Share on Mastodon

Description

Automatically share WordPress posts on Mastodon.

You choose which post types are shared, though sharing can still be disabled on a per-post basis.

Supports image uploads, WordPress’s new block editor, and comes with a number of filter hooks for developers.

More details can be found on this plugin’s web page.

Credit

Share icon by Heroicons, licensed under the terms of the MIT License. Elephant illustration sourced from Mastodon’s Press Kit.

Installation

Within WP Admin, visit Plugins > Add New and search for “share on mastodon” to locate the plugin. (Alternatively, upload this plugin’s ZIP file via the “Upload Plugin” button.)

After activation, head over to Settings > Share on Mastodon to authorize WordPress to post to your Mastodon account.

More detailed instructions can be found on this plugin’s web page.

Reviews

October 1, 2023
Does exactly what it should, and does it well. This is the plugin you are looking for if you are reading this review!
June 6, 2023
The plugin does exactly what I wanted. The preview/editing widget in the admin panel is great.
May 4, 2023
This plugin does exactly what it says it will. No complaints on it at all and the developer seems to be on top of fixing, and adding features. Keep up the good work!
April 29, 2023
This plugin has always worked amazing for me and also supports hooks that allow for additional customization. I would highly recommend it as my first choice for anyone looking for this functionality.
February 26, 2023 4 replies
The installation is very simple and the developer gives great support. It works fantastic.
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Contributors & Developers

“Share on Mastodon” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

0.17.4

Also allow pages.

0.17.3

Fix max images option.

0.17.2

Fix permalinks with emoji in them. Somewhat smarter %excerpt% lengths.

0.17.1

Various bug fixes.

0.17.0

Introduce Gutenberg sidebar panel.

0.16.1

Deprecate share_on_mastodon_cutoff filter. Minor improvements.

0.16.0

Improved alt text discovery.

0.15.0

Better custom status messages: template tags, default template. Address odd Gutenberg behavior.

0.14.0

A very first implementation of optional custom status messages.

0.13.1

Improve Syndication Links compatibility.

0.13.0

Prevent accidental sharing of (very) old posts.

0.12.2

Custom field fix.

0.12.1

Filterable media array.

0.12.0

Configurable debug logging.

0.11.0

More flexible/robust instance URL handling. Overhauled plugin options. Syndication Links compatibility.

0.10.1

Avoid duplicate posts for CPTs without explicit custom field support.

0.10.0

Add (experimental) support for in-post images, and alt text fallback.

0.9.0

Additional share_on_mastodon_toot_args filter argument. Add stable tag.

0.8.0

Add as Micropub syndication target.

0.7.0

Include option to delay crossposting. Might be used to try to fix issues with slow image uploads and the like.

0.6.6

Exclude more default post types. Store Mastodon username in settings.

0.6.5

Prevent older WP versions from adding featured images twice.

0.6.4

Provide filter for “opt-in” sharing.

0.6.2

Slightly more robust Mastodon host URL handling.

0.6.1

Fix array notices.

0.6.0

Add URL information in meta box.

0.5.1

Avoid double-encoded HTML entities.

0.5.0

Support uploading of up to 4 attached images. Add additional arguments filter, e.g, for toot threading.

0.4.1

Fix Post_Handler actions.

0.4

Added token verification cron job.

0.3.1

Added ability to add image descriptions, improved debugging.

0.3

Allow Post_Handler hooks to be removed, too.

0.2

Fix transition_post_status parameter order.

0.1

Initial release.