Cool things you can do in Mastodon and perhaps you weren't aware of:
* Create an RSS link from any Mastodon profile
* Validate your profile easily using your personal domain
* Use a column interface à là Tweetdeck (RIP)
Share your favorite use cases!
https://fredrocha.net/2025/03/18/how-i-use-mastodon-in-2025/
@john_fisherman did you do something special to get the Mastodon logo and CTA to view more content from you to appear in your post?
@indigitalcolor @john_fisherman There’s an author tag you can add to your website to get that. It works in a similar way to the website verification.
@indigitalcolor hey
Monica! All I did was install the ActivityPub WordPress plugin.
Trouble is, I currently have two profiles on Mastodon, this main one I am writing from, and the one associated with my website. I need to merge them in the future, just haven't got around to do it yet. I'm kinda waiting for the technology to mature, don't want to have to do the work twice, ah ah!
But this defo is the way to go, POSSIE and interconnect everyone.
@john_fisherman Forgive me if it's just me being tired, but am I supposed to meet a json file when following the link?
Nice topic though.
Here are my, somewhat WordPress centric, somewhat unknown use cases:
- As most ActivityPub, including Mastodon, features RSS/ATOM, it's dead easy to integrate on a website.
- There is a WordPress plugin that ActivityPub's your blog. Follow blogs via Mastodon.
- Zooming on desktop? Adblock the "about section" for a taller text edit area.
@oldrup no need to apologize, Bjarne! Hmm, I shared the link to the post, good ol' HTTP. Where did you see the link, and what JSON is that?
@john_fisherman Hm. I just clicked the link
https://fredrocha.net/2025/03/18/how-i-use-mastodon-in-2025/
and this is what I got (screenshot)
But, I did some more testing, and it appears that I get a JSON file in my firefox based browsers (firefox, librewolf), and the correct rendered blog post in chromium based browsers (chrome, brave, edge).
Not testet in safari — ain't got no Apple devices 
I'm running Windows 11.
@john_fisherman Ah, look. I've added a query string parameter to the url to bypass any caching, and now it works in Firefox and LibreWolf too, so probably a caching issue.
Are you using LiteSpeeds CDN?
Try purging the LiteSpeed cache, to a start.
@oldrup @john_fisherman I can confirm all of the above symptoms.
I vaguely remember that this is a common issue with caching and the activity pub plugin. I think @tim hit that too, maybe his post on the topic can help: https://www.timnolte.com/2023/04/09/fixing-openlitespeed-caching-for-activitypub-on-wordpress/
@oldrup funny, all I use is Firefox and I can't seem to reproduce that issue. Although I had a similar one in the past, but because the permalink for the post started with the word RSS. 
Cleared the cache anyway, because why wouldn't you?
Thanks for reporting, and for reading!
@john_fisherman great guide… saw it on Reddit and had to share!
@rainercade glad it's helpful, Dave! And thanks for sharing! :)
@john_fisherman no problem, It's a really good guide!!
@rainercade gee, thanks! :)
Found you through this post. Good roundup of the current mastodon climate.