WordLand on self-hosted sites
Thinking about the best approach to make the WordLand editor available for every self-hosted WordPress site
WordLand on self-hosted sites
Thinking about the best approach to make the WordLand editor available for every self-hosted WordPress site
WordLand on self-hosted sites
Thinking about the best approach to make the WordLand editor available for every self-hosted WordPress site
Our 2025 Roadmap: Building the Future of WordPress Federation
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 […]
What we shipped so far in 2025
Alongside our upcoming plans, we’ve already shipped several important features in recent releases. Here are some highlights of what’s now available in the ActivityPub plugin.
Onboarding
We’ve added an onboarding flow after plugin activation to help guide new users through key decisions — such as selecting the Actor Mode.
It’s also a great opportunity to explain Fediverse concepts for users who are new to them.
More details:
👉 5.9.0 — Easier onboarding for your Fediverse […]
7.3.0 – Ctrl+Fed+Delete
Say hello to smoother moderation and a proper goodbye to old accounts. ActivityPub for WordPress 7.3.0 lets you block, filter, and even fully delete your presence from the Fediverse—site-wide or user-by-user. Whether you’re cleaning house or just want more control, this update makes managing your Fediverse footprint easier than ever.
7.6.0 — Command, Sync & Go
This release puts speed and control right at your fingertips. Whether you’re jumping between settings, syncing followers, or handling quotes in real time, version 7.6.0 makes managing your Fediverse presence faster and more intuitive than ever.
7.7.0 — Extra Quotable
Right on the heels of WordPress 6.9 we released a new version of the ActivityPub plugin today, making quote comments visible in the Reactions block and bringing you new ways of customizing your author pages.
7.8.0 – Happy Holidays
As the year wraps up, ActivityPub 7.8.0 lands with stronger moderation tools, more flexible reactions, and a small surprise. Subscribe to shared blocklists with automatic updates and bulk-import domain blocks. Reactions now support a clean, avatar-free summary view. Plus, curious users can preview the new experimental Social Web Reader inside WordPress admin.
WordPress Federation: Recap of 2025
With 2025 behind us, this post looks back at the roadmap we set out last year, what we worked on, and what shipped along the way. It reviews progress across core areas like moderation, following, and the experimental Reader, and highlights additional work that emerged throughout the year as we look ahead to 2026.
Our 2025 Roadmap: Building the Future of WordPress Federation
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 […]
What we shipped so far in 2025
Alongside our upcoming plans, we’ve already shipped several important features in recent releases. Here are some highlights of what’s now available in the ActivityPub plugin.
Onboarding
We’ve added an onboarding flow after plugin activation to help guide new users through key decisions — such as selecting the Actor Mode.
It’s also a great opportunity to explain Fediverse concepts for users who are new to them.
More details:
👉 5.9.0 — Easier onboarding for your Fediverse […]
7.3.0 – Ctrl+Fed+Delete
Say hello to smoother moderation and a proper goodbye to old accounts. ActivityPub for WordPress 7.3.0 lets you block, filter, and even fully delete your presence from the Fediverse—site-wide or user-by-user. Whether you’re cleaning house or just want more control, this update makes managing your Fediverse footprint easier than ever.
7.6.0 — Command, Sync & Go
This release puts speed and control right at your fingertips. Whether you’re jumping between settings, syncing followers, or handling quotes in real time, version 7.6.0 makes managing your Fediverse presence faster and more intuitive than ever.
7.7.0 — Extra Quotable
Right on the heels of WordPress 6.9 we released a new version of the ActivityPub plugin today, making quote comments visible in the Reactions block and bringing you new ways of customizing your author pages.
7.8.0 – Happy Holidays
As the year wraps up, ActivityPub 7.8.0 lands with stronger moderation tools, more flexible reactions, and a small surprise. Subscribe to shared blocklists with automatic updates and bulk-import domain blocks. Reactions now support a clean, avatar-free summary view. Plus, curious users can preview the new experimental Social Web Reader inside WordPress admin.
WordPress Federation: Recap of 2025
With 2025 behind us, this post looks back at the roadmap we set out last year, what we worked on, and what shipped along the way. It reviews progress across core areas like moderation, following, and the experimental Reader, and highlights additional work that emerged throughout the year as we look ahead to 2026.
Search Engine Journal: 19 WordPress Alternatives: From Simple Builders To Enterprise CMS. “This guide provides an overview of leading WordPress alternatives across key website categories. We explore user-friendly website builders that offer drag-and-drop simplicity. We look at flexible open-source options for developers and tech-savvy users. We also cover blogging-focused options, ecommerce […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/11/19-wordpress-alternatives-from-simple-builders-to-enterprise-cms-search-engine-journal/Ich bin Jahrgang 1980. Meine ersten Schritte in der digitalen Welt machte ich auf einem 386er mit 4 MB RAM und einer 80-MB-Festplatte. Megabyte.
Heute (2026) habe ich meine #WordPress-Website aktualisiert. Mit einem iPhone. Also mit dem Finger. PHP hochgezogen auf Version 8.4.15, Copyright-Jahreszahl im Footer angepasst. Kein Piepen, kein Jumper umstecken, kein leises Gebet an die Götter der AUTOEXEC.BAT. Einfach streichen & tippen, speichern. Fertig.
Früher bedeutete ein Versionssprung neue Disketten, neue Probleme. Heute bedeutet er: Aufwachen, Erinnerung lesen und „Ach ja, das sollte man mal machen.“ Und während früher ein Rechner den Schreibtisch füllte, reicht heute ein kleines Glasdisplay (im Bett), das kleiner ist als mein damaliges Handbuch zu MS-DOS.
Fortschritt fühlt sich manchmal an wie Magie. Und manchmal einfach nur wie ein leicht surrealer Moment, in dem man merkt: Man ist älter geworden – aber die Technologie ist schneller besser geworden.
The Details of Our Escape Solarpunk FediRP
Still settling into my new instance, but I think I've got the perms and formatting working now. I'm running a play by post rp on Fedi, this long form post has the details (no pun intended).
The Details of Our Escape Solarpunk FediRP
Still settling into my new instance, but I think I've got the perms and formatting working now. I'm running a play by post rp on Fedi, this long form post has the details (no pun intended).
If anyone's unhappy with @WordPress's wholehearted embrace of "ai", there are a couple other options for building websites I'd like to suggest:
Join Us for Office Hours: Dec 1-5
We're excited to announce that the ActivityPub for WordPress team will be hosting open office hours during the first week of December! Whether you're just getting started with ActivityPub, running into setup issues, or want to chat about where the plugin is heading, we'd love to see you there.
What Are Office Hours?
Think of office hours as an open door to hang out with @pfefferle and @obenland. Drop in anytime during the scheduled sessions to get hands-on help with plugin installation and […]
7.8.0 – Happy Holidays
As the year wraps up, ActivityPub 7.8.0 lands with stronger moderation tools, more flexible reactions, and a small surprise. Subscribe to shared blocklists with automatic updates and bulk-import domain blocks. Reactions now support a clean, avatar-free summary view. Plus, curious users can preview the new experimental Social Web Reader inside WordPress admin.
I thinking of uninstalling the excellent #Wordpress #ActivityPub Plugin and defederating my sites from the #Fediverse. For technical reasons only. CPU goes through the roof when new posts are boosted for the first time, causing 508 errors.
Does anyone else suffer from this problem and have any suggestions to lighten the load?
Maybe I’m overreacting and should just live with the minute or two of daily downtime?
I have Litespeed cache installed.
Affected sites: @dinotoyblog @blog@animaltoyforum.com @blog@monstertoyblog.com