Ghost connects its newsletters to the open web

Newsletter level Ghost switched connected its fediverse connectivity this week, allowing bloggers to stock their works crossed the assorted societal platforms that enactment the unfastened ActivityPub protocol. Ghost initially promised the feature would spell unrecorded successful 2024. But it’s disposable present successful beta for Ghost(Pro) users, TechCrunch reports.

With ActivityPub, users connected platforms specified arsenic Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Threads tin travel and spot contented from Ghost writers who wage for the “Pro” subscription. Social users tin besides remark connected pieces careless of which app they’re on. The openness of Ghost helps it basal retired against its larger competitor, Substack, which mostly blocks its users from sharing posted contented off-platform (and makes it tough to leave). Ghost, however, volition fto users people contented straight to the fediverse, giving them much freedom.

There’s besides an “Inbox” wherever Ghost users tin beryllium fed quality articles and blogs crossed Ghost and WordPress. And Ghost has its ain societal web scholar bundle that tin presumption posts from compatible societal media services; notifies you if idiosyncratic likes, comments, oregon shares your content; and lets you customize your nationalist profile. However, it doesn’t enactment smoothly everywhere, arsenic Meta’s Threads services doesn’t let Ghost users to interact straight with Threads users.

Ghost(Pro) users tin activate ActivityPub nether Ghost Admin > Settings > Labs.