish to install.
- Click Details for more information about the Plugin and instructions you may wish to print or save to help setup the Plugin.
- Click Install Now to install the WordPress Plugin.
- The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any problems during the install.
- If successful, click Activate Plugin to activate it, or Return to Plugin Installer for further actions.
Manual Plugin Installation
There are a few cases when manually installing a WordPress Plugin is appropriate., (*13)
- If you wish to control the placement and the process of installing a WordPress Plugin.
- If your server does not permit automatic installation of a WordPress Plugin.
- If you want to try the latest development version.
Installation of a WordPress Plugin manually requires FTP familiarity and the awareness that you may put your site at risk if you install a WordPress Plugin incompatible with the current version or from an unreliable source., (*14)
Backup your site completely before proceeding., (*15)
To install a WordPress Plugin manually:, (*16)
- Download your WordPress Plugin to your desktop.
- If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
- With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the
wp-content/plugins folder in your WordPress directory online.
- Go to Plugins screen and find the newly uploaded Plugin in the list.
- Click Activate to activate it.
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