If you're writing a website link in a post or profile on Mastodon, it's important to include the https:// at the beginning as this makes the link clickable.

If you write the link without https:// then it just appears as normal text and people won't be able to click it open.

🤓 NERDY BONUS TIP: Mastodon also supports several rare non-web types of link including gemini:// dat:// dweb:// gopher:// ipfs:// and ssb://. The "Gemini" link type is nothing to do with AI or Google.

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If you're writing a website link in a post or profile on Mastodon, it's important to include the https:// at the beginning as this makes the link clickable.

If you write the link without https:// then it just appears as normal text and people won't be able to click it open.

🤓 NERDY BONUS TIP: Mastodon also supports several rare non-web types of link including gemini:// dat:// dweb:// gopher:// ipfs:// and ssb://. The "Gemini" link type is nothing to do with AI or Google.

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If your main timeline on Mastodon is getting too full and too busy to keep up with, you might want to consider using the "Lists" feature. This lets you move accounts you follow over to separate mini-timelines and off your main timeline.

There's a guide to using Lists and lots of questions answered at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon

People often use Lists to create themed mini-timelines, for example you might follow sport-related accounts on a sports list.

#FediTips #Mastodon #Lists

If your main timeline on Mastodon is getting too full and too busy to keep up with, you might want to consider using the "Lists" feature. This lets you move accounts you follow over to separate mini-timelines and off your main timeline.

There's a guide to using Lists and lots of questions answered at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon

People often use Lists to create themed mini-timelines, for example you might follow sport-related accounts on a sports list.

#FediTips #Mastodon #Lists

Just a little warning about editing polls on Mastodon: if you edit any of the options that people can vote for, it resets all the votes back to zero.

So, if you're posting a poll, make sure the options are correct at the start and don't edit them later (unless you're okay with resetting the votes).

This reset is apparently to prevent people being fooled into voting for something they don't want.

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Just a little warning about editing polls on Mastodon: if you edit any of the options that people can vote for, it resets all the votes back to zero.

So, if you're posting a poll, make sure the options are correct at the start and don't edit them later (unless you're okay with resetting the votes).

This reset is apparently to prevent people being fooled into voting for something they don't want.

#FediTips #Mastodon

Just a little warning about editing polls on Mastodon: if you edit any of the options that people can vote for, it resets all the votes back to zero.

So, if you're posting a poll, make sure the options are correct at the start and don't edit them later (unless you're okay with resetting the votes).

This reset is apparently to prevent people being fooled into voting for something they don't want.

#FediTips #Mastodon

If you're using a keyboard and accessing Mastodon through your server's website, you can type emoji without having to use the picker.

Just type a colon : and without any spaces start typing a keyword. It will then present you with five emoji that match the keyword, and you can choose the one you want with the arrow keys.

For example if you type :sun you will see five different emoji for "sun".

If the one you want isn't suggested, click on the 🙂 picker icon instead.

#FediTips #Mastodon

If you're using a keyboard and accessing Mastodon through your server's website, you can type emoji without having to use the picker.

Just type a colon : and without any spaces start typing a keyword. It will then present you with five emoji that match the keyword, and you can choose the one you want with the arrow keys.

For example if you type :sun you will see five different emoji for "sun".

If the one you want isn't suggested, click on the 🙂 picker icon instead.

#FediTips #Mastodon