@Gargron Hehe I have to wait until my instance is updated

@Gargron Are you seeing enough opt-ins to see how this will increase server costs for smaller instances?

@Gargron I'm opted in!

... I had to look for it, though. It's a smidgen hidden.

@Gargron Done!

@Gargron What will happen then? Something good? Something Bad?

And I want to ad music to pictures and Videos, to avoid Insta and TiKTok

Could you do Magic? 🥺 Magic it happen, please?

@Gargron I'm one of those 14k!

@Gargron Is that 14K people out of the 282K active users on mastodon.social, or only 14K people out of _all Mastodon users on the fediverse_? 🥺

@Gargron I just did! Thanks for making this opt-in, as it addresses privacy issues as well as those who want their posts discoverable.

This could be the beginning of a real “search engine” that competes with #Google. An ad free search engine powered by the #Fediverse! 🥳

@Gargron Here's a visual of what to do

@Gargron is there a way (an API? An info on the server status page?) to see the percentage / number of users who opted in? Thanks

@Gargron Thank you very much for the useful information. Good luck to you and have a nice day.

@Gargron Please make it opt-out (or not even opt-out - the stalker has other tools to get through); the opt-in infrastructure is non-obvious and you're competing with alternatives that have way better searchability.

@Gargron I think I opted in some time ago, but now I can't find that setting here on the web browser interface. It seems very hard to find it. I can't remember now where I set it earlier.

@Gargron
Is this something that is allowed on all instances? I couldn't find this. Sitting on glasgow.social
@neil

@Gargron this doesn’t seem to work on mobile

@Gargron thanks for sharing ... Didn't know ... Opted in now

@Gargron

Seems to be accessible on desktop browser only.

@Gargron Otherwise posts only appear in all other search engines...

@Gargron oh fine

@Gargron @HansZauner not sure why but I found this in Edit Profile -> Preferences -> Other but I didn't have any sort of "Privacy and Reach" section.

@Gargron I don’t seem to be able to find edit profile. Does it vary between servers? Thanks.

@Gargron I guess various apps will pick up this setting in due course - so for now you'll need to make the change on the web interface

@Gargron How often is the search index updated?

@Gargron Where/how can I find this setting in the iOS app…?

@Gargron Can't find that pathway on mastodonapp.co.uk

@Gargron I thought it was default :-)

@Gargron there should be a popup dialog suggesting users to switch it on right after logging in for the forst time after the update. Took me a while to find it out in settings and i was there because i was following the development. I dont expect 99% of users to know about it without telling them because that's something everyone expect to be enabled if you have a public profile

@Gargron - Done!

@Gargron Is a user's introduction text also searchable? There's often a lot of useful info about a user in the bio.

@Gargron thank you! Still finding the settings a bit intimidating so helpful to have step by step directions!

@Gargron в версии для браузера такого раздела нет🤷 в приложении есть. И второй пункт какой-то, я не понял для чего он, но тоже включил

@Gargron hi, how did you found this number on decentralized network?

@Gargron done :( thanks for the fix! :)

@Gargron

For those looking for setting, or checking, the option on the Web interface go to Preferences, Public Profile, Privacy and Reach and the option

'Include public posts in search results
Your public posts may appear in search results on Mastodon. People who have interacted with your posts may be able to search them regardless'

#Search

@Gargron This could definitely be more visible. I'm 100% for the Opt-In approach but the way it's implemented currently will definitely lead to many people missing this.

@Gargron ty

@Gargron make that 14,001 😅

@Gargron already i did 🥳

@Gargron No thanks. I’m fine with hashtags.

@Gargron what version of mastodon is needed? my instance is in 4.1.5-novae

@Gargron can't find this option..

@Gargron Done! We really needed this 🤗🧐 #SearchMastodon

@Gargron no settings on mobile?

@Gargron Where is Edit Profile? I can't find the menu tfor it.

@Gargron Thank you. I didn’t realise the default was set so my posts could be found on Google but not here

@Gargron done!

@Gargron I suggest to add a popup about opt-in with a quick action button when user engages search. This is better for discoverability.

@Gargron I’ve just opted in myself after our instance was updated - thanks @jfbucas

@Gargron Not yet available on neuromatch.social?

@Gargron
14K people can gargle my balls

@Gargron This is fabulous.

How is the 14k number calculated? Is it across all instances? Can we watch it somewhere?

@Gargron can I do this from Ivory? Didn’t find anything there.

@Gargron @haekelschwein Is this also a question you get asked when creating a new account?

@Gargron est-ce que les 14000 personnes ne sont que sur mastodonte point social ou alors est-ce que les 14000 personnes sont sur toutes les instances

@Gargron not there for me

@Gargron no

@Gargron I don't see Privacy and Reach. Am I missing something because the coffee hasn't kicked in yet? @happykhan

@Gargron Thank you for this!

@Gargron is it retroactive? Like if I already made public posts, will they appear now that I've switched this setting on?

@Gargron I don't see this anywhere under Edit Profile.

@Gargron sadly, my app doesn't list this option

@Gargron making this opt-in, rather than opt-out, was a very good call.

@Gargron what is this tho

@Gargron

I don't have a Privacy & Reach option

@Gargron

That's search results exclusively on Maston?

Or across the Fediverse?

Or in internet search engine results?

@Gargron it's awesome that it's private by default!

@Gargron Done!

@Gargron I don't seem to have a Privacy and Reach button when I go there? Where do I find it?

@Gargron Thanks. I just opted-in!

@Gargron and @sz_duras this is only for mastodon.social. how about a search across many instances?

@Gargron i assume 14k on #Mastodonsocial or does the new #search feature enable a full Fedi count?

@Gargron done. Thanks

@Gargron
I don't see privacy and reach in edit profile

@Gargron Have seen this toot so many times and been unable to opt in. I'm a technocretin, and have only just figured out (with help) that this is not accessible via an app, and must be accessed by the web interface. It would have been helpful if you'd included that in this toot. Thanks.

@Gargron Does that make me 14K + 1?

@Gargron thanks! done.

@Gargron Is this feature instance-dependent?

@Gargron Couldn't find that choice 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Gargron no wonder I never get any interaction hardly...🤦🏻‍♂️ thank you for sharing this I was just thinking I had no appeal what so ever 😅 I should probably save that until after I see if this improves though...

@Gargron In the Tusky app, I only see Post Privacy set to Public in Preferences. Is this the same thing? :blob_grinning_sweat:

@Gargron on a certain mastodon version? Don’t see it

@Gargron Done! Thanks for enabling public search!

@Gargron And this is why I would love an official mastodon app, I’d be willing to beta test a desktop app and leave feedback

@Gargron
Hey everyone, in the above👆👆👆 toot, the founder of Mastodon explains in one sentence how to make your public posts accessible to search if you want. You do have to go to your profile settings within a BROWSER instead of in an app (which is why it took me so long to do it), but I did it just now and I promise it’s easy!

@Gargron
Done.
Thanks.
🙂​

@Gargron Would it make sense to have a one-time splash screen the informs users of this option after a certain key upgrade? I feel like this is essential to Mastodon's growth.

@Gargron Thank you, I assumed this was the default setting.