In reply to: How Webmentions Work
Webmentions are a simple way to notify someone when you link to them. The protocol is straightforward: when you publish something that links to another site, you send a webmention to that site.
Re: Webmention Testing
Thanks for this clear explanation of webmentions! I've been implementing them on my site and your guide was super helpful.
The part about receiving webmentions being optional is interesting - I'm using webmention.io which makes it easy for static sites like mine built with Eleventy. It handles all the validation and storage for me.
I especially appreciate the section about POSSE - publishing on your own site first, then syndicating elsewhere. That's exactly what I'm doing with Bridgy for Mastodon cross-posting.
The flow is: publish here → Bridgy discovers via RSS → posts to Mastodon → interactions come back as webmentions. It's magical when it all works together!
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