Do you use Mastodon? Do you have a WordPress site? Starting today, you can use the Jetpack plugin to automatically publish your posts to your Mastodon account.
When writing new posts or editing existing posts in the WordPress editor, you have the option to automatically share that post (alongside with some text and an image) with your Fediverse followers.
Give it a try and let us know what you think! We'll continue to iterate on the feature in the next few weeks, and would be happy with any feedback you may have. :)
Note: we've developed the feature with Mastodon in mind, but we know there are dozens of microblogging tools allowing you to post to the Fediverse today. Our integration already works with some of those tools out of the box, but not all. We're definitely aiming to support other aspects of the Fediverse in the future.
And another note: maybe you'd rather have your site become its own ActivityPub actor? That's possible, too! You can install the ActivityPub plugin, and each author on your site will have their own ActivityPub account, where each one of their new posts will be pushed.
Ooh, I have TWO wordpress sites and I use Mastodon!
I'll see if I can make it work! :D Expect many stupid questions if I can get started!
Gotta say, this is not actually looking easy to install. I appear to be being directed to
https://wordpress.com/jetpack/connect/store?source=jetpack-connect-plans
Where I notice that there is no free of charge option, nor is there a "cross post to Mastodon" pack, instead there are various back up options and an option to write meaningless drivel sorry to have an AI do my writing for me.
Have I missed a step?
Ah well, it looks like it's only for people spending £32/month on Wordpress. Bit of a chicken and egg problem there.
@Homebrewandhacking You can select "Free" on that page, by clicking on the button below the plans. The Mastodon features are available without a plan.
Ah thanks!
Apparently I've already used Jetpack to connect:
Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
But I have to upgrade to business on WordPress to use Jetpack for Mastodon which was the £32/month comment.
@Homebrewandhacking If your site is hosted on WordPress.com, give it a few hours. The Mastodon option will be available there soon, it is still being deployed there right now.
In any case, the option is free, so you don't need to purchase a plan to access it.
@Homebrewandhacking If you'd like, you can also send me more details about your rite, I'll be happy to take a closer look!
Well, I'm afraid it simply isn't there and no one on the forum is posting about it.
If you're wondering why it's not taking off, that might be the problem.