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@aeva @Gargron Thanks! 👍 It's a great way to check that my personal Web site URL is not getting verified on Mastodon.Social for some reason. Does Mastodon require SSL secure certificates, https vs. http, for verified URLs now?

Like 23 Apr 2023 at 14:34 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social

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David Brownman

@JasonPester this is what I use to verify that my outgoing links are set up correctly: https://xavd.id/blog/post/mastodon-verification-and-you/#verifying-your-html

23 Apr 2023 at 16:36 | Open on mastodon.social

Jason Pester

@xavdid Thanks, Dave. I just plugged your code into Chromium's Dev Tools & it output legitimate links. I don't know what the problem is at this point except possibly that I still have sites without secure certificates - I noticed a Mastodon code request to enforce https in URLs for verification. I'm unsure if this request made it into development & release. My other instances on Mastodon had no problem with this when I initially verified them back in Nov '22. I place my tags in the HTML header.

23 Apr 2023 at 19:48 | Open on mastodon.social

David Brownman

@JasonPester ah yeah, hard to say. I know verification checks happen when you save your profile, so a check can fail if the server is especially busy when you hit "save". If the output looks right (and it seems to), maybe try re-saving your profile to force a re-check?

23 Apr 2023 at 19:50 | Open on mastodon.social

Jason Pester

@xavdid I've been doing that too. This appears to be one of those annoying gremlins... lol. Thanks for your help, Dave! 👍 If I figure it out, I'll give you a ping.

23 Apr 2023 at 19:54 | Open on mastodon.social