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

See Also

• ActivityPub