Mastodon Alias Setup Missing on Old Account: Fix

When you try to move your followers from an old Mastodon account to a new one, the required Alias setup option sometimes does not appear in the old account’s settings. This missing option prevents the follower migration handshake from starting. The cause is usually a difference in Mastodon software versions or a disabled migration feature … Read more

Mastodon Remote Timeline Stops Updating After Instance Change: Fix

After moving your account to a new Mastodon instance, the remote timeline may stop showing new posts. This often happens because the new instance has not fully connected to the same federated servers as your old instance. The remote timeline relies on active subscriptions to other servers, and these subscriptions do not transfer automatically during … Read more

Mastodon Search Cannot Find Remote User: Fix

You type a remote user’s full handle into the Mastodon search box, but the profile does not appear in the results. This happens because Mastodon’s search engine indexes local content by default and relies on federation events to discover remote accounts. Without a prior interaction or a complete federated handshake, the search box returns nothing. … Read more

Mastodon Hashtag Follow Shows Only Local Posts: Fix

When you follow a hashtag on Mastodon, you expect to see public posts using that tag from across the entire fediverse. Instead, your home feed shows only posts from your local instance. This behavior is not a bug but a deliberate design choice tied to how Mastodon handles federated visibility and timeline filtering. This article … Read more

Mastodon Alt Text Missing After Media Upload: Fix

You upload an image to Mastodon, write your post, and hit publish. But when you check the post, the alt text you carefully wrote is gone. The media appears without a description, leaving the post inaccessible to screen reader users. This problem occurs because Mastodon’s web interface and some third-party apps handle alt text metadata … Read more

Excel Power Query Scheduled Refresh Fails After Credential Change: Fix

You have a workbook set up with Power Query scheduled refresh, but after updating the data source credentials, the refresh stops working and shows an error. This happens because Power Query stores a separate credential cache that is not automatically updated when you change your source login. This article explains why the credential mismatch occurs … Read more