Description
Automatically share WordPress posts on Mastodon.
You choose which post types are shared, and sharing can still be disabled on a per-post basis.
Supports WordPress’ new block editor, image uploads and alt text, “template tags,” and comes with a number of filter hooks for developers.
More details can be found on this plugin’s web page.
Credit
Share icon by Heroicons, licensed under the terms of the MIT License. Elephant illustration sourced from Mastodon’s Press Kit.
Installation
Within WordPress’ admin interface, visit Plugins > Add New and search for “share on mastodon” to locate the plugin. (Alternatively, upload this plugin’s ZIP file via the “Upload Plugin” button.)
After activation, head over to Settings > Share on Mastodon to authorize WordPress to post to your Mastodon account.
More detailed instructions can be found on this plugin’s web page.
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Contributors & Developers
“Share on Mastodon” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
0.19.1
Auto-disable share toggle (“block editor”) for older posts. Fix default “share” value. Provide fallback when mime_content_type() is undefined.
0.19.0
Update share_on_mastodon_enabled filter. Improve compatibility with Syndication Links. Rework Options_Handler.
0.17.4
Also allow pages.
0.17.3
Fix max images option.
0.17.2
Fix permalinks with emoji in them. Somewhat smarter %excerpt% lengths.
0.17.1
Various bug fixes.
0.17.0
Introduce Gutenberg sidebar panel.
0.16.1
Deprecate share_on_mastodon_cutoff filter. Minor improvements.
0.16.0
Improved alt text discovery.
0.15.0
Better custom status messages: template tags, default template. Address odd Gutenberg behavior.
0.14.0
A very first implementation of optional custom status messages.
0.13.1
Improve Syndication Links compatibility.
0.13.0
Prevent accidental sharing of (very) old posts.
0.12.2
Custom field fix.
0.12.1
Filterable media array.
0.12.0
Configurable debug logging.
0.11.0
More flexible/robust instance URL handling. Overhauled plugin options. Syndication Links compatibility.