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dansup

So while I was working on the @loops backend tonight, I decided to implement support for username changes.

You will be able to change your loops username without breaking federation or existing links!

I'm working on a FEP so other projects can implement this too

#loops #activitypub #usernameChanges

22 March at 13:19 | Open on mastodon.social
11 comments
BigPete

@dansup @loops

I've been out of the loop for a while (pun intended) is 'loops' pixelfed's version of reels/shorts?

22 March at 13:23 | Open on oldbytes.space
Samantha E Xavia

@BigPete It's more closer to Vine mixed with TikTok, It's a whole new Project instead of joining PixelFed.

22 March at 13:25 | Open on mastodon.social
BigPete

@samxavia Sounds great! Looking forward to it.

22 March at 13:26 | Open on oldbytes.space
Stefan Bohacek

@dansup @loops Nice!

This was the main reason I started my own Mastodon server, because I couldn't change my username when I went to give Mastodon another try after Musk bought Twitter.

I guess it worked out in the end, I'm glad I have that experience, and the freedom. Still, definitely a great feature to have available.

22 March at 13:23 | Open on stefanbohacek.online
dansup

@stefan @loops Yeah this is something we're working on in Pixelfed too!

It's a bit more tricky with PF because object ids contain the username, but with Loops we can launch with this support!

22 March at 13:27 | Open on mastodon.social
Samantha E Xavia

@dansup Amazing, especially sharing how you can do it without breaking everything.

22 March at 13:26 | Open on mastodon.social
Jonatan

@dansup @loops I am facing that exact issue right now with my Mastodon account, so thank you for thinking of this in advance with loops!

22 March at 13:44 | Open on social.jsteuernagel.de
Patrice
Mr. Techie :att:

@dansup OMG that is awesome. Too bad Gargon can't change usernames for handles on mastodon.

@loops

22 March at 14:18 | Open on allthingstech.social
Stefan

@dansup @loops very huge! Thanks for all the hard work!

22 March at 14:41 | Open on gardenstate.social
Evan Prodromou

@dansup @loops so, the immediately obvious way to do this is to make sure the username isn't in the actor ID or any object IDs. Then, you can set whatever you want as the `preferredUsername`, and changing it won't change the ID for the actor. I think the only problem is that some systems, like Mastodon, favour the Webfinger ID over the actor ID.

We're talking about this at the CG: github.com/swicg/activitypub-w

22 March at 14:56 | Open on cosocial.ca
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