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philip@philip@gotosocial.wittamore.fr (2026-05-09 06:47:02)
@adele suggested that #gotosocial was a good replacement for the classic blog, as:
1) gotosocial allows #markdown formatting in posts.
2) the maximum post length can be adjusted above the default 5000 using statuses-max-chars in gotosocial's config.yaml
What this actually means for the #fediverse I'm not sure, as it could break things. If anyone has any deeper info on this I'd love to know.
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unattributed 𓂃✍︎@unattributed@gotosocial.social (2026-05-09 14:58:48)
@philip @adele It doesn't break anything.
The protocol that the Fediverse is based on (ActivityPub) doesn't specify post limits. Using a platform like GotoSocial with a 50000-character limit is more than adequate for long-form posting.
The markdown formatting is good, but I use it sparingly as not all the platforms support it completely... But in general, it is widely supported.
If you are thinking about blog replacement, there are other platforms that support ActivityPub. WriteAs / WriteFreely, WordPress, and Ghost, have ActivityPub support.
If you are technically inclined you can look into using a static website generator with ActivityPub.
arce@arce (2026-05-09 22:30:01)
This looks like a fine idea. My hosting provider doesn't offer any fediverse options, much less GTS, so this less-than-normie must think of other options. For a while now I've wanted to restart my full-fledged personal blog, but I already keep up with two websites for other things, and just that tires me out. For now I have my personal domain pointed at a spot. Still thinking ...