The Future of Distributed Social Media on WordPress

@openchannels.fm, Open Makers, 6. November 2024

In this episode of the WordPress Way, host Abha Thakor chats with Matthias Pufferley and Robert Windisch about a vision of the future of distributed social media in WordPress.

Robert has been talking about the potential of WordPress to evolve into a social network platform where users can publish, consume, and interact with content in a decentralized manner for sometime and is very passionate about it.

The three of them talk about the necessity for the WordPress community to adapt and engage with new tools, particularly focusing on young users. The episode also highlights various plugins, such as ActivityPub and Friends, that enable decentralized social networking, and emphasizes the importance of community feedback to shape this vision.