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 run a single-user Mastodon instance and now want to move your account to a public instance with a larger community. This migration involves moving your followers, profile, and settings without losing your social graph. The process uses Mastodon’s built-in account migration tools, but there are key differences between a private single-user instance and a … Read more
When you move your Mastodon account to a new instance, your followers do not automatically follow your new account. The migration process sends a request to each follower’s server asking it to update the follow target from your old account to your new one. Not all followers will transfer successfully because of server delays, federation … Read more
Moving your Mastodon account to a new instance requires migrating your followers. The process is not instant. It relies on a server-to-server handshake that can take hours or even days to complete. This article explains how to confirm every follower has successfully moved to your new account. Mastodon uses the ActivityPub protocol to send a … Read more
When you migrate your Mastodon account from one instance to another, you expect your followers, profile, and posts to move with you. However, Mastodon deliberately does not transfer your posts. This behavior confuses many users who assume a full account export includes a complete move of all content. The reason is technical: Mastodon instances are … Read more
When you move your Mastodon account to a new instance, your bookmarked posts do not follow you automatically. The migration tool transfers your followers, follows, and profile settings, but bookmarks are stored locally on each instance and are not part of the standard Move handshake. This article explains how to export your bookmarks from your … Read more