# simple-mastodon-verification # **Contributors:** [mckinnon](https://opendna.com) **Tags:** wordpress, plugin, fediverse, activitypub, mastodon **Requires at least:** 6.1 **Tested up to:** 6.6.2 **Stable tag:** 2.0.0 **Requires PHP:** 7.4 **License:** GPLv2 or later **License URI:** [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt) ## Description ## Provides a General Settings menu option to define a `rel=\"me\"` in metatags for the whole site and also individual contributors. This [Wordpress](https://wordpress.org/) plugin adds menu options to define a rel="me" in metatags. This is useful for validating personal blogs with [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) instances and to verify Authors of group blogs. This plugin was tested on Wordpress 6.1. Compatiblity with earlier or later versions is unknown. ## Installation & Use ## 1. Install the [Simple Mastodon Verification](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-mastodon-verification) plugin from the Wordpress store and enable in the Plugin menu, or 2. Unzip and upload the files to */wp-content/themes/simple-mastodon verification* and enable in the Plugin menu. **Note for Wordpress.com users** 1. Installing this plugin on WordPress.com requires a paid subscription. 2. Configuring and enabling this plugin requires entering 'Classic View' from the dashboard Screen (top right). The 'Default View' is Auttomatic's in-house UI and is not compatible with many WordPress plugin APIs. ### Admin verification ### The plugin will add a field at the bottom of the *General Settings* page (Admin Dashboard > Settings>General Settings), labelled "Verify Mastodon URL". The field should accept any valid mastodon user URL up to three sub-domains deep. i.e `https://mastodon.social/@user` to `https://my.mastodon.del.icio.us/@user` The plugin does *not* accept Mastodon addresses (@user@domain.tld) When a valid URL has been saved, a tag containing a `rel="me"` link pointing to the Mastodon user profile will be added near the top of the site's metadata (between `` elements). If a link to the Wordpress instance is added as one of that user's profile metadata, the Mastodon instance will validate the ownership of the URL and add a green "verified" banner to the URL. ### Author verification ### If an Administrator enables the "Verify Authors' profiles" option on the *General Settings* page (Admin Dashboard > Settings>General Settings), a field labelled "Mastodon URL" will be added to users' profile pages (under "contact info"). When a valid URL has been saved, a tag containing a `rel="me"` link will be added to the metadata (between `` elements) on the Author's archive page *only*. If a link to the Wordpress Author archive is added as one of that's user's profile metadata, the Mastodon instance will validate the ownership of the URL and add a green "verified" banner to the URL. ## Changelog ## Project maintained on GitHub at [mckinnon/simple-mastodon-verification](https://github.com/mckinnon/simple-mastodon-verification). ### 2.0.0 ### * Add support for fediverse:creator meta tag ### 1.1.3 ### * Improve I18N Issue ### 1.1.2 ### * Remove closing PHP tag ### 1.1.1 ### * Site-wide Mastodon URL restricted to https to match changes to Mastodon v4.0. ### 1.1.0 ### * Added support for users to verify using Author's page ### 1.0.2 ### * Initial Wordpress.org commit * Corrected error in Uninstall.php ### 1.0.1 ### * Escaped echoed variables, standardized function names, improved form UI and validation, cleaned up comments. ### 1.0.0 ### * Initial commit