Questions regarding #webmention & #Mastodon replies:

Does it only sync replies to a toot that has a link in it? In my brief testing today I noticed that of the 3 comments I made to this toot, only the 2 that were direct replies to the OP were synced back to #WordPress.

Also: is it possible to alter the incoming webmentions? It would be cool if there were a way to strip hashtags that are not in a sentence (ie the ones at the ends of toots).

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Hi, I’m Arp! I got diagnosed with ADHD at 49, and now I'm trying to figure out what's me, what's masking, and just about everything else. I make comics (when imposter syndrome isn't striking) and write about life as a creative Indian-American. I’m self-taught, self-employed, and self-flagellating.

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  2. @ArpComics The technical details are covered by @crepels in his series on Understanding ActivityPub <span>https://</span><span>seb.jambor.dev/posts/understan</span><span>ding-activitypub/</span></a”>1, but the gist is that a reply will only be relayed to OP if it’s a direct reply or OP is mentioned; otherwise a given toot (even if it’s a reply) will be sent to the author’s followers’ servers only.

    (As I understand it; #activitypub experts are welcome to come correct me.)

    activitypub
    Understanding ActivityPub – Part 1: Protocol Fundamentals – Sebastian Jambor’s blog

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