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I'm in Brussels for #FOSDEM this weekend! If you're around, let's meet up!
@santi thanks for opening a ticket!
Just updated the #FediDeck features document to a #WriteFreely instance: https://gmwd.us/fedideck-features
This will make updates easier to post and I don't need to rely on big tech for the documentation.
@itwasntme223 Nicely done! Thanks for sharing this!
I was messing around with #writefreely and figured out how to add nsfw blur to images with css and javascript. Of course, I had to hack it into the templates. Here's how I did it! #infosec #selfhost #blog #coding
https://blog.epic-worlds.com/itwasntme223/adding-a-nsfw-filter-to-images-on-writefreely
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Actually, think I found it 😅
Can anyone with Docker experience help us figure out what's causing our builds to fail? It was working a few months ago, and without any config changes it's now consistently failing.
EDIT: actually, all good! Found the issue, easy fix. (Thanks for boosting!)
Latest: https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/actions/runs/19713736144
@madcodger I believe there are people doing this already! But we haven't had volunteers able to review and update our documentation to explain how best to do this.
We could always use help with this, if interested! Our priorities are just elsewhere, since we don't run in production with Docker.
Back on WriteFreely development to prepare for our v0.17 release, planned for November.
Some small fixes opened / merged today:
* ActivityPub title fixes (https://writefreely.org/pull/1491)
* Fix upgrade issues with instances using Unix sockets (https://writefreely.org/pull/1503)
* Fix Customize page header nav on single-user instances (https://writefreely.org/pull/1505)
@deivudesu what part of a fediverse integration is missing for you? Comments? A feed?
Hoping to get PostgreSQL support in #WriteFreely soon, and we could use your help reviewing and finishing up this pull request! Thanks to all that have helped with this so far.
@RezaHoss Yeah, it does seem to go down pretty regularly, and not really be monitored. Might be worth moving to another more reliable instance when you can
Realized that the way we do notes on #WriteFreely doesn't work with #Mastodon, if you include a title. They don't show up!
So I'll see how it looks if we include it in the body of the Note.
@davepolaschek Yeah, sorry I lost track of this because it turns out the fix you gave me feedback on ended up breaking in other browsers. So might see if I can still use that.
Sorry again for the delay on a fix
If anyone is able to test and help fix this on iOS, there's an issue with menu items not showing up on Safari: https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/issues/1274
Input and pull requests are more than welcome!
We've just released #WriteFreely v0.16, with a ton of improvements for the #fediverse, including support for Likes, the fediverse:creator tag, and a better look for your articles on microblogging platforms!
Read about all about it and grab the latest version on our @writefreely@blog.writefreely.org blog.
