If you use the @FediFollows directory (at mastodon.online/@FediFollows/1…), when you click on an account's follow button it will ask you to enter your own Mastodon address, in a process called "remote follow".
Remote follows are annoying as you have to keep entering your details again and again, even though you've already logged in on your home server 🤬
Fortunately, there is now a solution, a new plug-in for Firefox browsers called "Mastodon Simplified Federation":
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
When the plug-in is installed, you don't need to enter your address any more when doing remote follows 👍
The plug-in is written by @rugk and you can find out more info at github.com/rugk/mastodon-simpl…
(Thanks @aral for mentioning this plugin!)
#MastoTips #Mastodon #FediTips #RemoteFollows #Follows #RemoteFollow #Follow #Following #FireFox #Plugin
FediFollows (@FediFollows@mastodon.online)
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Unknown parent • • •Rokosun
in reply to FediTips has moved! • • •And for people using #Friendica:
Go to your settings, select the "Display" tab, and under "Content/Layout" section you can find an option called "Stay local". Enable that option and click "Save settings". Next time you click on someone's profile you won't be redirected to a different instance, it'll stay local so you can follow them directly 😉
Rokosun
in reply to Rokosun • • •FediTips has moved!
in reply to Rokosun • • •That's a great tip, thank you! 🙏
I didn't know Friendica had that kind of option built in. It's so full of nice surprises.