#reader
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We’re excited to share this roadmap — there’s a lot happening with the ActivityPub plugin, and we can’t wait to show you what’s coming next.
We often refer to this roadmap in GitHub issues and discussions, but until now, we haven’t published a full roadmap post — nor a formal changelog. This post is a first step toward keeping the community more informed about what’s planned and what’s coming up next.
Our goal for this year is to finalize the full ActivityPub experience — so that WordPress can be used as a first-class citizen of the Fediverse. This means enabling not only publishing to the network, but also following, reading, interacting, and moderating — all in a seamless way that feels natural for WordPress users.
This roadmap is not set in stone — priorities may shift based on community feedback, WordPress updates, or changes in the wider Fediverse. But it should give you a good sense of where we’re going.
Followers/Following
This is what we’re currently working on. You can follow the progress on GitHub.
Right now, the plugin supports only Followers. It doesn’t yet offer a way for your site to follow others in the Fediverse. But with new initiatives like the “Reader Experience,” this will need to change.
To support true two-way relationships — both Followers and Following — we need a database model that can clearly represent both types of connections. The current system, which relies on GUIDs to track remote actors, wasn’t designed for this. At the moment, it can store a remote actor as a follower of your site, but it doesn’t easily support the ability for your site to follow them back.
Implementing Following cleanly will require rethinking how this data is stored and connected.
Actors
This ties into a broader challenge with how the plugin currently models actors — both local users on your site and remote users from other Fediverse servers.
Today, the plugin uses virtual users to represent these actors. This was a practical choice early on to get federation working without rewriting how WordPress manages users.
But as the plugin grows — especially with features like Following and the Reader Experience — this approach is creating friction. Virtual users don’t behave exactly like regular WordPress users, so each time we add new features, we end up writing special workarounds.
Over time, this adds complexity and makes the system harder to maintain. Moving toward a more unified model for actors — one that integrates more naturally with WordPress’s existing structures — will keep the plugin flexible and reliable.
Moderation
Currently, the plugin relies on WordPress’s built-in “Disallowed Comment Keys” system to filter unwanted content at the inbox endpoint — before any ActivityPub request is processed. This mechanism allows you to block activities based on keywords or domains, using the same rules you’d apply to comments.
However, this approach is fairly blunt: it’s a simple keyword filter, not a nuanced moderation tool. This limitation will become more important as the plugin expands — for example, when adding support for image-based comments or richer media interactions.
Building a dedicated filtering mechanism is an important step toward giving site owners fine-grained moderation tools that are tailored to the unique challenges of federated content.
More details:
Reader
A full Reader experience is one of our long-term goals — it’s the final big feature needed to give WordPress sites a complete ActivityPub/Fediverse experience.
Today, the plugin lets others follow your site, but there’s no built-in way for you to subscribe to and read content from others — in other words, there’s no “timeline” yet inside WordPress.
We plan to start with a simple, flexible approach: focusing first on storing remote posts in a way that’s compatible with tools like the WordPress.com Reader or third-party plugins like Friends or the Event Bridge for ActivityPub.
Once this foundation is in place, we’ll iterate on direct support — making it possible for site owners and users to follow and read Fediverse posts right inside WordPress.
Direct Messages
As part of this evolution toward a full Reader experience, we’re also exploring support for Direct Messages.
This is a frequently requested feature and an important part of richer Fediverse interactions. We plan to start with an initial implementation that enables private messaging — and then build on it as we learn from real-world use.
Fully delete profiles
One key principle of the GDPR is the “right to be forgotten.”
Currently, the plugin supports remote deletions, but does not trigger Delete Activities for local user actions.
The challenge is that WordPress operates differently from most federated social networks. Users might expect Delete Activities for certain actions that could have major consequences — for example, deactivating the plugin.
But deactivating a plugin is also a common troubleshooting step in WordPress.
To address this, we first need to define different use cases and guide users on how to trigger Delete Activities appropriately.
More details:
GitHub — User Delete Milestone
Client-to-Server API (exploration)
In addition to the way servers communicate with each other across the Fediverse, ActivityPub also defines a “Client-to-Server” API.
This API is mainly designed to allow apps and clients (such as mobile apps) to publish content to a Fediverse server.
In the future, this could open up interesting possibilities for WordPress — for example, allowing WordPress to act as a bridge or proxy, making it easier to bring in and federate content from other tools or platforms.
At this stage, we’re exploring and evaluating this based on community interest and potential use cases.
Staying Informed
We’ll continue to keep you informed about the progress of this roadmap.
For each new release, we’ll publish posts highlighting the latest features and improvements. For larger projects — like the Reader experience or expanded moderation tools — we’ll also share regular updates so you can follow along as the work evolves.
As always, we welcome your feedback and ideas — they help shape the future of the ActivityPub plugin and the growing WordPress Fediverse community! 
アルディ @aldi80s@mastodon.socialI'm loving the book "Rhymes & Legends" by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Spain, 1836-1870).
I'm not really into poetry, but I learn a lot about it from his works.
I'm sure I'll devour all 400 pages in a few days!
#Books #BooksReading #Reader #1800s #Spain #Poems #Romanticism
I'm loving the book "Rhymes & Legends" by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Spain, 1836-1870).
I'm not really into poetry, but I learn a lot about it from his works.
I'm sure I'll devour all 400 pages in a few days!
#Books #BooksReading #Reader #1800s #Spain #Poems #Romanticism
You are disconnected from Mother Earth. Return to her Today.
#Solarpunk, #eco-friendly, #sustainableliving,
#fyp, #viral, #Books4life, #Reader-club, #Meme, #capcut, #books
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@noellemitchell@mstdn.socialNew #Introduction post!
Hello I'm Noelle! I'm a blogger and reader who also plays musical instruments (guitar, keyboard) and takes photos. I believe that Meta and Google are not only killing the planet through their data centers but also democracy through the division their products have created. They are also taking over our lives by how much time we spend a day with their products (email, social media, YouTube).
#Mastodon #fediverse #Google #Meta #blogger #reader #books #photographer
https://www.europesays.com/2117408/ Bridgestone is NZ’s most trusted tyre brand for the 9th year running #BestTyresToBuyInNz? #BridgestoneMostTrustedTyreBrand #IsBridgestoneAnyGood? #NewZealand #News #Reader'sDigestMostTrustedBrands #WhatIsNz'sMostTrustedTyreBrand?
Stripped it down, gave it a thorough clean. Battery is good and not pillowed, everything works, you can hook it up to USB in storage mode and load ePub books on. Only some irrelevant scratches on the rear of the case.
There was a whole bunch of "sexy horror" books on it, which I deleted because I don't ever read that. Now it has the Douglas Adams collection instead.
I like this thing. Really good find! Now that I know he doesn't sell broken crap, I want to go back again and look through this guys other e-waste 
Car boot sale loot: A knockoff Rubik's cube, a mallet head slightly lighter than Mjölnir, some stainless steel forceps that are less junk than my AliExpress ones (which @vaviurka now uses for assembling teddy bear joints) and this thing:
A Samsung E65 e-book reader. Touchscreen with included pen, keyboard, replaceable battery, 2 GB flash + microSD slot. A few scratches on the back.
I mostly bought it because it was €5 and seems fully functional. I can probably find a use for it
My current one is still a Kindle Keyboard (with added reading light).
@vaviurka got a train puzzle for her grandma and a tiny bedsheet.
In 2023, Pocket named me 《Top 1% Pocket Reader》with 946k words read on the app. Today Mozilla is shutting it down. This totally blows! 
Looking for alternatives...
#Pocket #Reader #Mozilla #OpenSource #Alternative #App #Friday #Tech
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/mozilla-is-shutting-down-read-it-later-app-pocket/
@73CC@social.tchncs.deI switched from #Feeder to #ReadYou as my favorite #RSS #app. The user interface in "Read You" is much cleaner and more visually appealing. It feels more modern and intuitive, which makes browsing through articles more enjoyable. I also find the readability to be significantly better, the fonts, spacing, and layout make it easier on the eyes. Overall, it just offers a more pleasant and efficient reading experience.
You can find it on #Fdroid
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.ash.reader/
#opensource #gpl #reader #rssreader #androidapp #androidapps #newsreader #news
A modern and elegant RSS reader with Material You design
f-droid.org
Микропост про мангачтение с OSS
Не так давно меня познакомили с мангой(привет, @MaksTykor ), и первым делом как любитель опенсурса я конечноже полез думать про приложение для мангалиба. У него есть своё приложение, не спорю. Но скачивать ещё одно проприетарное приложение желания не было от слова совсем - и так много говна скопилось.
После долгих попыток гуглежа, проб и ошибок остановится на Kotatsu - воистину мегаридер(1000 с лихом источников) и куча доп фич, из которых я пользовался только загрузчиком offline копии, чтобы читать в дороге. Синхронизации, как в офф клиенте, нету, кнч. Но мне она так и не пригодилась.
А вот то, что оно практически не жрёт батарею, не отвлекает, минималестичный интерфейс при чтении и красивый при не чтении имеет - вообще пьеса.
Вывод: Если бы мангалиб предоставлял норм апи для синхронизации - рекомендовал бы всем без разбору, а так 9/10
PS: доступно в fdroid, оттуда и скачивал :ablobcat_yummy:
#манга #reader #oss #android
When the land is dark, a new light is beaming.
YOU are that light. YOU can change the future.
#Solarpunk, #eco-friendly, #sustainableliving, #GenX, #GenY, #GenZ
#GenAlpha, #GenBeta
#fyp, #viral, #Books4life, #Reader-club, #Meme, #capcut, #books,
When the land is dark, a new light is beaming.
YOU are that light. YOU can change the future.
#Solarpunk, #eco-friendly, #sustainableliving, #GenX, #GenY, #GenZ
#GenAlpha, #GenBeta
#fyp, #viral, #Books4life, #Reader-club, #Meme, #capcut, #books,
Leihlaptops von @Labdoo_D für #Schüler, #Schülerinnen und #Auszubildende gegen eine geringe, einmalige Leihgebühr.
Bundesweit in #Deutschland, für die digitale Teilhabe Benachteiligter.
Für Studierende auch, nur ist aktuell unser Kontingent für diese Zielgruppe aufgebraucht.
Daher spendet Labdoo bitte von Privat oder Unternehmen eure ausgemusterten #Laptops, #Tablets und #Reader. Vielen Dank.
Download Poster (PDF) http://ftp.labdoo.org/download/documents/german/Poster%20Flyer/labdoo-leihlaptop.pdf
#labdoo #poster #leihen #teilhabe #digital
@kkarhan@infosec.space@Eka_FOOF_A +9001%
It's value-removing and a waste of time and all they do with it is gonna stalk people harder and #microtarget me as a #reader instead if respecting my #privacy (which is why I use @torproject / #TorBrowser!)…
I cound see them demand an account and login for #comments as to curb down on #spam and enforce #bans from the comment section, but otherwise it's just ableist shite.
Feels like #Juicero...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCRx78Zhj7s&t=93s
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original…
www.youtube.comhttps://www.europesays.com/uk/51483/ Ghost Of Yōtei this week is where PlayStation officially gave up – Reader’s Feature #Entertainment #Gaming #PlayStation5 #Reader'sFeature #Sony #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom
