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We’ve updated our privacy policy with a note that we’re now sending podcasts through OpenAI for transcription. No feature announcement yet, but wanted everyone to know this is happening behind the scenes. OpenAI does not use this to train models and data is deleted within 30 days.
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Added .webp and .ico to theme and plug-in cloning from GitHub. Previously Micro.blog would skip those files.
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Added an experimental change when signing in to allow pasting in a verification code from the sign-in email. This is helpful for in-app browsers or when you can’t click the email link on the same device.
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Fixed a couple bugs with the new feature to migrate followers from Micro.blog to Mastodon.
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Added experimental feature for Micro.blog Premium subscribers to archive a copy of web pages you link to in blog posts. The archived links will appear at the bottom of the screen when editing your post on the web.
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We’ve finished enabling ActivityPub for all users (who haven’t opted out) and added a new “Migrate Away” button to Account → “View Mastodon Details” if you want to move followers from Micro.blog to Mastodon. Please don’t click it unless you really want to and know what it does. 🙂
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We are continuing to enable ActivityPub for everyone on Micro.blog, but we’re now only sending an email with details about the change for accounts that have been active in the last year. Easier for us to manage and less annoying for people who haven’t used Micro.blog in a long time.
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Fixed @-mentioning Mastodon users in a normal blog post, not a reply. Previously it did not properly notify the user on Mastodon.
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Fixed some problems with editing drafts and scheduling posts.
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Fixed an issue that would cause new Mastodon username searches to fail.
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Fixed uploading photos in HEIC format so they are converted to JPEG for serving and stripped of location metadata. If you had ever uploaded an HEIC before, it likely didn’t work, but regardless we recommend going to Uploads and deleting the file, then re-uploading it. I’m looking into whether we can batch convert some previous HEIC uploads, but it may not be possible.
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When the CDN is enabled, blogs will now use it for audio and video too, not just for photos.
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Fixed saving title for bookmarked web pages.
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Improved checking feeds. Should be faster now to get posts into the timeline, especially from outside Micro.blog.
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There was another server issue that may have caused some erratic behavior in Micro.blog. Should be running smoothly now.
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Fixed an issue loading photos from our CDN after an expired certificate. Apologies for the downtime!
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We had some connectivity problems at our hosting provider this morning that seemed to introduce intermittent “502” errors. We are monitoring the situation.
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Changed all hosted blogs to use the CDN for images. It will be enabled next time you post. This will make your blog faster for most people, especially international visitors. If you want to opt out, uncheck “Use content delivery network for images” under the Design page.
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Updated our Discover challenge photos grid to use the CDN.
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Added an Export button to download your highlights (with bookmarked URLs) for Micro.blog Premium subscribers. On the web, click Bookmarks → Highlights.
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Fixed errors if the bookmarked “read” links are shared to other users. It now redirects to the archived web page for everyone else. If it’s your own bookmark, it shows the reading interface with highlights.
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Changed the default character limit to 300 characters. Full details in Manton’s blog post here.
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Improved photo caching to not strip all EXIF metadata when there is no GPS location information. Should help colorspace issues.
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Fixed cross-posting for posts that are automatically imported to a hosted blog from an external feed.
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Overnight and this morning we seem to be under significantly more load than usual, causing some errors. We’re monitoring the servers and hope things will get back to running smoothly.
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