From 3d99ff9b4b27aaa239905f00a8969a51c59ab966 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CJ Eller Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 12:13:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added following documentation --- writer/following.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 writer/following.md diff --git a/writer/following.md b/writer/following.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb68dd0 --- /dev/null +++ b/writer/following.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Following + +Writefreely has built in ways to make it easier for people to follow your blog. + +## RSS + +WriteFreely blogs use RSS, allowing people to follow your blog from an RSS supported content aggregator or reader. + +#### Following a Blog + +To access a WriteFreely blog's RSS feed, add "/feed" to the end of the blog's url. + +[blog.writefreely.org/feed/](https://blog.writefreely.org/feed/) + +#### Following a Blog's Hashtag + +If you want to filter a WriteFreely blog's content by hashtag, you can follow posts that only use those hashtags. All you need to do is take a blog's hashtag url and add "/feed" to the end. + +[blog.writefreely.org/tag:writefreely/feed](https://blog.writefreely.org/tag:writefreely/feed/) + +## Federation + +WriteFreely supports federation via ActivityPub, allowing people to follow your blog from popular platforms like Mastodon (an alternative to Twitter). Learn more about how following works with Federation [here](https://writefreely.org/docs/latest/writer/federation).