Micro.blog News

  • Fixed serving some photos with .heic file extension.

  • Fixed setting up Pixelfed cross-posting on the Sources page, for Micro.blog subscribers.

  • Updated photo collections on your blog to include the alt text for each photo, either the auto-generated text or custom text set in Micro.blog 3.4 for iOS (and coming everywhere soon).

  • Micro.blog for iOS has been updated with support for photo collections and other improvements. Check the full release notes here.

  • Fixed bugs in the new web text editor, with the cursor jumping or deleting text. Please let us know if you see any new problems.

  • Improved timeline layout on desktop for photo collections, with arrows to move between photos in a collection when zoomed in.

  • There were some intermittent errors from Bluesky’s servers yesterday. If Bluesky cross-posting didn’t work, you can manually cross-post anything that was missed from the Posts page in Micro.blog on the web.

  • Fixed an issue for new users with posting, and renaming custom domain names. If you’ve had any problems with URLs, don’t hesitate to reach out to @help.

  • Fixed issues not loading new posts into the timeline. Updated books search to fall back on Open Library if Google Books is not returning any results.

  • Added “Copy Audio with Narration” option to context menu in Uploads for audio files. Plus a few fixes: importing photos from some RSS feeds, recognizing Vimeo embeds in the timeline, and searching for Bluesky usernames.

  • Micro.one is available! We’ve fixed several early issues and clarified the subscription plans. If you already use Micro.blog, we’d love it if you want to blog a link to Micro.one or even invite a friend or family member to the platform.

  • Fixed following Bluesky users. Bluesky posts should show up in the timeline now the next time they are updated.

  • Photo collections got a couple improvements today:

    • You can now select the order for sorting a collection’s photos. Click a collection on the web to see the popup menu option.
    • Collections are now included in Hugo’s data, so they can be accessed in plug-ins. The help page has been updated.

  • Several improvements today:

    • Fixed slowness and timeouts when adding photos to collections.
    • Fixed standalone pages ending in .html, which also helps 404 pages.
    • Added “New collection” link to Uploads if there aren’t any collections yet.
    • Plus a few mobile layout improvements and other tweaks.

  • Added a Copy Shortcode button to the photo collections list on the web.

  • Micro.blog for Mac has been updated to version 3.4.1 with several improvements and fixes, including better photo resolution when importing from Instagram and Threads.

  • Fixed not showing the “New Test Blog” button on the Edit Custom Themes page.

  • Added the original URL as a match for Micro.blog category filters, when using the import from RSS feature. This thread on the help center has some details.

  • Updated the Home page photos plug-in to use better sizes for the photos.

  • Fixed an issue with some uploaded photos not including the dimensions in Hugo front matter. Also made photo storage more robust, sometimes faster.

  • Changed the default permalink URLs to use the first 5 words in a post instead of 3 words. The default .html file extension for blog posts can now also be disabled on the Design page. 🤯 We don’t recommend this for existing blogs because it changes so many things. Old URLs are not redirected yet.

  • Removed Categories link from the sidebar and moved it under the blog header, when viewing Posts or other blog settings pages. Also improved category edit page to show your recent posts for that category underneath.

  • Fixed pagination warnings when using Hugo 0.140 by removing the paginate field default except when running under older versions of Hugo. Feel free to ignore all of this unless you’re tinkering with custom themes!

  • Added Hugo 0.140 as an option on the Design page. This adds a number of new features but also breaks compatibility with some parts of existing themes. We recommend sticking with Hugo 0.91 unless you need something specific in newer versions. We’ll gradually update older themes to be compatible.

  • Fixed sending replies to Mastodon via cross-posting when ActivityPub is disabled.

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