As a reminder for folks here talking about Trump, Musk, or other MAGA folk: Please don't use cute nicknames ("musky", "space karen", "cheeto", Drumpf, T***p, etc). There aren't algorithms to manipulate, and all the use of nicknames does is bypass individual people's filters who are trying to manage their own experience.

And speaking of, amusingly, my own filters are going to make this post invisible to me.

#feditips

Mastodon is compatible with "rich text" such as underlining, bold, italics, strikethrough, blockquotes, headers etc, and will display these correctly if a post uses them.

BUT... although it displays it, standard Mastodon doesn't let you create posts with rich text.

To create rich text posts you must use a fork of Mastodon such as Glitch, or a totally different Fediverse platform such as Friendica, Sharkey etc.

Lots more info about this topic at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/is-mastodon-compatible-with-rich-text-formatting-such-as-markdown

#FediTips

Is Mastodon compatible with rich text formatting such as Markdown? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

A follow-up post regarding the Mastodon search tips:

If the search options don't work, the reason might be that your Mastodon instance maintainer hasn't implemented Elasticsearch.

Also important: do not use capitals anywhere in the search conditions. E.g.: "From:me" doesn't work.

Further reading:

https://mstdn.social/@DeltaWye/111280982761530295

and

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon/

#mastodon #MastoTips #FediTips #tip #tips #information #knowledge #fediverse

How do I search for stuff on Mastodon? How do I use hashtags? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

If you're looking for interesting groups to join on here, there's a list at:

➡️ https://fedi.directory/tag/fediverse-groups/

If you're wondering what groups are, or how to use them, there's a guide at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/

#FediTips #Groups #Fediverse

Fediverse Discussion Groups | Fedi.Directory

Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse

^{fedi.directory}

You can customise your Mastodon profile page to include text, images, animations and links to websites, other accounts etc. Links can also be verified as belonging to you, which makes them handy in verifying your identity.

More info on doing all of these at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-customise-my-profile-how-do-i-upload-a-profile-banner-how-do-i-verify-my-account/

You can also expand your introductory material by creating a post about yourself using the hashtag #Introduction, and then pinning it to your profile. (More info on pinning: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-posts-on-my-mastodon-profile/)

#FediTips

How do I customise my profile page on Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Do you want your posts to be as easy to discover as possible? You might want to opt into the "full text search" system.

By default, posts on here are only searched by hashtag. However, if you opt into full text search, all the words in your entire posts will become searchable by other people.

Instructions on how to opt in are here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon/

(If you don't want this to happen, don't worry, it's off by default.)

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

How do I opt into full text search on Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips