Overview

If you're looking to showcase your own public posts from Mastodon on your personal website, the eleventy-plugin-mastoarchive is a fantastic tool. This plugin enables seamless integration of your social media content into your Eleventy project, allowing you to maintain a cohesive online presence. By fetching and caching your posts, it ensures that you can display an up-to-date reflection of your activity on Mastodon without the hassle of manual updates.

Setting up this plugin is straightforward and user-friendly. Once installed and configured, it fetches your public posts and retains them using a caching system, so you only need to pull in new content as you create it. This level of automation helps keep your site dynamic and engaging for your visitors.

Features

Easy Setup: Simple installation process for quick integration into your Eleventy project.
Automatic Caching: Fetches all public posts on the first run and subsequently only retrieves new posts, optimizing performance.
Global Data Object: Exposes a global mastodon object for easy access to your fetched data throughout your site.
Customizable Cache Location: Allows you to specify where cached data is stored, providing flexibility in file management.
User ID Retrieval: Offers guidance on how to find your Mastodon user ID efficiently, ensuring that setup is accessible for all users.
Clear Config Options: Includes clear configuration options for host, user ID, and cache settings, which ensures proper functioning of the plugin.
Rich Post Details: Each fetched post includes a timestamp, internal ID, and HTML content, allowing for detailed display options on your site.

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Eleventy Plugin Mastoarchive