# Feature requests **URL:** https://discuss.write.as/c/feedback/feature-requests/11.md?page=1 [Latest](https://discuss.write.as/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.write.as/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.write.as/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Add link to Writer's guide directly accessible from the editor](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-link-to-writers-guide-directly-accessible-from-the-editor/14604)
**Author:** [@jbgi](https://discuss.write.as/u/jbgi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-link-to-writers-guide-directly-accessible-from-the-editor/14604 "2024-12-11T09:52:33Z")
It is mostly there than you need it. Should of course open in a new tab. --- ## [Custom HTML Head Content feature](https://discuss.write.as/t/custom-html-head-content-feature/14581)
**Author:** [@gerjan-cloud68](https://discuss.write.as/u/gerjan-cloud68)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/custom-html-head-content-feature/14581 "2024-12-09T12:55:30Z")
Being able to have an option on the web gui to insert a custom scrip on every header would be a nice to have feature. No need to insert the same script multiple time on each page. --- ## [Port blog comments from Bluesky](https://discuss.write.as/t/port-blog-comments-from-bluesky/14449)
**Author:** [@justinf](https://discuss.write.as/u/justinf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/port-blog-comments-from-bluesky/14449 "2024-11-27T14:29:44Z")
Hey @Matt, In the past, I suggested porting in Mastodon comments to Remark.as (that is, any comment someone leaves to a post on Mastodon where you include a link to an article). I still stand by this, but I’d like to su… --- ## [Display format with dates shown with oldest posts first](https://discuss.write.as/t/display-format-with-dates-shown-with-oldest-posts-first/14023)
**Author:** [@TV4Fun](https://discuss.write.as/u/TV4Fun)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/display-format-with-dates-shown-with-oldest-posts-first/14023 "2024-11-24T02:14:51Z")
There are currently three options for the display format of a blog: Blog: Dates are shown. Latest posts listed first. Novel: No dates shown. Oldest posts first. Notebook: No dates shown. Latest posts first. I… --- ## [Add default blog language](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-default-blog-language/8303)
**Author:** [@PaoloAmoroso](https://discuss.write.as/u/PaoloAmoroso)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-default-blog-language/8303 "2024-10-26T06:20:13Z")
I’d really like a default blog language setting, preserving the current option to override the language per-post. Changing the setting manually for every post introduces unnecessary friction and sometimes I end up forget… --- ## [Mastodon link cards in posts](https://discuss.write.as/t/mastodon-link-cards-in-posts/14066)
**Author:** [@markwyner](https://discuss.write.as/u/markwyner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/mastodon-link-cards-in-posts/14066 "2024-10-23T06:28:18Z")
Hey, all. I’d love to be able to add links to Mastodon posts and have them generate a card. Example: I recall Write.as using some sort of service for these cards, but I don’t remember what it was. I wonder if it’s a … --- ## [Support MySQL server time zones other than UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-mysql-server-time-zones-other-than-utc/14026)
**Author:** [@TV4Fun](https://discuss.write.as/u/TV4Fun)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-mysql-server-time-zones-other-than-utc/14026 "2024-10-19T01:52:52Z")
I am running Writefreely on a shared MySQL server that I don’t have the ability to change the time zone of. The server running Writefreely and the MySQL server are both on PDT. Writefreely seems to assume the timestamps … --- ## [Change "publish" to "save draft" when destination is Drafts](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-publish-to-save-draft-when-destination-is-drafts/13874)
**Author:** [@binarycat](https://discuss.write.as/u/binarycat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-publish-to-save-draft-when-destination-is-drafts/13874 "2024-10-07T20:22:46Z")
the first time i saved drafts it was a bit spooky, since in order to do so you need to click the button labeled “publish” i think that when “Drafts” is selected, the tooltip of the publish button should change to “Save … --- ## [Snap.as sorting images](https://discuss.write.as/t/snap-as-sorting-images/13219)
**Author:** [@veyne](https://discuss.write.as/u/veyne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/snap-as-sorting-images/13219 "2024-10-01T08:11:40Z")
There should be a way to sort images on snap.as. Im about to create a gallery, and Ill have to reupload every desired image. This will take me hours… --- ## [Mail subscription box in multiple languages](https://discuss.write.as/t/mail-subscription-box-in-multiple-languages/13085)
**Author:** [@veyne](https://discuss.write.as/u/veyne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/mail-subscription-box-in-multiple-languages/13085 "2024-09-12T09:05:22Z")
As of now, the mail subscription box that appear when we paste the followings characters is in English: \< !–emailsub-- \> The possibility to chose the language would be nice. There are peeps from all around the world us… --- ## [Cross posting To Mastodon & Threads (Premium Feature)](https://discuss.write.as/t/cross-posting-to-mastodon-threads-premium-feature/12927)
**Author:** [@darnell](https://discuss.write.as/u/darnell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cross-posting-to-mastodon-threads-premium-feature/12927 "2024-08-30T05:17:44Z")
Would it be possible to have Write.as add a premium feature that would allow us to cross post to other platforms like Mastodon & Threads‽ I know using API’s frequently can be expensive at scale, which is why it could be… --- ## [Fediverse suggestions](https://discuss.write.as/t/fediverse-suggestions/12729)
**Author:** [@markwyner](https://discuss.write.as/u/markwyner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/fediverse-suggestions/12729 "2024-08-09T18:30:43Z")
I’m super happy to have read the post from @matt that fediverse integration is gonna get some more attention. Now that I’ve had some time to explore this, I have some suggestions. I’d love to be able to: Define a post… --- ## [Edit text on email subscription form](https://discuss.write.as/t/edit-text-on-email-subscription-form/12716)
**Author:** [@markwyner](https://discuss.write.as/u/markwyner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/edit-text-on-email-subscription-form/12716 "2024-08-07T06:26:24Z")
The email subscription form is an important point of engagement. One that requires the right language. Especially expectations about what will be sent, the cadence, and that subscribers won’t be spammed. I’d love to be … --- ## [Support to play asciinema videos inside posts](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-to-play-asciinema-videos-inside-posts/12465)
**Author:** [@gutocarvalho](https://discuss.write.as/u/gutocarvalho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-to-play-asciinema-videos-inside-posts/12465 "2024-07-10T19:01:13Z")
Here we have an example. The idea is to be able to play the screencast without open a new page. Asciinema is a pure-text-streaming tool. Cheers, --- ## [XMPP: Post to PubSub](https://discuss.write.as/t/xmpp-post-to-pubsub/11836)
**Author:** [@Schimon](https://discuss.write.as/u/Schimon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/xmpp-post-to-pubsub/11836 "2024-06-06T16:19:08Z")
Greetings! In XMPP, using PubSub(1) (XEP-0060), it is possible to store posts as Atom Syndication(2) entries into XMPP(3). There are several XMPP extensions that apply it, namely XEP-0227 (4) and XEP-0472 (5) which mak… --- ## [Favicon or browser icon](https://discuss.write.as/t/favicon-or-browser-icon/582)
**Author:** [@ang](https://discuss.write.as/u/ang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/favicon-or-browser-icon/582 "2024-05-08T15:35:11Z")
Feature request: to be able to customise favicon especially for those who have custom domain. Thanks! x --- ## [Add Homebrew support to writefreely](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-homebrew-support-to-writefreely/11933)
**Author:** [@peterkos](https://discuss.write.as/u/peterkos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-homebrew-support-to-writefreely/11933 "2024-04-28T19:31:52Z")
Hello! Would be awesome to have writefreely accessible via Homebrew. I’ve made a cask formula but it’s a little janky (requires manually cd’ing in and xattr -c writefreely to get around macOS Gatekeeper). Ideally this … --- ## [Change slug before publish](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-slug-before-publish/728)
**Author:** [@mimikun](https://discuss.write.as/u/mimikun)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-slug-before-publish/728 "2024-04-21T01:35:33Z")
Hello, I want to change slug before publish. The current writefreely convert h1 header(title) to the slug. However, if “Kanji” is included, the slug is similar to the image below: https://write.mimikun.jp/mimikun/cha… --- ## [Support arm64 in docker](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-arm64-in-docker/11360)
**Author:** [@CDN18](https://discuss.write.as/u/CDN18)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-arm64-in-docker/11360 "2024-03-06T11:21:24Z")
Since linux/arm64 binaries are already available, could we consider adding arm64 support to the Docker image? --- ## [Bluesky](https://discuss.write.as/t/bluesky/11304)
**Author:** [@xtianpublic](https://discuss.write.as/u/xtianpublic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/bluesky/11304 "2024-02-12T19:23:53Z")
Now that Bluesky is open to the public, would you consider adding the AT protocol to write.as? It seems like it would be great to have that option. --- ## [Give more CSS freedom](https://discuss.write.as/t/give-more-css-freedom/7658)
**Author:** [@writeblankspace](https://discuss.write.as/u/writeblankspace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/give-more-css-freedom/7658 "2022-12-31T10:20:47Z")
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Mono:wght@300;400;500;600&family=Roboto:wght@300;400;500;700&display=swap'); /\* All \*/ \* { font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; } /\* … --- ## [FediBlackBook API](https://discuss.write.as/t/fediblackbook-api/11244)
**Author:** [@Carol](https://discuss.write.as/u/Carol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/fediblackbook-api/11244 "2024-01-31T15:20:19Z")
How do I integrate the FediBlackBook API with WriteFreely to moderate our ActivityPub-based users from the fediverse? --- ## [Navigating between posts](https://discuss.write.as/t/navigating-between-posts/119)
**Author:** [@bkam](https://discuss.write.as/u/bkam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/navigating-between-posts/119 "2024-01-19T18:43:32Z")
Hello! Love the app, it’s really beautiful. One of my readers was pointing out that when I link to individual posts however it is not obvious how to navigate to older ones. I think at the moment the way is to click the … --- ## [Post date/time should default to publish date/time](https://discuss.write.as/t/post-date-time-should-default-to-publish-date-time/11039)
**Author:** [@cmchittom](https://discuss.write.as/u/cmchittom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/post-date-time-should-default-to-publish-date-time/11039 "2024-01-12T11:53:09Z")
I’m using (self-hosted) WriteFreely 0.14.0, if it matters. When publishing a post, the date/time on the post is by default that of when the draft was originally created. This is more or less fine if your workflow is to … --- ## [Home Page](https://discuss.write.as/t/home-page/5200)
**Author:** [@000](https://discuss.write.as/u/000)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/home-page/5200 "2023-12-19T16:07:59Z")
It would be very cool to have a home page, or landing page, that doesn’t have blog posts on it. It would make write.as a lot more versatile. I think Matt mentioned the idea quite a while ago. --- ## [Dark mode toggle](https://discuss.write.as/t/dark-mode-toggle/10565)
**Author:** [@cri](https://discuss.write.as/u/cri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/dark-mode-toggle/10565 "2023-11-21T23:42:57Z")
I would like to suggest a feature: "dark mode toggle "or “theme toggle”. Some kind of optional button on the homepage. Best regards --- ## [Allow \`\\\` in post content](https://discuss.write.as/t/allow-a-href-a-in-post-content/10456)
**Author:** [@creave](https://discuss.write.as/u/creave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/allow-a-href-a-in-post-content/10456 "2023-11-03T09:57:55Z")
Currently \\ in post content will be stripped. I need this because I would like to implement a pure css hover menu, as the instance I’m using disallows custom javascript. --- ## [Wiki-like product](https://discuss.write.as/t/wiki-like-product/10446)
**Author:** [@writeprivacy](https://discuss.write.as/u/writeprivacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/wiki-like-product/10446 "2023-11-01T22:46:19Z")
A feature request. Could write.as product portfolio include a wiki-like simple elegant static publishing product? People complain useful information is hidden behind too many blog entries to scroll through, and tags are… --- ## [Suggest enabling gzip compression on HTTP responses to improve performace](https://discuss.write.as/t/suggest-enabling-gzip-compression-on-http-responses-to-improve-performace/10418)
**Author:** [@eob](https://discuss.write.as/u/eob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/suggest-enabling-gzip-compression-on-http-responses-to-improve-performace/10418 "2023-10-29T06:13:15Z")
When you run a Lighthouse performance test on a writefreely server, adding text compression is its top suggestion to improve performance. Currently, even when the browser sends an Accept-Encoding: gzip header the writef… --- ## [Import tool for users coming from micro.blog](https://discuss.write.as/t/import-tool-for-users-coming-from-micro-blog/10155)
**Author:** [@hollie](https://discuss.write.as/u/hollie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/import-tool-for-users-coming-from-micro-blog/10155 "2023-10-16T19:09:27Z")
I asked here for an import tool, looks like there isn’t one yet but perhaps there will be someday, and it was suggested I add that as a feature request here. Thanks! [Previous page](https://discuss.write.as/c/feedback/feature-requests/11.md) [Next page](https://discuss.write.as/c/feedback/feature-requests/11.md?page=2)