Tumblr to join Fed Are

since 2022The Tumblr blogging site has raised its plans to integrate with Fediiverse – the open social network supported by Activitypub, a protocol also used Mastodon, Threads, Flipboard and others. Now, the auto -owned blogging platform shares more information about when and how this integration can actually happen.

As it turned out, the current plan to connect Tumblr into the open internet will come by planning for the site Go to Lord’s infrastructure.

Automattic confirmed to Techcrunch that when the deportation is complete, each Tumblr user will be able to follow his blog via ACTIVITYPUB, just as every WordPress.com user can today.

The company has noticed that deportation can also allow other open web integration, such as giving Tumblr users a way to operate ingredients or other custom features.

Last summer, Automattic announced that it would achieve it Transfer half a billion blogs to WordPressTo facilitate the company to create tools and features worked in both service, while also allowing to take advantage of open source developments from WordPress.org.

Although the WordPress community itself In a state of turmoilUltimately, the rear Tumblr operation on WordPress will allow more efficiency, not to change the interface and experience that has grown the base of Tumblr user to love.

Automattic has refused to share a time frame with regard to the time of the completion of the deportation, given its scale, but a delegate of the company has been submitted so far “exciting”.

Users were interested in the company’s open web complementarity, which Tumblr said in 2023 still working on. Recently, one of the users asked about the company’s plans in a question and answer Tumblr work in the progress blog. Here, Tumblr emphasized that the Fediiverse integration was a “great cause” of the migration itself, and that it certainly includes support for WordPress’ exists Activitypub additional ingredientsWhich allows bloggers to synchronize their participation and participate in the broader open social web network.

However, Automattic refused to participate if at any time you will consider integration with Protocol, which operates the growing Bluesky company for social networks, another open web participant.

When asked specifically about how Bluesky fits with these plans, a spokesperson will only comment on his activity.