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A clean blogging platform made just for writers and the fediverse. Flexible, private-by-default, and self-hostable. Get started: writefreely.org Get […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ writing.exchange/@writefreely, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
Keep an eye out for a critical security fix for WriteFreely coming out in the next few hours. You can follow here and on our @writefreely@blog.writefreely.org blog for updates. #WriteFreely
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026
If your instance was affected by spam accounts, see the example command-line usage here for tips on how to easily search for and delete these accounts in one go: writefreely.org/pull/1705 #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyAdmins
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Add mass user management via command-line by thebaer · Pull Request #1705 · writefreely/writefreely
This adds a new users command for reviewing and moderating users in bulk, especially for use when an instance has experienced a wave of spam, or a ton of unwanted signups while registrations were c...
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026
#WriteFreely v0.17.1 is out now! This includes a crucial fix for an Export page bug that cropped up in our last release, plus admin tools for clearing out spam accounts that might've accrued due to a vulnerability in v0.16 and earlier. Read about it on our @writefreely@blog.writefreely.org […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026
@thedarktangent Both options for all users
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026
@thedarktangent suspend is reversible and preserves data while limiting what the user can do, while delete actually deletes all data immediately.
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026
There's a pull request open now for mass user moderation via the command-line (listing, silencing and deleting). If there's anything else you think is missing or needed, please leave a comment there! github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev
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Add mass user management via command-line by thebaer · Pull Request #1705 · writefreely/writefreely
This adds a new users command for reviewing and moderating users in bulk, especially for use when an instance has experienced a wave of spam, or a ton of unwanted signups while registrations were c...
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026
After yesterday's critical 0.17 release, there was a bug with the Export page not rendering that came up (github.com/writefreely/writefreely/…). I'm fixing that now. I'm also building a way to quickly clear out spam accounts that might've been created while the […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026
RE: writing.exchange/@writefreely/11693… Most importantly, this fixes an issue where malicious actors can create accounts on closed-registration #WriteFreely instances running the previous v0.16 or below. We've heard reports of this ACTIVELY being exploited today across […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026
RE: writing.exchange/@writefreely/11693… Most importantly, this fixes an issue where malicious actors can create accounts on closed-registration #WriteFreely instances running the previous v0.16 or below. We've heard reports of this ACTIVELY being exploited today across […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026
@macfranc @fediverse @elettrona Fix is out now! Getting other architectures built soon. writing.exchange/@writefreely/11693…
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026
WriteFreely v0.17 is out now! ⚠️ We recommend *all* admins upgrade as soon as possible, as this release includes some critical security fixes. Read more in our release notes: github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreely #fedidev
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Release V0.17 · writefreely/writefreely
WriteFreely v0.17 is here, includes some critical security fixes, along with a ton of quality-of-life improvements and fixes for users. Security Fix config.ini defaults to world-readable (by @theb...
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026
@macfranc @fediverse @elettrona Thanks for the heads up. I'm cutting a new release with the patch now.
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026
@chiraag awesome! 🥳 So glad to hear it was an easy process, that's what we're always going for 😊 @peertube
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2026
Since our Markdown preview has been working well on @write_as, we'll also be bringing it to @writefreely in v0.17! github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev
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Markdown preview by thebaer · Pull Request #1647 · writefreely/writefreely
This adds a "Preview" button to the default / plain text editor that allows writers to see how their Markdown will render before publishing. This is a basic first-pass that can be improve...
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026
Finally fixed the issue when switching between the Plain and Rich Text editor and your posts contain HTML. Now it won't break! (Coming to @write_as shortly) github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteAs #WriteFreely #WriteAsDev #WriteFreelyDev
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Fix ProseMirror HTML handling by thebaer · Pull Request #1644 · writefreely/writefreely
Prevent ProseMirror from breaking on unknown HTML Previously, loading any HTML into the Classic editor (such as when switching between editors, mentioned in #671) would cause the entire editor to b...
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026
RE: writing.exchange/@write_as/11608259… Our iOS app lets you manage and publish to any #WriteFreely blog! Only a few hours left to get a discount on this — buy once and get all future updates.
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Write.as @write-as.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026
We're celebrating 11 years on the web, with a sale on our Pro plan that will last you for the next half-decade, and a discount on our @writefreely iOS app! Read all about it on our @deals newsletter: write.as/deals/celebrating-11-years… #WriteAs #WriteFreely #sale
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Celebrating 11 Years on the Web! 🥳
We launched Write.as on this day way back in 2015 — _eleven years_ ago! To celebrate, for the next two weeks ending February 16, we're having a sale on our long-term 5-year Pro plan and iOS app. Read more about how we got here on our blog — and for more on this discount, read on. ## 5-year Pro Plan From the very start, we built Write.as with an eye toward the next decade-plus. As writers ourselves, we wanted everyone to feel comfortable knowing the words they published here would still be there tomorrow. So in 2020, we launched our 5-year plan, a steeply discounted plan that both helps sustain our small business and gives you peace of mind knowing you’ll have a place on the web for years to come. As has become tradition at this point, we're again offering our long-term 5-year Pro plan at an even higher discount. With this, you can get everything Write.as has to offer on our Pro plan for just $180, paid once every 5 years (25% off our normal price). This is also available to current and past 5-year subscribers who want to renew their long-lasting subscription. Besides our normal Pro features, our 5-year plan comes with up to _10 blogs_ (instead of the usual 3), plus extra Write.as invites for friends and family, and bonuses like a chance to join office hours with our founder, Matt. Grab this discount before Monday, February 16th at 11:59pm Eastern, when our sale ends — see our **five-year subscription** page to subscribe, restart, or switch from another Pro plan. ## WriteFreely for iOS During this sale, you can also get **33% off** our WriteFreely iOS app! It's just $7.99, paid once, to install on your Apple devices today and get all future updates. This app works with the open source platform behind Write.as, called WriteFreely. That means you can use it to publish to _any_ WriteFreely community, including your Write.as account! Purchase the app on the **App Store** during the sale to grab this special discount. It's been incredible growing, evolving, and creating a writing space for everyone over the last decade. We can't thank you enough for pouring out your words, and choosing to do that here on Write.as. We're excited to keep growing alongside you, and to see what we all write over the _next_ decade! 🎉 #WriteAs #WriteFreely #sale #discount #Deals * * * _Want to be in the loop next time we run a promotion? Add your email address below to subscribe to our updates. As always, we'll never ever use it for any other purpose._
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Write.as @write-as.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/12/2025
Only a few hours left to grab our Early December deals -- 25% off monthly and yearly Write.as Pro subscriptions, plus 25% off our WriteFreely iOS app! Read more on our @deals newsletter: write.as/deals/december-sale-2025 #WriteAs #WriteFreely #BlackFriday #BlackFridayDeals #CyberMonday […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/11/2025
Actually, think I found it 😅
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/11/2025
Can anyone with Docker experience help us figure out what's causing our builds to fail? It was working a few months ago, and without any config changes it's now consistently failing. Latest: github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #HelpWanted #Docker #WriteFreely […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 30/10/2025
@madcodger I believe there are people doing this already! But we haven't had volunteers able to review and update our documentation to explain how best to do this. We could always use help with this, if interested! Our priorities are just elsewhere, since we don't run in production with Docker.
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2025
Back on WriteFreely development to prepare for our v0.17 release, planned for November. Some small fixes opened / merged today: * ActivityPub title fixes (writefreely.org/pull/1491) * Fix upgrade issues with instances using Unix sockets (writefreely.org/pull/1503) * Fix […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2025
Hoping to get PostgreSQL support in #WriteFreely soon, and we could use your help reviewing and finishing up this pull request! Thanks to all that have helped with this so far. github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreelyDev #HelpWanted
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implement postgresql/postgres/pgsql support by leo9800 · Pull Request #1411 · writefreely/writefreely
WIP writefreely config start passed without error writefreely serve started without error something on SQL dialect beyond name of datatype needs to be modified, I had encountered (and addressed) s...
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2025
Realized that the way we do notes on #WriteFreely doesn't work with #Mastodon, if you include a title. They don't show up! So I'll see how it looks if we include it in the body of the Note. #WriteFreelyDev #ActivityPub
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2025
If anyone is able to test and help fix this on iOS, there's an issue with menu items not showing up on Safari: github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… Input and pull requests are more than welcome! #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev #HelpWanted
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Publish-to dropdown renders incorrectly on iOS Safari · Issue #1274 · writefreely/writefreely
Describe the bug The publish-to dropdown menu (when writing a new post) does not render correctly on iOS Safari. Specifically, it appears empty and is therefore unusable, i.e., cannot select a blog...
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025
We've just released #WriteFreely v0.16, with a ton of improvements for the #fediverse, including support for Likes, the fediverse:creator tag, and a better look for your articles on microblogging platforms! Read about all about it and grab the latest version on our @writefreely@blog.writefreely […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025
We've just released #WriteFreely v0.16, with a ton of improvements for the #fediverse, including support for Likes, the fediverse:creator tag, and a better look for your articles on microblogging platforms! Read about all about it and grab the latest version on our @writefreely@blog.writefreely […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025
Is anyone using our #WriteFreely Docker image in production? If so, we could use your help with updating our #documentation! Let me know if you want to contribute, or just feel free to submit a pull request! github.com/writefreely/documentatio… #HelpWanted
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documentation/admin/docker.md at main · writefreely/documentation
WriteFreely documentation. Contribute to writefreely/documentation development by creating an account on GitHub.
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025
Is anyone using our #WriteFreely Docker image in production? If so, we could use your help with updating our #documentation! Let me know if you want to contribute, or just feel free to submit a pull request! github.com/writefreely/documentatio… #HelpWanted
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documentation/admin/docker.md at main · writefreely/documentation
WriteFreely documentation. Contribute to writefreely/documentation development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2025
Everything is pretty much ready to go, code-wise on #WriteFreely v0.16! Now just updating the docs and this should be out this week. github.com/writefreely/writefreely/…
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A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers. Write together and build a community. - writefreely/writefreely
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2025
Moved two new additions into our upcoming #WriteFreely v0.16 release: - fediverse:creator tag (github.com/writefreely/writefreely/…) - Export email subscribers (github.com/writefreely/writefreely/…)
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Display fediverse:creator header tag on posts by thebaer · Pull Request #1253 · writefreely/writefreely
This uses the fediverse actor a blog author has added in the Verification field on their blog, looking up the handle locally (required by this tag, instead of the URL required for the rel=me tag) t...
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2025
At long, long last, a bug with hashtags on @writefreely instances running MySQL 8+ is getting fixed in our next release, v0.16. github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev
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Use modern ICU regex syntax on MySQL 8+ by thebaer · Pull Request #1461 · writefreely/writefreely
This fixes the "illegal expression" error with MySQL v8.0.4+ when trying to fetch all posts with a particular hashtag in them, causing all hashtag pages to fail to load with a "page ...
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Makary @hello.makary.online.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2025
I wrote a post re: why we as a #queer #community need to self #organise and my general stance on corporations within #pride and broader #lgbtq #equalrights movement! readme.makary.online/nihil-de-nobis… You should be able to follow the blog from […]
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b4ux1t3 :trek_ds9_sisko:#1️⃣ @b4ux1t3.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2025
Tonight at roughly 8:30 PM Eastern, I'll be going live to do the _very interesting_ task of... Setting up my @writefreely instance again! It's been three months since my VPS provider abruptly deleted the server that my instance was running on, and I think it's high time to get it back online! […]
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WriteFreely @writefreely.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2025
From @updates: we just added support for the fediverse:creator tag on @write_as! write.as/updates/now-your-write-as-… This is also coming to #WriteFreely: writefreely.org/pull/1253
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<p>Now your Write.as posts can be associated with your profile elsewhere on the fediverse! Simply add your handle in the Verification section of your blog’s <strong>Customize</strong> page. This will both enable you to <a href="https://write.as/updates/happy-friday-now-you-can-verify-your-fediverse-mastodon-open-web-website">verify your profile</a> as well as get a nice link back to it when sharing your blog posts on platforms <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/highlighting-journalism-on-mastodon/">like Mastodon</a> — especially when you also add a full-size <a href="https://write.as/updates/want-more-control-over-how-your-links-show-up-on-social-media">Social Image</a> in your settings.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://i.snap.as/2WnoWtKJ.png"/></p> <p><a class="hashtag" href="https://write.as/updates/tag:updates"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">updates</span></a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://write.as/updates/tag:fediverse"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">fediverse</span></a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://write.as/updates/tag:WriteAs"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">WriteAs</span></a></p>
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 15/02/2025
Adding the `fediverse:creator` tag on @writefreely posts: github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev
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Display fediverse:creator header tag on posts by thebaer · Pull Request #1253 · writefreely/writefreely
This uses the fediverse actor a blog author has added in the Verification field on their blog, looking up the handle locally (required by this tag, instead of the URL required for the rel=me tag) t...
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wakest ⁂ @fedi.wake.st · 04/02/2025
"meeting people in real life remains one of the best ways to build trust and relationships ... by getting the #NodeBB, #WordPress ActivityPub plugin, #WriteFreely and #Ghost developers together and recognising themselves as the ‘longform’ people. This group of developers getting together this […]
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Darius Kazemi @darius.friend.camp.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2025
If people at #FOSDEM social web room want to see Hometown's Article support that @matt mentioned... this is it!
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2025
Finally able to get back on #WriteFreely development again. I'm working through some pull requests for our upcoming v0.16 release. Hoping to have this out by the end of the month! If you're able to, would appreciate any help building and testing out everything on the `develop` branch! […]
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2025
If you had trouble building our command-line tool for migrating between @writefreely instances, we've just fixed that! github.com/writefreely/wf-migrate #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev
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GitHub - writefreely/wf-migrate: Tools for migrating between WriteFreely instances.
Tools for migrating between WriteFreely instances. - writefreely/wf-migrate
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Ernie Smith @ernie.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2024
@ben @writefreely gets you about 80% of the way there
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2024
Another update in upcoming @writefreely v0.16: Archive pages! This makes it easy to see a full list of all posts you've ever made on your blog, sorted by year. If you're able to, please help test and review this change: github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreely […]
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Musing Studio Dev @dev.social.musing.studio.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2024
Just merged an important fix for official @writefreely binaries. They should work again on all platforms with our next release, v0.16! github.com/writefreely/writefreely/… #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev
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