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Mastalab comments

Description

What is Mastalab comments?

Mastalab Comments will automatically display comments from Mastodon corresponding to the URL of your articles in the comment area of your site.
In other words, if you publish a URL on Mastodon and people leave comments, they will be automatically displayed below your articles.

The plugin also allows to display comments below Peertube videos.

What do I need?

You need an account on Mastodon that will publish URLs for your articles.

What is Mastodon?

Mastodon is a distributed, federated social network that forms part of the Fediverse, an interconnected and decentralized network of independently operated servers.
Sources: Wikipedia

How to get started with Mastodon?

The best way is to visit https://joinmastodon.org/. You can also have a look to the FAQ

How to block comments?
Comments are displayed related to the connected account. That means you have to mute the account with your Mastodon account. In future releases, this part might be improved.

Thanks

Screenshots

  • Administration settings
  • Comments from Mastodon displayed at the bottom of an article
  • Comments from Peertube displayed at the bottom of a video

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

e.g.

  1. Upload mastalab_comments.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Place <?php do_action('plugin_name_hook'); ?> in your templates

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Contributors & Developers

“Mastalab comments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

1.0.10

  • Fix an issue with errors poorly handled and resuming in a blank settings page.

1.0.9

  • Allow to display comments at the end of the article
  • Fix an issue with the URL of the comment button for Mastodon
  • Add screenshots

1.0.8

  • Fix an issue with comments
  • Improve README.txt

1.0.7

  • Add custom emojis
  • Fix an issue with Peertube comments and cache
  • Improve README.txt

1.0.6

  • Improve README.txt

1.0.5

  • Improve the compatibility with WP

1.0.4

  • Add a cache feature
  • Use WordPress HTTP API instead of cURL
  • Fix an issue with counters

1.0.3

  • Background, text and link colors can be customized in settings
  • Fix an issue with peertube profile picture

1.0.2

  • Fix an issue with peertube videos
  • Add more indications to help using the plugin

1.0.1

  • Authentication with authorization code
  • Peertube comments