Notices by Jan Boddez (janboddez@indieweb.social)

@pfefferle Watch out with editor checkboxes! Super weird behavior (if you use classic meta boxes) in combination with Gutenberg.

For instance, I noticed the AP plugin uses `transition_post_status` and checks `'publish' === $new_status && 'publish' !== $old_status`. With Gutenberg, the first time this hook is run, it will *not* have access to any `$_POST` variables (like a meta box checkbox).

It is then run a 2nd time during which it does, but by then `$old_status` will already be `publish`!

@pfefferle Let me look into that. It _should_ be possible, given that Share on Mastodon has API access. Assuming there are a number of ActivityPub action hooks for something like this, are they documented somewhere?

I’m going to have to play with ActivityPub some more … I always wondered, is there a hook, maybe, to allow certain posts to be skipped? Or base the activity type on a post’s post format or post type?

@pfefferle I found the old one “too complicated,” when I originally built this (2 or 3 years ago). Having to install two plugins, etc. Sorry!

Also believe there was something with custom post types. Selected them on the settings page but mentions would not get sent (I think …) unless I did so from a hook.

I know a lot of that has been addressed in the latest version!

In theory, both plugins are compatible and one could just choose to disable IndieBlocks’ Webmention function.

Wrote something real quick on how I set up https://build.boddez.net, a (currently very empty) block-enabled (micro)blog. (I will eventually move over my site, too.)

#fse #gutenberg #indieblocks #indieweb #SiteEditor #wordpress

“Building a Block-Based Microblog” https://jan.boddez.net/articles/building-a-block-based-microblog

I swear I thought I’d disabled crossposting images. 🤔

Edit: Stupid me had a `share_on_mastodon_referenced_images` filter still in place

Even now, it’s still … so interesting to see the Facepile block just do its thing, see webmentions work (both ways), just like that!

Also, run https://build.boddez.net/notes/6f1cf9db20/ through a microformats parser (e.g., https://pin13.net/mf2/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbuild.boddez.net%2Fnotes%2F6f1cf9db20%2F or https://xray.p3k.app/parse?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbuild.boddez.net%2Fnotes%2F6f1cf9db20%2F&pretty=true) and it’s all there, h-card, post type (“bookmark”), and so one. Even the “like” shows up correctly

Why am I excited about this? Because I can do [something like] micro.blog, but self-hosted.

Because I get (1) the Site Editor—which, like it or not, may very well be the future of WordPress—and (2) microformats—and I don’t even need to touch HTML!—and (3) Webmention, and (4) most everything needed to get a microblog going (archives, randomized slugs, etc.).

With a single plugin

(Of course it isn’t **finished**. But it’s mostly details that can be dealt with thru the Site Editor. The functionality is there)