General Ghost: the blogging platform is now federated

[Cpvr]

Ghost, the blogging software has recently announced that they’re now entering the fediverse.

The social web beta is here​

You can now try out ActivityPub on Ghost(Pro)

Today we're opening a public beta for our social web integration in Ghost. For the first time, any site on Ghost(Pro) can now try out ActivityPub.

For those of you who have been subscribed to this newsletter for the past year or so, thanks for your patience! It hasn't been easy to get this far, but we're excited to hear what you think as you become one of our very first explorers to launch into the Fediverse.

To help you get started, we've put together a detailed guide explaining how this new feature works, and what you can expect from using it in its current state.

Take a quick read through everything here, as an introduction:

Social web (beta)
Currently in public beta on Ghost(Pro) This feature is in active development, and is not yet complete. We’re welcoming early testers to give it a try and share their feedback, as we work on finalizing this experience for inclusion in Ghost 6.0. Since 2013, Ghost has made it
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Once you're ready to take ActivityPub for a test drive yourself, open Ghost Admin and head over to Settings → Labs and enable the beta.

Source: https://activitypub.ghost.org/social-web-beta/

 

[Al]

I see the mention of the fediverse everywhere. What is it?

 

[Cpvr]

I see the mention of the fediverse everywhere. What is it?

It’s a decentralized network of independent social media servers that connect through a shared protocol called ActivityPub. This enables users to interact and share content seamlessly across different platforms, similar to how email works between various providers.

The fediverse, explained

It’s Mastodon, it’s Threads, it’s the future, and it’s extremely confusing

www.theverge.com

What is the Fediverse? A guide for publishers and the uninitiated. - Twipe

Traditional social media, as most people know it, is extremely popular. It provides a convenient way for individuals to keep up with news, interact with others, and for publishers to share content with millions. However, it also places immense power in the hands of a few large corporations like...

www.twipemobile.com

The Fediverse is a collection of interconnected social platforms communicating through a shared protocol called ActivityPub. This protocol allows users to interact seamlessly across different platforms. Imagine the freedom of liking, commenting on, and sharing content from your Mastodon account to someone’s Pixelfed post or a Lemmy discussion. The interoperability of the Fediverse opens up a new world where publishers are not locked into a single platform’s ecosystem.

This shift represents a path for publishers to regain data sovereignty, engage with audiences directly, and reduce reliance on monolithic platforms whose opaque algorithms can significantly impact visibility and business outcomes. As ActivityPub adoption grows, so does the potential audience: the Fediverse is quickly evolving into an open and inclusive digital ecosystem connecting users, communities, and content creators worldwide.

 

[Ravenfreak]

It's really cool to see another platform join the Fediverse! I never used Ghost before, maybe now I'll check it out to see how it compares to Wordpress and Joomla. I don't do much blogging, but it wouldn't hurt to test it out for a bit.