Micro.blog News

  • Fixed possible duplicate Mastodon replies from federated copy of a Micro.blog mention. Recent duplicates have also been hidden to clean up your timeline.

  • Fixed an issue with duplicate Bluesky replies and some Bluesky replies not getting threaded into the conversation.

  • Fixed errors when trying to edit a post in the latest version of Micro.blog for iOS and Android.

  • Updated Micro.blog for Mac with more bug fixes, especially around potential duplicate photos. Full release notes and download link on the help page. Or just choose “Check for Updates” from the current version.

  • Fixed an issue with themes not being able to access the Recommendations / blogroll data.

  • Get the 411 on Micro.blog for Mac — version 4.1.1 is now available. 🤪 Choose “Check for Updates” or download the latest version from the release notes page. Includes bug fixes and a new link preview status bar.

  • We’ve updated a number of themes for better compatibility with Hugo 0.158. We recommend the latest version of Hugo now in almost all cases. Only stick with an older version if you have custom templates or plug-ins that require an older version.

  • In the web editor, when you select some text and paste a URL, it now turns it into a Markdown link.

  • Fixed an issue not honoring mute settings when visiting profile pages on the web.

  • Fixed an issue with sending preview cards to Bluesky. Note that you still need this option enabled under Connections → Cross-posting.

  • There’s an update to Micro.blog for Android available from Google Play. Check out the full release notes on the help page.

  • For brand new users, we changed the sign up flow to ask for payment information earlier, on a special page, to avoid confusing errors when getting started.

  • Released a new version of Micro.blog for iOS with a bunch of fixes to editing, Micropub, and more. Update to the latest in the App Store.

  • For podcast episodes in the timeline, the Bookmark link now changes to Listen Later, which adds the episode to a new Bookmarks → Listen Later tab. There’s also an RSS feed so you can listen to all queued “listen later” episodes in your podcast player.

  • Improved cross-posting to Threads waiting to use the og:image thumbnail for your page. Fixed an issue where newly-finished books were temporarily put at the bottom of your reading goals.

  • New on the web for Bookshelves → Discover: NYT Best Sellers. Browse best-selling books to help find your next book to read.

  • Improved speed of some posts showing up in the timeline. Fixed issue with Tumblr import for HTML posts.

  • Updated the books search in Micro.blog on the web to more quickly return some book results if we have them, then load additional books from other data sources. 📚

  • Continuing the migration to more recent versions of Hugo, the default for new users is now Hugo 0.158. There are performance optimizations for 0.158, so update if your theme is compatible. Most should be.

  • Improved the phrasing of summaries across blog posts in the Reading Recap feature of Inkwell, available for Micro.blog Premium subscribers.

  • Added a new “Edit Domain” button at the top of some pages, to nudge people into adding their own domain name if they are using a micro.blog subdomain.

  • Fixed a new issue this week that prevented signing in from Iconfactory’s Tapestry. Great app if you’re looking for a unified timeline across Micro.blog and other networks.

  • Inkwell 1.5.2 for macOS is available with minor improvements and bug fixes. Choose “Check for Update” to download the latest version.

  • Fixed some potential issues with post sorting in Inkwell when dates are in the future. Also an issue with the Fading tab being blank.

  • Released version 4.1 of Micro.blog for Mac, adding a new photo picker for attaching photos in new posts. Also updated the Bookmarks pane for Micro.blog Premium to add tabs for highlights and saved links.

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