WordPress ActivityPub plugin
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Wordpress ActivityPub plugin is a plugin that implements the ActivityPub protocol for your WordPress website. Your readers will be able to follow your posts on Mastodon and other federated platforms that support ActivityPub.
Nota bene
This is BETA software, see the plugin FAQ to see the current feature set or what is still planned.
Implemented (as of 2019-03):
- profile pages (JSON representation)
- custom links
- functional inbox/outbox
- follow (accept follows)
- share posts
- receive comments/reactions
- pinned posts
To implement:
- signature verification
- better WordPress integration
- better configuration possibilities
- threaded comments support
Development
The development repo for the plugin can be found on Github and issues should be posted there as well.
On 17 March, 2023, Automattic announced that it had acquired the ActivityPub plugin.
IndieWeb Examples
Matthias Pfefferle is actively developing the plugin and using it on several of his websites
Chris Aldrich began using the plugin on https://boffosocko.com some time in 2019-01 with excellent results
Khürt Williams began using the plugin on https://islandinthenet.com some time in 2019 with excellent results
Kelson Vibber has been using the plugin on his main blog, first with WordPress and now with ClassicPress.