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
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
You boost a post from another Mastodon instance, but the boosted post never shows up in your home timeline or your profile. This can happen even though the original post is still visible and the boost action appeared to succeed. The problem is almost always caused by a server-side mute or block rule applied by … Read more
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
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
You have written a post in Mastodon, attached an image or a video, set a specific date and time for it to publish, and then clicked Schedule. Instead of confirming the post is queued, the interface shows an error or the Schedule button remains grayed out. This problem occurs because Mastodon currently does not support … Read more
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
When you export your Mastodon follows to a CSV file and then import that file into a new account, some accounts are silently skipped. You might notice that your follower count on the new profile is lower than expected. This usually happens because the CSV import process is strict about account format and instance reachability. … Read more
When you request a data export from your Mastodon account, the server generates a compressed archive and sends you a download link. That link expires after a short period, typically 24 hours or less, depending on your instance’s configuration. If you try to download the archive after the link has expired, you will see an … Read more
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