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newssheet platformGhost , an undefendable generator rival to Substack , isnow link to the fediverse , also known as the open social web . Federated appsrun on the protocol ActivityPub , which powers apps likeMastodon , Pixelfed , Threads , Flipboard , and others , allowing posts published on one app to be see and engaged with by those on other federated platforms .
Ghostsaid last yearthat it was working on an integration with ActivityPub , which would permit its publishers to deal their blog spot with the broader open social web .
The company expect the desegregation to go live last year . However , Ghost this weekannouncedthe launch of its social World Wide Web genus Beta , which now allows any website run on its Ghost Pro subscription to try out out the new ActivityPub integration .
The beta feature is still in active growth , the companionship notes in its helpdocumentation , but is expected to send in a more finalized land in the Ghost 6.0 release .
When Ghost Pro users connect their web log or newssheet to the fediverse , others across the unresolved social vane will be able-bodied to follow their bill ’s grip . This hold is a combination of “ @index , ” stand for the habitation Thomas Nelson Page of the publication , followed by the land name ( @yoursite.com ) .
Ghost pronounce users will soon be able-bodied to customize the @index part of their @index@yoursite.com hold .
substance abuser on federalise apps will then be capable to follow the Ghost newspaper publisher ’s posts , as well as interact with them by like , respond , or reposting .
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To help Ghost publisher take part in the fediverse and build their readership , Ghost also launched a social vane reader . Here , users can graze a “ feed ” of the poor - manakin message portion out across the fediverse , admit posts from services like Mastodon and Threads .
In a separate region visit the “ Inbox , ” Ghost users can keep up with long - shape cognitive content , like articles published on Ghost or WordPress , the popular publication political platform thatintegrated with the fediverse in 2023 .
“ Think of the Inbox screen door like your email inbox . When you follow other publication on the social vane , unexampled articles they print will show up here , ” touch ’s service Sir Frederick Handley Page explains . “ Clicking on a post will open an inline reader view , correctly inside Ghost , and when you get to the end you ’ll be able to care , repost or reply . ”
With the integration of these two feeds into Ghost ’s admin , Ghost will also now take into account its publisher to directly brand brusk - conformation cognitive content to the fediverse , helping them to build their reputation and following on the undetermined social web .
Ghost ’s Reader also alerts users of interactions like follows , replies , likes , and reposts in its “ Notifications ” section . Plus , users can customize their Profile Thomas Nelson Page to volunteer a prevue of their social entanglement account , following / followers , and their message , both short- and long - form .
Later , the company hopes to more deeply integrate users ’ social web profiles with Ghost memberships , but for now , they operate severally from one another . Other coming features include tools to block , report , and mute masses or add up images or medium to notes and replies .
There are some compatibility issues with the Ghost Reader as well , most notably with Meta ’s Threads . The company says that trace substance abuser can search for and see ribbon user ’ profile , but no interactions go because Threads block them . ( The issue is on thread ’ side and Ghost suggests that users mention Instagram head Adam Mosseri to pay back it . )
Today , Ghost is used by several notablepublications , including Casey Newton ’s Platformer , 404 Media , David Sirota ’s The Lever , Tangle , Jason Calacanis ’ deep down , SFist , and others .
