In this episode of the Fediverse Flows series, host Matthias Pfefferle sits down with pioneer technologist Dave Winer. The inventor of blogging, podcasting, RSS, and text casting. Together, they unpack the evolution of the open web, discussing why true interoperability and openness matter more than ever in an age of restrictive social media platforms.

Exploring WordPress, Textcasting, and Open Web Standards

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Ghost’s John O’Nolan and WordPress’s Matthias Pfefferle want to help blogs and long content thrive on the open social web. Meet “the longformers.”

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Das Jahr 2024 ist (so gut wie) vorbei! Und um die letzten sehr turbulenten 12 Monate angemessen zu würdigen, haben wir einen großen WordPress-Jahresrückblick vorbereitet. Das Ganze lief nicht wirklich nach Plan, deshalb gibt es in dieser Folge das erste jährliche PressWerk-WordPress-Quiz. Wir haben es trotzdem geschafft, einen etwas anderen Blick auf das zurückliegende Jahr zu werfen.

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In this episode of On WPCommunity, host BobWP introduces Matthias Pfefferle, the creator of the ActivityPub plugin, as a new host with the Do the Woo team.

Matthias shares his journey with the open web, his passion for the Fediverse, and his plans for the upcoming show ‘Open Web Conversations‘ that will explore both WordPress and broader open web topics.

The episode delves into the significance of federated social networks, the synergy between WordPress and the Fediverse, and the potential for future discussions on diverse social networks.

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We are now on the Fediverse. And that isn’t all. Dare we say a bit of cutting edge with multi-authors and audio distribution? I am sure we are following others, but how it’s all pulled together on our site, well….

In this episode of On Community, host BobWP is joined by Derek Hanson from Automattic’s Special Projects Team and Matthias Pfefferle who has been working on the open web and Fediverse for a long time but joined Automattic to work full time on the Activity Pub plugin.

This is the key component as we grow Do the Woo through this partnership and collaboration.

If you are interested in the Fediverse and connecting to Do the Woo, this is a must-listen-to episode.

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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.

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On the podcast today we have Matthias Pfefferle. Matthias is the creative force behind the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress, and he’s here to tell us how this plugin integrates with the broader Fediverse ecosystem.

Matthias, as you will hear, is a passionate blogger who started his journey in the early 2000s. His interest in decentralised web standards, such as pingbacks and trackbacks, eventually led him to the creation of the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress.

The primary goal of ActivityPub is to create a decentralised communication protocol. This protocol supports the integration and interaction of various social networks in a way that maintains the user’s autonomy over their data, unlike traditional social platforms like Facebook or Twitter, which erm… don’t allow that kind of thing!

With the ActivityPub plugin installed, WordPress sites can join the Fediverse. When a blog post is published, it’s no longer just a blog post confined to your website, it becomes a part of a larger social media network. Followers on platforms like Mastodon or PixelFed can see your content directly in their feeds and interact with it without ever leaving their preferred social network.

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Entdecke das verborgene Potential von WordPress! In dieser spannenden Episode sprechen wir mit Matthias Pfefferle, einem echten OpenWeb Wrangler. Wir diskutieren über das OpenWeb, die Herausforderungen von Social Media und wie WordPress in letzter Zeit „hinterherhinkt“.

Erfahre mehr über Fediverse, Mastodon, ActivityPub und wie diese Technologien die Zukunft von WordPress und dem OpenWeb gestalten könnten.

Matthias ist bereits seit 2007 als Web Developer unterwegs und aktuell ist Matthias OpenWeb Lead bei Automattic und entwickelt das Plugin „ActivityPub“ weiter.

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Das ActivityPub Plugin ermöglicht Dir Deine WordPress Website an Social Media Plattformen anzubinden, welche das ActivityPub Protokoll unterstützen. In diesem Video siehst Du, wie das genau funktioniert und was das Potential von ActivityPub ist.

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Welcome to another episode of WP Builds Webinars. Joining us today is a very special guest, Matthias Pfefferle, the mastermind behind the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress.

In today’s episode, we dive deep into the workings of ActivityPub, a protocol that’s not just Mastodon but a broader platform enabling social interactions across different networks.

We’ll explore how this technology integrates with WordPress, enhancing your site’s social connectivity and interaction capabilities. Matthias will share insights from his journey, from the genesis of the plugin to its pivotal role in decentralised communication.

Expect to learn how you can leverage this plugin to not only connect with Mastodon but also to manage social content and interactions directly from your WordPress site. From installation tips to moderation tools and multi-user capabilities, this episode is packed with everything you need to know to bring social networking into your WordPress experience.

Join us as we uncover the dynamic ways the ActivityPub plugin can transform your website into a more interactive and engaging platform.

https://wpbuilds.com/demos/what-is-activitypub-and-how-does-it-work-within-wordpress-with-matthias-pfefferle/

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Zu Weihnachten eine Folge mit Gast! Mit Matthias Pfefferle sprechen wir über den aktuellen Stand des Fediverse, Mastodon, die Arbeit bei Automattic (WordPress) und sein ActivityPub Plugin. Dazu gibt’s noch native Input-Switches und eine weihnachtliche CSS-Farben-Geschichte. Merry X-(HTML)-MAS!

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So on the podcast today, we have Matthias Pfefferle. 

Matthias started using WordPress in its early stages when it was still known as b2. He became passionate about blogging and the web 2.0 era. Over time he dedicated himself to making blogging relevant and developed various tools to compete with social networks, building communities professionally and working for a European hoster.  Matthias ultimately joined Automattic to focus on WordPress and the ActivityPub plugin full-time. 

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On this episode of Press This, we delve into the fascinating world of the Fediverse with our special guest, Matthias Pfefferle, the creator of the ActivityPub plugin. Learn how ActivityPub works and what makes federated websites different than traditional social media sites. Matthias walks us through the pros and cons of federated media and teaches us how WordPress users can connect their sites to the Fediverse to expand their audience and enable easy commenting. If you’ve been curious about IndieWeb and the decentralized web, this episode is for you!

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Matthias Pfefferle spricht mit Marcel Weiß über seinen neuen Job bei den WordPress-Machern Automattic. Sie sprechen über die Aussichten von ActivityPub als unter anderem Social Layer für Blogs und was das Instagram-Netzwerk Threads für das Protokoll bedeuten wird. Matthias gibt außerdem Einblicke, wann mit ActivityPub-Unterstützung bei WordPress.com, dem größten Bloghoster der Welt, zu rechnen ist.

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Matthias Pfefferle hat die letzten Jahre eine Vielzahl von WordPress-Plugins für das IndieWeb gebaut. Eines dieser Plugins hat in der letzten Woche Schlagzeilen gemacht. Denn das ActivityPub-Plugin wurde von Automattic übernommen und Matthias wird ab April 2023 als Open Web Lead bei Automattic einsteigen um WordPress noch enger mit dem Open Web zu verdrahten.

Auf dem CloudFest 2023 haben wir mit Matthias über die Hintergründe und seine Vision gesprochen.

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Matthias Pfefferle is Head of WordPress Development at a hosting company in Europe and the creator of ActivityPub, a WordPress plugin. He joins Cory Miller to discuss the rising need for decentralization in social networking, the current movement, and the future potential available within WordPress.

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Matthias Pfefferle und Marcel Weiß sind gut gelaunt und reden über den rasanten Zuwachs an Nutzern auf Mastodon. Mastodon ist noch vergleichsweise klein, aber die Aktivität und ihre ersten Effekte (siehe Tumblr & Flickr) sind bereits auf einer Flughöhe, die das ActivityPub-Protokoll über die schwierige Anfangshürde katapultiert hat.

Jetzt fängt der Spaß erst richtig an.

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Indie Web, Open Web, Websemantics, Microformats, Open Graph, Schema.org!
Mit unserem Gast Matthias Pfefferle verschaffen wir uns einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Websemantics und wie sie dazu beitragen das Web besser zu strukturieren und durchsuchbar zu machen. Dazu lernen wir, warum die eigene Website immer noch der beste Weg ist im Web zu publizieren, sprechen über den Twitter-Meltdown + Fediverse und zum Abschluss gibt es noch Blasmusik. Wir hatten Spaß. Und ihr?

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Want to know about how your WordPress blog can integrate with Mastodon? Looking to learn more about ActivityPub and the fediverse? Join us this week for a chat with Matthias Pfefferle and Tim Nolte about the WP, Mastodon, and the Indie Web. We’ll talk about WordPress plugins that integrate with Mastodon, why so many people are leaving Twitter and joining Mastodon, and what the future holds for the federated social networks.

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Matthias Pfefferle, Carsten Pötter und Marcel Weiß sprechen darüber, was sie sich unter „Dezentralität“ vorstellen und was sie sich von einer dezentraleren, verteilteren Onlinelandschaft erhoffen. Außerdem ergründen sie die Frage, warum heute einige wenige Unternehmen ganze Sektoren dominieren und ob und wenn ja wie und warum sich das ändern könnte.

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