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Peter Butler

If you were going to start a photo blog on the Fediverse, which software would you use?

(and I’d love to hear why in the replies…)

#Photos #Blogging #Fediverse #Pixelfed #Mastodon #Calckey #Photography

Anonymous poll

Poll

Pixelfed
77
77.8%
Mastodon
10
10.1%
Calckey
5
5.1%
Other option
7
7.1%
99 people voted.
Voting ended 1 Jun 2023 at 1:44.
25 May 2023 at 1:44 | Open on mas.to
11 comments
BinaryDigit

@peterbutler I'ved had all 3, and 1) pixelfed had moderation issues (my photos were unlisted even though they was no reason to be) and the mobile app is really out yet
2) Calckey is most fun, but mobile app is not available on ios yet
3 Mastodon has been the most reliable/good mobile app to upload!

25 May 2023 at 1:49 | Open on mstdn.games
omi

@peterbutler A difficult choice in the near future if tumblr adopts the same protocol and Barcelona is in the preliminary stages.

25 May 2023 at 1:50 | Open on mstdn.jp
ethanOS ☠

@peterbutler@mas.to Pixelfed is great, especially with the portfolio feature.

25 May 2023 at 2:21 | Open on infosec.town
Quadrapop 🎨 🐈‍🐓🌱🇦🇺

@peterbutler I don’t think of any of those as blog hosting - they are more like community message boards - a blog is longer form and the viewer gets best experience by visiting your homepage/blog stream. Comments are visible and links to other info sources are immediately available. Now if you are looking for a place to simply post a daily upload with searchable tags and maybe a link to a sale site, then any of the above would work, choice depends on your target market/image style.

25 May 2023 at 2:48 | Open on mastodon.social
Kaz The Lynx :verifiedagender: :meowflamethrower:
Tim Nolte

@peterbutler since I already have a #WordPress site working on the #Fediverse I'd probably go that route. A close second would be standing up my own #Pixelfed instance, but that would require more maintenance overhead for me I think.

25 May 2023 at 3:51 | Open on mastodon.timnolte.com
Chris Boese

@tim @peterbutler Good point! Which has better usability? My WP feels like so much bloatware. Is #pixelfed easier?

25 May 2023 at 3:54 | Open on newsie.social
Tim Nolte

@ChrisBoese @peterbutler for me I want to fully keep my content in my control, so my own #Pixelfed instance is going to be harder just for the added maintenance of keeping the software and system up-to-date. Another #WordPress site would be cake. From a normal day-to-day usability standpoint Pixelfed is might be easier because that's what it's designed for without tweaking, unlike a WordPress site.

25 May 2023 at 4:01 | Open on mastodon.timnolte.com
Chris Boese

@tim @peterbutler even keeping WP up to date is a challenge. Got a better host now, so I don’t have to muck about with code and updates so much. Sometimes I look longingly at Hugo,

25 May 2023 at 4:03 | Open on newsie.social
Oblomov

@peterbutler I would go with @pixelfed probably, I prefer to use platforms that were “designed to task”.

25 May 2023 at 4:06 | Open on sociale.network
LaVi 🕊️📚🐈

@peterbutler just because the most people I follow use it and say it's ok.

25 May 2023 at 5:09 | Open on livellosegreto.it
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