# \#writefreely **URL:** https://discuss.write.as/tag/writefreely/3.md [Latest](https://discuss.write.as/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.write.as/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.write.as/tags.md) --- ## [I fixed some ActivityPub bugs and security issues](https://discuss.write.as/t/i-fixed-some-activitypub-bugs-and-security-issues/20999)
**Author:** [@quigs](https://discuss.write.as/u/quigs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/i-fixed-some-activitypub-bugs-and-security-issues/20999 "2026-09-10T16:54:45Z")
Hi folks, I recently switched over from Ghost to WF and decided to also use it for a private community that we set up to replace Facebook Groups. Some context about me and ActivityPub. I built one of the first Activity… --- ## [Protecting self-hosted writefreely](https://discuss.write.as/t/protecting-self-hosted-writefreely/20409)
**Author:** [@credmp](https://discuss.write.as/u/credmp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/protecting-self-hosted-writefreely/20409 "2026-08-27T03:36:58Z")
Hi, I am self hosting write freely. I also host other services myself and one of the protection mechanisms I use is fail2ban. Using this technique I protect my server from abuse. The logging of writefreely does not log… --- ## [404 Error as I tried to save customized settings](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-error-as-i-tried-to-save-customized-settings/10136)
**Author:** [@facb69](https://discuss.write.as/u/facb69)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/404-error-as-i-tried-to-save-customized-settings/10136 "2023-09-27T11:59:32Z")
Hi there. I’ve just installed Writefreely on my own server. The installation went well, I can login, post and see my blog but I cannot save changes. When I hit the button Save, I’m redirected to a page with the URL htt… --- ## [Social Icon for WriteFreely](https://discuss.write.as/t/social-icon-for-writefreely/17198)
**Author:** [@regenpfeifer](https://discuss.write.as/u/regenpfeifer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/social-icon-for-writefreely/17198 "2026-08-10T23:20:41Z")
Hello, the pro version of write.as has the option to set a “social icon” for each blog. I am using the self-hosted version of WriteFreely. Is there any chance to get something like “social icons” also for WriteFreely in… --- ## [Writefreely on iOS - Sso support?](https://discuss.write.as/t/writefreely-on-ios-sso-support/20797)
**Author:** [@karcio](https://discuss.write.as/u/karcio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/writefreely-on-ios-sso-support/20797 "2026-08-08T11:01:10Z")
Hi, using instance which allows me login by Sso - is it possible to add support to app iOS? --- ## [New tool for developing themes: CSS.horse](https://discuss.write.as/t/new-tool-for-developing-themes-css-horse/2927)
**Author:** [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/new-tool-for-developing-themes-css-horse/2927 "2026-06-08T06:23:13Z")
I’ve been wanting to create a tool like this for a while, and finally had the need for it recently, to develop a more complex theme. Based on an old project called :house: HTMLhouse, here’s :horse: CSShorse – a CSS edito… --- ## [Image uploading](https://discuss.write.as/t/image-uploading/205)
**Author:** [@f0x](https://discuss.write.as/u/f0x)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/image-uploading/205 "2026-02-11T18:20:56Z")
Would be nice to have an option to upload+markdown insert and image into your post Ideally with uploading from the clipboard on ctrl-v --- ## [Where do comments land, if they are from the Fediverse?](https://discuss.write.as/t/where-do-comments-land-if-they-are-from-the-fediverse/6676)
**Author:** [@maxmoon](https://discuss.write.as/u/maxmoon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/where-do-comments-land-if-they-are-from-the-fediverse/6676 "2026-02-01T14:52:20Z")
I started to write a blog and to test the fediverse feature I subscribed to my own blog over Mastodon. It worked so far! The new blog post popped up in my timeline and I tested the comment section. So I’ve replied to th… --- ## [How To Deploy WriteFreely via Docker (Tutorial)](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-deploy-writefreely-via-docker-tutorial/19990)
**Author:** [@PWD](https://discuss.write.as/u/PWD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-to-deploy-writefreely-via-docker-tutorial/19990 "2026-01-19T23:13:21Z")
The “Golden Path” Guide: Installing WriteFreely with Docker (2025 Edition) This method builds the image directly from the official WriteFreely source code, ensuring you are up-to-date. It also fixes common “split-brain” … --- ## [Benefits of "MySQL-backed installs"?](https://discuss.write.as/t/benefits-of-mysql-backed-installs/19733)
**Author:** [@bouncinglime](https://discuss.write.as/u/bouncinglime)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/benefits-of-mysql-backed-installs/19733 "2025-12-31T17:34:30Z")
I’m looking at installing WriteFreely, and am curious about what the benefits are of a “MySQL-backed install”. That aspect of WF is mentioned only on the install page, and I’m not seeing anything about it here other than… --- ## [Bug report: Rich text editor removes custom HTML](https://discuss.write.as/t/bug-report-rich-text-editor-removes-custom-html/20152)
**Author:** [@johnkarahalis](https://discuss.write.as/u/johnkarahalis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/bug-report-rich-text-editor-removes-custom-html/20152 "2025-12-18T17:07:25Z")
I noticed that WriteFreely supports custom HTML (as most Markdown parsers do), and it renders it properly. However, if the user switches to the rich text editor, the custom HTML is lost. I almost always use the plain te… --- ## [embed metadata](https://discuss.write.as/t/embed-metadata/20066)
**Author:** [@Hvglaser](https://discuss.write.as/u/Hvglaser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/embed-metadata/20066 "2025-12-10T20:55:13Z")
Is there a way to embed post metadata into a post? Say, if i want to reference the publishing date. --- ## [Login does not work](https://discuss.write.as/t/login-does-not-work/20047)
**Author:** [@gmkeros](https://discuss.write.as/u/gmkeros)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/login-does-not-work/20047 "2025-12-02T01:11:51Z")
I set up writefreely, have it running on my domain and on port 9393 and I get to the empty page. When I try to login it accepts my credentials but stays on the same page (using wrong credentials gives the expected “wrong… --- ## [Feature request: Support hyphens (dashes) in hashtags](https://discuss.write.as/t/feature-request-support-hyphens-dashes-in-hashtags/19907)
**Author:** [@johnkarahalis](https://discuss.write.as/u/johnkarahalis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feature-request-support-hyphens-dashes-in-hashtags/19907 "2025-10-30T15:29:41Z")
At the moment, WriteFreely does not appear to support hyphens in hashtags. For example, #ExampleTag1 is treated as a hashtag, but #example-tag-1 is not. I’d like to request that WriteFreely please support hyphens (a.k.a… --- ## [Running WriteFreely at a shared web hosting plan](https://discuss.write.as/t/running-writefreely-at-a-shared-web-hosting-plan/19496)
**Author:** [@Hermine](https://discuss.write.as/u/Hermine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/running-writefreely-at-a-shared-web-hosting-plan/19496 "2025-09-11T19:47:34Z")
Hello, I’m on a shared hosting plan with OVH, which offers SSH access and an SQL database. I am not a root user. I installed WriteFreely 0.16.0 at the subdomain folder blog, with the following configuration: root -… --- ## [Is there a way to change \`admin user\` 's name in App config ? ](https://discuss.write.as/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-admin-user-s-name-in-app-config/19425)
**Author:** [@Hermine](https://discuss.write.as/u/Hermine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-admin-user-s-name-in-app-config/19425 "2025-09-07T12:46:35Z")
Hi, I wrongly set my admin user to WRONG\_NAME, then got the url in customize page like this : localhost:8080/{WRONG\_NAME} I didn’t find the relative variable in config.ini. Thank you --- ## [Cannot follow my blog from Mastodon](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013)
**Author:** [@meghadeep-com](https://discuss.write.as/u/meghadeep-com)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013 "2025-09-04T20:06:10Z")
Hi, thank you so much for developing writefreely, I used to use WordPress before, but writefreely is just cleaner than anything I have come across, so thank you for all that you folks do! I have a personal blog (blog.me… --- ## [The documentation about \`writefreely config start\` need to be more accurate](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-documentation-about-writefreely-config-start-need-to-be-more-accurate/19426)
**Author:** [@Hermine](https://discuss.write.as/u/Hermine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-documentation-about-writefreely-config-start-need-to-be-more-accurate/19426 "2025-09-03T17:32:03Z")
Hello, In the documentation, I suggest correcting the config command from writefreely config start to (on macOS and Linux): ./writefreely config start - for being accurate Getting Started Page --- ## [Empty public feed](https://discuss.write.as/t/empty-public-feed/18458)
**Author:** [@marcelcosta](https://discuss.write.as/u/marcelcosta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/empty-public-feed/18458 "2025-08-16T14:59:53Z")
Hi! I don’t know why, but since some weeks public feed from our instance has lost its posts (old and new posts). I don’t know where to look for. Any idea? Thanks! --- ## [Can you delete posts published by writefreely?](https://discuss.write.as/t/can-you-delete-posts-published-by-writefreely/18379)
**Author:** [@rubberhose](https://discuss.write.as/u/rubberhose)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/can-you-delete-posts-published-by-writefreely/18379 "2025-07-22T01:12:14Z")
Hello Matt, I saw that some websites are published by writefreely, as you can see in the picture. I visited writefreely and find all the way to this forum. I wonder if you can delete the guest posts or just links in the… --- ## [Sidebar for navigation within a longer post](https://discuss.write.as/t/sidebar-for-navigation-within-a-longer-post/7799)
**Author:** [@Heartade](https://discuss.write.as/u/Heartade)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/sidebar-for-navigation-within-a-longer-post/7799 "2025-07-06T21:31:15Z")
I have a software blog I host myself using WriteFreely, and found that currently it’s a little hard to navigate between sections inside a long post with multiple headings. One could manually write down links to each sect… --- ## [Request to Remove Guest Blogs from Your Website](https://discuss.write.as/t/request-to-remove-guest-blogs-from-your-website/18149)
**Author:** [@rubberhose](https://discuss.write.as/u/rubberhose)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/request-to-remove-guest-blogs-from-your-website/18149 "2025-07-01T00:37:11Z")
Dear Matt, I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to kindly request the removal of guest posts that was published on your websites: URL: https://lyreopen7.werite.net/the-role-of-twin-carcass-floating-lines… --- ## [How exactly are stats counted?](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-exactly-are-stats-counted/17967)
**Author:** [@cyrneko](https://discuss.write.as/u/cyrneko)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/how-exactly-are-stats-counted/17967 "2025-06-24T18:48:24Z")
Hiya! I’ve been wondering how exactly stats are counted in Writefreely generally (i.e not just on Write.as) I read some things about there being serverside and clientside counting using JS but I’m not sure whether that … --- ## [Accessing Mastodon account](https://discuss.write.as/t/accessing-mastodon-account/17915)
**Author:** [@porphiron](https://discuss.write.as/u/porphiron)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/accessing-mastodon-account/17915 "2025-06-13T10:21:14Z")
Hi, All! I’m probably barking up the wrong tree here, but how do I access the mastodon account that write freely set up to post my blog? how do I find the password etc… This is most confusing and would be simpler if t… --- ## [Using the WriteFreely iOS App](https://discuss.write.as/t/using-the-writefreely-ios-app/1946)
**Author:** [@angelo](https://discuss.write.as/u/angelo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/using-the-writefreely-ios-app/1946 "2023-04-23T14:34:10Z")
You can publish to your WriteFreely / Write.as blog on the go with the WriteFreely iOS app. This guide will introduce some of the features of the app, and how it works with your WriteFreely account. It requires an iOS… --- ## [iOS app bug: documents slide closed while I'm typing](https://discuss.write.as/t/ios-app-bug-documents-slide-closed-while-im-typing/17404)
**Author:** [@elephant](https://discuss.write.as/u/elephant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/ios-app-bug-documents-slide-closed-while-im-typing/17404 "2025-05-11T09:57:49Z")
I’m using the iOS app on an up to date (OS) iPhone 15 Pro Max and am experiencing a bug that makes it difficult to use. When I’m typing in a note/document, randomly the document will close as if I swiped right to get bac… --- ## [Read endpoint essentially unstyled (and not pretty)](https://discuss.write.as/t/read-endpoint-essentially-unstyled-and-not-pretty/17424)
**Author:** [@ltning](https://discuss.write.as/u/ltning)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/read-endpoint-essentially-unstyled-and-not-pretty/17424 "2025-05-05T21:57:12Z")
Hi all, I recently spun up a new instance and while it looks decent when logged in, the /read endpoint looks like it’s from the early 90’s. :slight\_smile: Now I’m all for retro-computing (it’s going to be the main topic… --- ## [Add support for OPML social blogrolls](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-support-for-opml-social-blogrolls/17196)
**Author:** [@talya](https://discuss.write.as/u/talya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/add-support-for-opml-social-blogrolls/17196 "2025-04-18T22:21:42Z")
last year, there’s been a suggestion to turn RSS feeds into their own federated-social-media of sorts via OPML blogrolls: simply put, this feature has one blog link to others with an OPML subscription list, which thems… --- ## [Mailgun immediately disabled account I was planning to use with writefreely](https://discuss.write.as/t/mailgun-immediately-disabled-account-i-was-planning-to-use-with-writefreely/17000)
**Author:** [@Cathrach](https://discuss.write.as/u/Cathrach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/mailgun-immediately-disabled-account-i-was-planning-to-use-with-writefreely/17000 "2025-04-09T21:39:52Z")
Hi all, I recently set up a blog with Writefreely and a friend wanted to subscribe via email, so I looked into Mailgun and made a free account with them to test things out. Immediately after account creation, I got a ba… --- ## [Spam Prevention](https://discuss.write.as/t/spam-prevention/1227)
**Author:** [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/spam-prevention/1227 "2025-03-28T00:45:51Z")
I’d like to get everyone’s input on potential future spam prevention built into WriteFreely. Today we deal with a sizable amount of SEO / backlink spam on Write.as, thanks to our anonymous / no sign-up publishing featur… [Next page](https://discuss.write.as/tag/writefreely/3.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=writefreely)