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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 1d ago

You do not have to use Mastodon through its official mobile app!

There are many other ways of using your Mastodon account, and most people who try the alternatives tend to prefer them.

The most popular alternatives are third party apps and your server's own website. These tend to have more features and faster updates. You can find out more at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app

However you access Mastodon, it's still your same account and same server 🙂

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 2d ago

Is your timeline a bit empty? Do you want it to be filled with interesting posts and nice accounts?

Here's a simple non-technical guide to all the different ways you can discover accounts to follow on Mastodon and the wider Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends

There's no algorithm on here so discovering people and posts may take a bit more effort, but it also tends to produce higher quality more humane results.

If I've missed a method let me know 🙂

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 3d ago

- If you can't remember your password on Mastodon:

Go to your server's website and click the "forgot your password" link on the sign-up page. This will email you a password reset link.

- If you can't remember which email address you used when signing up on Mastodon:

Go to your email app and search for "Mastodon". Look for the confirmation email you received from the Mastodon server when you signed up, the address you used will be in the header of the confirmation email.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 5d ago

If you've ever wondered what means, it's the logo of the Fediverse!

There is no central authority to decide an official logo, but is by far the most commonly used logo and most widely accepted.

The designer of the logo uploaded high quality versions of it to Wikimedia Commons:

➡️ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg (colour)

➡️ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal_(mono_version).svg (monochrome)

Fediverse projects often use this as the basis for their own logos by tweaking it a bit.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 6d ago

Mastodon now has a quoting feature, you can find out how to use it in the guide at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-cant-i-quote-other-posts-in-mastodon

The guide also answers lots of questions about quoting in Mastodon.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Mar 09, 2026

You can attach images, video files or audio files to Mastodon posts:

🖼️ Images can be PNG, JPG, HEIF, WEBP, AVIF or GIF (including animated GIFs)

📺 Video clips can be MP4, M4V, MOV or WebM files

🔈 Audio clips can be MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, OPUS, AAC or 3GP files

The maximum file size for each image is usually 16 MB, for video or audio it's usually 99 MB. There is no restriction on running time, just file size.

More info on attachments at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-post-images-videos-or-audio-in-mastodon-what-can-i-attach-to-a-post-how-do-i-post-gifs

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Mar 06, 2026

Mastodon includes an optional feature which lets you automatically delete your posts after a certain amount of time. There's a guide to using this feature including lots of questions answered at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/deleting-posts-automatically-in-mastodon-after-a-certain-time-period It's off by default, it only deletes stuff if you switch it on. You can also set it to keep certain posts, more info in the guide. I've tried to answer questions about this feature in the guide, but let me know if I've missed anything. #FediTips #Mastodon

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Mar 05, 2026

If you want to, Mastodon lets you block DMs from people you don't follow:

1. Log in on your Mastodon server's website
2. Click "🔔 Notifications" (on mobile it's just a 🔔 icon at the bottom of the screen)
3. Click "show settings" double arrow icon in top right corner
4. Set "Unsolicited private mentions" to "Ignore"

Bear in mind that no one will know you've done this, so some people mention they've done this on their profile to avoid any confusion (but this is optional).

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Mar 02, 2026

⚠️ Scam warning: there are accounts posing as Mastodon admins claiming to offer "rewards" or "payments" or "partnerships".

These are scams. There are no reward or payment schemes on Mastodon. No genuine admin would ever send this kind of post or reply.

If you see scam posts like the ones in the screenshot below, report them by clicking ⋯ on the scam posts and then selecting "report".

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Mar 01, 2026

Do you want to see more posts on specific topics in your timeline? If so, you might want to follow hashtags!

When you follow hashtags, posts with those tags will start showing up in your home timeline even if you're not following the person who made it. It's a really useful way to discover interesting posts and accounts.

Here's an easy-to-understand guide on how to follow hashtags, as well as answers to lots of common questions about hashtag following:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

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CM Harrington @octothorpe@mastodon.online

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 28, 2026

Retro computing fans, there are Mastodon apps for many classic systems:

Apple II https://www.colino.net/wordpress/mastodon-for-apple-ii

Apple Macintosh (pre-OS X) https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon

Commodore 64 https://github.com/Havoc6502/MOStodon

Commodore Amiga https://github.com/BlitterStudio/amidon

MS-DOS https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon

MVS https://github.com/mainframed/BREXXTODON

Palm OS https://github.com/knickish/heffalump

Windows 95 https://github.com/meyskens/mastodon-for-workgroups https://github.com/sdomi/awsom #RetroComputing

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 27, 2026

Have you made a post or thread that you want people to see when they look at your profile?

If so, you might want to pin it. This makes the post or thread appear at the top of your profile, above your latest posts.

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Go to the post/thread you want to pin and click ⋯
3. Select "Pin on profile"

Lots more info and questions answered about pinning at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-posts-on-my-mastodon-profile

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 25, 2026

You don't need to browse my timeline to look for past tips, they are all listed on my website at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips The "Quick Start" section at the top of the front page of the website is especially suitable for new people. It has the guides to all the basics. If you scroll down past the quick start, you'll see the full contents of the site divided up into themed sections. #FediTips

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 24, 2026

Do you want to hide posts that link to certain websites? You can do this with Mastodon Filters:

1. Create a new filter
2. Add domain names of the sites that you don't want to see links to (e.g. example.com), use new keyword for each domain
3. UN-tick box marked "whole word" for each keyword
4. Save filter

If you're not familiar with Mastodon Filters, there are easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for creating filters in the guide at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 21, 2026

If you're using Mastodon's web interface on a computer, you might like to know there are built-in keyboard shortcuts for almost all its functions. There's a list of all the shortcuts here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/using-mastodon-through-a-keyboard

You just press the shortcut key when you're NOT typing a post, and it will do whatever it's assigned to.

You can also see the shortcut list built into Mastodon by typing Shift+? (or whatever your local keyboard layout uses to get the question mark to appear).

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 19, 2026

If your main timeline on Mastodon is getting too full and too busy to keep up with, you might want to consider using the "Lists" feature. This lets you move accounts you follow over to separate mini-timelines and off your main timeline.

There's a guide to using Lists and lots of questions answered at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon

People often use Lists to create themed mini-timelines, for example you might follow sport-related accounts on a sports list.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 18, 2026

If you've participated or been tagged in a discussion thread but you don't want to take part or receive notifications about it any more, you can remove yourself from the discussion by using the "mute conversation" feature:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/muting-conversation-threads-in-mastodon

After you've done this, you won't get any more notifications about the thread.

Note that you need to go to your *notifications* to find the option to mute the conversation. This option may not be available in the thread itself.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 17, 2026

Just a little warning about editing polls on Mastodon: if you edit any of the options that people can vote for, it resets all the votes back to zero.

So, if you're posting a poll, make sure the options are correct at the start and don't edit them later (unless you're okay with resetting the votes).

This reset is apparently to prevent people being fooled into voting for something they don't want.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 16, 2026

Here is a guide to how to make your posts accessible to blind, deaf and deafblind people:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-make-posts-more-accessible-to-blind-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

The guide also includes step-by-step instructions on how to add text descriptions to your image, video or audio attachments.

This guide was written in collaboration with the author and accessibility advocate @WeirdWriter@caneandable.social . I'd highly recommend you support him at https://sightlessscribbles.com/support and check out his writing at https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 15, 2026

If you're using a keyboard and accessing Mastodon through your server's website, you can type emoji without having to use the picker.

Just type a colon : and without any spaces start typing a keyword. It will then present you with five emoji that match the keyword, and you can choose the one you want with the arrow keys.

For example if you type :sun you will see five different emoji for "sun".

If the one you want isn't suggested, click on the 🙂 picker icon instead.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 14, 2026

RE: @julian@fietkau.social

Hello developer people!

@julian@fietkau.social is working on getting reply controls to more platforms on the Fediverse. Reply controls could be important for safety and encouraging a more diverse range of people to join the Fediverse.

Julian is looking for collaborators to help and especially people comfortable with specs similar to https://fediverse.codeberg.page/fep/fep/044f/

You can reply to him in the quoted post below.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 13, 2026

In case you missed it, you don't need to use link shorteners on Mastodon.

All links in Mastodon posts count as 23 characters towards your post size limit, no matter how long or short they really are.

I've tried to answer all the common questions about this in a guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-shorteners-on-mastodon

If I've missed something please feel free to ask in replies 🙂

#FediTips #Mastodon

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 11, 2026

It is depressing if someone experiences hate on here, especially if it puts them off using this place. I follow people that regularly raise these issues, to hear how bad it is and what the causes are. Five things seem to come up most often: - Lack of representation in software design - Users not being able to control who can reply to their posts - Moderation being reactive rather than proactive - Allowlists vs blocklists - Cultural problems Let's look closer... 🧵 Thread - Part 1 of 7

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 10, 2026

If you're searching Mastodon, there are special phrases called "operators" that you can include to narrow down your search. For example, if you just want to search your own posts you can include the operator from:me alongside your keywords.

There's a complete guide to searching Mastodon including a list of all the operators at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon

You can combine several operators in one search to narrow it even further, or include a minus sign - to exclude stuff.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 09, 2026

Substack hosts swastika-laden Nazi accounts promoting white supremacism (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters). If you're currently using Substack, you might want to switch to a more ethical alternative like Ghost.

Ghost is a Fediverse-compatible blog and newsletter platform, it runs on free open software and you can host it yourself or use a paid hosting service. More info:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/ghost-blogs-and-newsletters-on-the-fediverse

The journalist @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io wrote on moving from Substack to Ghost:

➡️ https://www.citationneeded.news/substack-to-self-hosted-ghost

#Substack

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 08, 2026

If you want your Mastodon account to be private, you need to do two things:

1. Set your default posting visibility to "followers-only", more info on this at https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon

2. Switch on requiring approval for followers, so that no one can follow you without permission. More about this at https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon

This doesn't apply retrospectively, any public posts you've already made will remain public. This just sets the default visibility for new posts.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 07, 2026

I'm an unpaid volunteer running 5 websites and 5 accounts helping people use Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I pay their bills every month.

If you want to help these sites & accounts keep going, you can buy me a coffee:

➡️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing

(No registration, choose any amount, all currencies work, one-off or monthly donations)

Alternatively become a patron:

➡️ https://liberapay.com/FediThing

All support greatly appreciated! 🙂

❤️ @FediTips@social.growyourown.services, @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services, @FediVideo@social.growyourown.services, @FediGarden@social.growyourown.services & @homegrown@social.growyourown.services

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 04, 2026

By request, here are guides on how to use the Fediverse's video platform #PeerTube

➡️ Watching, following & discovering PeerTube:
https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-use-peertube-how-do-i-follow-peertube-accounts-from-mastodon

➡️ Uploading to PeerTube:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-publish-videos-and-audio-on-peertube

➡️ Making your PeerTube channels more visible & discoverable:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-promote-your-peertube-videos-account-and-channels

➡️ Searching PeerTube:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-search-peertube

➡️ Giving early or exclusive access to your videos:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-give-people-early-access-or-exclusive-access-to-your-peertube-videos

➡️ Subscribing to PeerTube channels from podcasting apps:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-subscribe-to-peertube-channels-through-podcasting-apps/

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 01, 2026

Is your Mastodon timeline too empty or too full? Are you seeing stuff you don't want to, and missing stuff you do want to see? Is your timeline overwhelmed by someone who shares too many posts?

These and lots more timeline problems are solved in the "How to customise your Mastodon timeline" guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/does-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-use-algorithms-does-it-start-pushing-stuff-at-me-based-on-my-interactions

#FediTips #Mastodon

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Jan 30, 2026

There's now a Fediverse alternative to TikTok called Loops. It's currently in beta testing so it is rough round the edges, but you can sign up and try it for yourself. More info at:

➡️ https://joinloops.org

You can follow its official account at:

➡️ @loops

There's an iPhone app just released at:

➡️ https://apps.apple.com/app/loops-by-pixelfed/id6499375182

Loops now federates with the Fediverse, there are several Loops servers and Loops accounts can be followed from Mastodon etc (e.g. @dansup@loops.video).

#FediTips #Tiktok #TiktokUS

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Jan 28, 2026

Most hashtags are pretty obvious, you just put # in front of a topic. For example if a post is about coffee it might have the tag #Coffee However, many popular hashtags have difficult-to-guess names, so I've started a list to help people discover them: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse Copy-paste a hashtag into the search box in Mastodon if you want to browse or follow it. If you have suggestions for non-obvious hashtags that should be added to the list, let me know in the replies 🙂 #FediTips

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Jan 21, 2026

⚠️ SCAM ALERT

Some scammers are pretending to be Mastodon admins and asking people to "verify" their accounts by clicking on a link, which then asks for their card details or other sensitive info.

DO NOT CLICK THE SCAM LINK!

GENUINE MASTODON ADMINS WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO VERIFY!

There is a real verification system on Mastodon, but it's entirely optional and does not involve credit cards. Genuine verification is voluntary and based on website ownership.

(via @docpop@mastodon.social)

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Jan 17, 2026

Had several questions about how the main "Home" feed works on Mastodon. Here's what it shows:

1. All posts from all accounts you follow in chronological order, newest at top
2. All posts shared by accounts or groups you follow
3. Posts that use hashtags you follow in chronological order, newest at top

...and that's it, there's nothing else on your Home feed. It doesn't push anything else at you, it doesn't hide anything from you unless you ask it to. No algorithms, no ads.

#FediTips #Mastodon

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Jan 03, 2026

Do you want to make your own Mastodon server? It's much easier and cheaper than you think, there are three ways to do it:

NON-TECHY - A "managed hosting" company does all the techy stuff for you behind the scenes. Starts from 5 to 10 euros per month all inclusive.

SLIGHTLY TECHY - Services like @yunohost@toot.aquilenet.fr provide a graphical interface for VPSs & home servers.

VERY TECHY - Manually installing using the official documentation and command lines.

More info on all these:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-create-my-own-server-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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Fedi.Tips

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Jan 02, 2026

If you see something you like on here, don't be scared to give it a favourite ⭐ !

If you really like something, you might want to also boost it 🔁 (which shares it with your followers).

There is no algorithm on here, so you can like and share whatever you want without any additional side effects.

Your timeline on here is entirely in your direct control, it isn't going to push stuff at you or hide stuff just because you liked or shared something.

#FediTips

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Dec 22, 2025

If you're lonely or isolated or finding the Christmas period difficult for any reason, you might want to follow the hashtag #JoinIn

This tag is intended for people to start friendly chats about everyday stuff they're doing like making food, going for walks, listening to music etc.

It's fine to reply to posts with the JoinIn tag as the person who made the post is actively seeking conversation 🙂

#FediTips #Christmas #Xmas

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Sep 01, 2025

⚠️ More scam posts are spreading lies! (see attached screenshot below)

To set the record straight:
- You do not need to verify on Mastodon
- No legitimate Mastodon admin will ever demand you verify
- No legitimate Mastodon admin will ever ask for your bank card details
- There are no monetisation features on Mastodon
- There are no extra features for verified accounts on Mastodon

If you see a scam post, click ⋯ on the scam post, then "Report", and select the option to forward the report too.

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Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · May 31, 2025

You don't need to use weird spellings or algospeak for any topics on the Fediverse ("unalived", "seggs" etc). There is no automated moderation or algorithm on here, moderation happens entirely through human beings and posts are shown in chronological order.

In fact it's better that you use the correct spellings for difficult topics so that people with genuine traumas related to them can filter them more easily.

#FediTips

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https:// fedi.tips . If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https:// ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https:// liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @ FediThing , banner artwork is by @ posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Jun 15, 2024

The official Mastodon apps still do not indicate if an account has transferred to a new server. (The website, web app and third party apps do indicate this correctly.)

This means people using Mastodon through the official apps may attempt to follow the old accounts and just get an error message, without knowing why.

If you're comfortable using Github, you can vote for this to be fixed by giving thumbs up at these issues:

Android App
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/issues/415

iOS App
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-ios/issues/517

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