Not sure if this has already been posted since it’s kind of old news (early 2024), but I think that’s exciting. I’m currently looking into blog software with nice webgui and I might wait for this to become real. Looking at the announcement page, they seem to take it seriously and there’s continuous merged PRs since April until recently regarding AP on their GitHub.
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Just curious but is Ghost like an alternative to Wordpress or Squarespace?
It’s simpler/more lightweight than WordPress, but generally yes (don’t know squarespace)
Is this a valid WordPress replacement?
Edit: nope, its closed source
Edit2: oh, it is open source. But the install instructions are glaringly insecure
What’s insecure about them?
What is the use of federating a blog? Just commenting?
I look at it like this: ActivityPub is to RSS as a GUI is to a CLI.
Meaning, you could already use the tools (RSS or the CLI) that are there to do the task, but someone has created something (protocol, AP or application, GUI) to make that task easier. In the case of RSS and AP, that task is generally getting content in front of the user. With RSS I have to go hunt down RSS feeds and whatnot, but with AP I just interact with stuff and wait for the people I interact with to interact with stuff, and then I get content.
And you would be able to see blog posts in a fediverse feed and subscribe to a blog that way.
Federated as opposed to using a Wordpress hosting service etc that can be turned off by someone’s business decision.
You’re confusing federation with self hosting.
