Matthias Pfefferle

Konstantin Obenland

Alex Kirk

Matthias Kittsteiner

Drivingralle

Despite Mastodon implying that you would use this plugin for engaging on Mastodon (when you have enabled it for that, see below), the plugin is useful when installed on a plain WordPress.
When you use a Mastodon app, you’ll enter your own blog URL to connect and log in to your blog in the following screens.
You’ll then see just the posts on your blog which can already be useful in a multi-author environment (e.g. private blogs). You can also use that Mastodon app to create simple posts with a message + attachment(s) which can be better suited for your usecase than using the Gutenberg-capable WordPress mobile app.
When used in combination with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/" rel="ugc">ActivityPub</a> (for being followed via Mastodon) and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/friends/" rel="ugc">Friends</a> (for following people on Mastodon or via RSS) plugins, the Enable Mastodon Apps plugin will show you your feed of people you follow and you can follow and unfollow people from within the app.
Be aware that an app will have a post format associated (see the settings page). The plugin will check for the existance of the Friends plugin to find a resonable default (status with Friends plugin, standard otherwise). When you create a post with your Mastodon app, the post format that you selected for the app will be used.
The plugin has been tested with quite a number of Mastodon clients, among them are:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://elk.zone/" rel="nofollow ugc">Elk</a> (Web)</li>
<li><a href="https://pinafore.social/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pinafore</a> (Web)</li>
<li><a href="https://tusky.app/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tusky</a> (Android)</li>
<li><a href="https://tapbots.com/ivory/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ivory</a> (macOS and iOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp" rel="nofollow ugc">Mona</a> (macOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Dimillian/IceCubesApp" rel="nofollow ugc">IceCubes</a> (macOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://getmammoth.app/" rel="nofollow ugc">Mammoth</a> (macOS and iOS)</li>
<li><a href="https://phanpy.social" rel="nofollow ugc">Phanpy</a> (Web)</li>
<li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp" rel="nofollow ugc">Mona</a> (macOS and iOS)</li>
</ul>
Many more, see the <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/apps" rel="nofollow ugc">Third-party apps section on joinmastodon.org/apps</a>. Each app might have its quirks, <a href="https://github.com/akirk/enable-mastodon-apps/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">please report an issue when you have troubles</a>. There is also a chance that the API has not been implemented yet (see below.)
<h3>Mastodon API Implementation</h3>
The plugin implements the <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/" rel="nofollow ugc">Mastodon API as documented on joinmastodon.org</a>: The OAuth API for logging in (you will see your WordPress login screen when logging in to your Mastodon app, it also works with 2FA plugins) and the REST API for accessing your data.
Here is a list of endpoints and their implementation status:
<ul>
<li>[x] <code>GET /oauth/authorize</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/oauth/#authorize" rel="nofollow ugc">Authorize a user</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /oauth/token</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/oauth/#authorize" rel="nofollow ugc">Obtain a token</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /oauth/revoke</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/oauth/#revoke" rel="nofollow ugc">Revoke a token</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/emails/confirmation</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/emails/#confirmation" rel="nofollow ugc">Resend confirmation email</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#create" rel="nofollow ugc">Register an account</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/apps</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/apps/#create" rel="nofollow ugc">Create an application</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/apps/verify_credentials</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/apps/#verify_credentials" rel="nofollow ugc">Verify your app works</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/instance</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/instance/" rel="nofollow ugc">View server information</a> (v1!)</li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/nodeinfo/2.0.json</code> (used by Pixelfed)</li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/announcements</code> (implemented as empty) <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/announcements/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">View all announcements</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>POST /api/v1/announcements/:id/dismiss</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/announcements/#dismiss" rel="nofollow ugc">Dismiss an announcement</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>POST /api/v1/announcements/:id/reactions/:name</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/announcements/#put-reactions" rel="nofollow ugc">Reactions to an announcement</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/filters</code> (implemented as empty)</li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/lists</code> (implemented as empty)</li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/custom_emojis</code> (implemented as empty) <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/custom_emojis/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">View all custom emojis</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#verify_credentials" rel="nofollow ugc">Verify account credentials</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>PATCH /api/v1/accounts/update_credentials</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#update_credentials" rel="nofollow ugc">Update account credentials</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">Get account</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/statuses</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/statuses/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">Get account’s statuses</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/followers</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#followers" rel="nofollow ugc">Get account’s followers</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/following</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#following" rel="nofollow ugc">Get account’s following</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/featured_tags</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#featured_tags" rel="nofollow ugc">Get account’s featured tags</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/lists</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#lists" rel="nofollow ugc">Get lists containing this account</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/follow</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#follow" rel="nofollow ugc">Follow account</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/unfollow</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#unfollow" rel="nofollow ugc">Unfollow account</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/accounts/relationships</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#relationships" rel="nofollow ugc">Check relationships to other accounts</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v2/media</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/media/#v2" rel="nofollow ugc">Upload media as an attachment (async)</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/media/:id</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/media/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">Get media attachment</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/statuses</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#post" rel="nofollow ugc">Post a new status</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/context</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#context" rel="nofollow ugc">Get parent and child statuses in context</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/favourite</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#favourite" rel="nofollow ugc">Favourite a status</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unfavourite</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#unfavourite" rel="nofollow ugc">Unfavourite a status</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/reblog</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#boost" rel="nofollow ugc">Boost a status</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unreblog</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#unreblog" rel="nofollow ugc">Undo the boost a status</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/statuses/:id</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">View a single status</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/statuses</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/#index" rel="nofollow ugc">View multiple statuses</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/notifications/</code> (partial, just mentions) <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/notifications/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">Get all notifications</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/notifications/:id</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/notifications/#get-one" rel="nofollow ugc">Get a single notification</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/notifications/clear</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/notifications/#clear" rel="nofollow ugc">Dismiss all notification</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>POST /api/v1/notifications/:id/dismiss</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/notifications/#dismiss" rel="nofollow ugc">Dismiss a single notification</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/timelines/home</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/timelines/#home" rel="nofollow ugc">View home timeline</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/timelines/public</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/timelines/#public" rel="nofollow ugc">View public timeline</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>GET /api/v1/markers</code> (implemented as empty) <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/markers/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">Get saved timeline positions</a></li>
<li>[ ] <code>POST /api/v1/markers</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/markers/#create" rel="nofollow ugc">Save your position in a timeline</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v2/search</code> (partial, accounts (local and exact match for remote) and statuses in the local db) <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/search/#v2" rel="nofollow ugc">Perform a search</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/favourites</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/favourites/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">View your favourites</a></li>
<li>[x] <code>GET /api/v1/bookmarks</code> <a href="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/bookmarks/#get" rel="nofollow ugc">View your bookmarks</a></li>
</ul>
Unmentioned endpoints are not implemented. Contributions welcome!
Endpoints around interacting with non-local users require the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub" rel="ugc">ActivityPub plugin</a>. Following users requires the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/friends" rel="ugc">Friends plugin</a>. Lists-related endpoints require the <a href="https://github.com/akirk/friends-roles" rel="nofollow ugc">Friends Roles plugin</a>.

Enable Mastodon Apps


Also has a very responsive and positive developer,


Not everything always works but a great idea and imroving fast

Allow accessing your WordPress with Mastodon clients. Just enter your own blog URL as your instance.

Brandon Kraft

FediBoost extends the ActivityPub plugin by automatically boosting your WordPress posts on your connected Mastodon accounts when they are published.
When you publish a new post on your WordPress site, FediBoost will automatically boost (reblog) that post on your linked Mastodon account, helping increase visibility across the fediverse.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Automatic boosting of new posts to connected Mastodon accounts</li>
<li>Seamless integration with the ActivityPub plugin</li>
<li>No additional configuration required after setup</li>
</ul>
Requirements:
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/" rel="ugc">ActivityPub plugin</a> must be installed and configured</li>
<li>A connected Mastodon account via ActivityPub</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developer Hooks</h3>
FediBoost provides several filters that allow developers to customize its behavior. All filters follow WordPress coding standards and can be added to your theme’s functions.php file or a custom plugin.
<h4>fediboost_should_boost_post</h4>
Control whether a specific post should be boosted. Return false to skip boosting for the given post. Default: true.
Parameters:
<ul>
<li><code>$should_boost</code> (bool) — Whether the post should be boosted.</li>
<li><code>$post</code> (WP_Post) — The post object being published.</li>
</ul>
Example:
<pre><code>add_filter( 'fediboost_should_boost_post', function( $should_boost, $post ) {
 // Don't boost posts in the "internal" category.
 if ( has_category( 'internal', $post ) ) {
 return false;
 }
 return $should_boost;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h4>fediboost_boost_delay</h4>
Delay in seconds after ActivityPub federation completes before the boost is executed. This delay is only used when the federation completion hook fires successfully. Default: 30.
Parameters:
<ul>
<li><code>$delay</code> (int) — The delay in seconds.</li>
</ul>
Example:
<pre><code>add_filter( 'fediboost_boost_delay', function( $delay ) {
 // Wait 2 minutes after federation before boosting.
 return 120;
} );
</code></pre>
<h4>fediboost_fallback_delay</h4>
Delay in seconds before a boost is executed when the ActivityPub federation completion hook does not fire. This acts as a safety net for older versions of the ActivityPub plugin that do not support the <code>activitypub_outbox_processing_complete</code> hook. If the federation hook fires first, the fallback is cancelled and <code>fediboost_boost_delay</code> is used instead. Default: 300 (5 minutes).
Parameters:
<ul>
<li><code>$delay</code> (int) — The fallback delay in seconds.</li>
</ul>
Example:
<pre><code>add_filter( 'fediboost_fallback_delay', function( $delay ) {
 // Wait 10 minutes in the fallback path.
 return 600;
} );
</code></pre>
<h4>fediboost_manage_capability</h4>
WordPress capability required to manage FediBoost settings. Default: ‘manage_options’. Note: a floor of ‘edit_others_posts’ is enforced regardless of this filter’s return value, so you cannot lower the requirement below that capability.
Parameters:
<ul>
<li><code>$capability</code> (string) — The required capability.</li>
</ul>
Example:
<pre><code>add_filter( 'fediboost_manage_capability', function( $capability ) {
 // Allow editors to manage FediBoost settings.
 return 'edit_others_posts';
} );
</code></pre>
<h4>fediboost_max_accounts</h4>
Maximum number of connected Mastodon accounts. Default: 10.
Parameters:
<ul>
<li><code>$max</code> (int) — The maximum number of accounts.</li>
</ul>
Example:
<pre><code>add_filter( 'fediboost_max_accounts', function( $max ) {
 // Allow up to 25 connected accounts.
 return 25;
} );<h3>External Services</h3>
</code></pre>
FediBoost connects to external Mastodon instances that you configure (e.g., mastodon.social). This communication is essential for the plugin to function and is initiated only with the instance you explicitly provide.
During setup:
<ul>
<li>FediBoost registers an OAuth application on your Mastodon instance and performs an authorization flow so it can act on your behalf.</li>
</ul>
When a post is published:
<ul>
<li>FediBoost searches for the post on your Mastodon instance and performs a reblog (boost) via the Mastodon API.</li>
</ul>
Data sent to your Mastodon instance:
<ul>
<li>Your instance URL</li>
<li>OAuth authorization codes</li>
<li>Search queries to locate your posts</li>
<li>Reblog (boost) requests</li>
</ul>
Data stored locally on your WordPress site:
<ul>
<li>Encrypted OAuth tokens</li>
<li>Your Mastodon username</li>
<li>Your Mastodon instance URL</li>
</ul>
Each Mastodon instance has its own privacy policy and terms of service. You can find a list of instances and their policies at <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/servers" rel="nofollow ugc">joinmastodon.org/servers</a>.
This plugin does not send data to any third-party service other than the Mastodon instance(s) you explicitly configure.

FediBoost


This plugin solves a core frustration in the fediverse: Sites have their own identities, but most of us already have separate identities in the fediverse, too. FediBoost automatically boosts posts from your site’s identity from your own identity in the fediverse.



It does what it says on the label, and it even works with custom post types if ActivityPub is enabled for them. It has wp-cli support, too.



If you federate your blog posts with the ActivityPub plugin and want to automatically boost them from your main account, give it a try!


Does what it says on the label

Automatically boost WordPress posts on connected Mastodon accounts when published via ActivityPub.

Enable Mastodon Apps vs FediBoost