WriteFreely

A clean blogging platform made just for writers and the fediverse. Flexible, private-by-default, and self-hostable.

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2026-07-20 18:34:09 UTC

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If your instance was affected by spam accounts, see the example command-line usage here for tips on how to easily search for and delete these accounts in one go: https://writefreely.org/pull/1705
#WriteFreely #WriteFreelyAdmins

2026-07-20 18:31:42 UTC

#WriteFreely v0.17.1 is out now!
This includes a crucial fix for an Export page bug that cropped up in our last release, plus admin tools for clearing out spam accounts that might've accrued due to a vulnerability in v0.16 and earlier.
Read about it on our @npub183e…ywh0 blog: https://blog.writefreely.org/version-0-17-1

2026-07-20 00:18:13 UTC

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suspend is reversible and preserves data while limiting what the user can do, while delete actually deletes all data immediately.

2026-07-18 18:19:34 UTC

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There's a pull request open now for mass user moderation via the command-line (listing, silencing and deleting).
If there's anything else you think is missing or needed, please leave a comment there!
https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1705
#WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev

2026-07-18 15:22:00 UTC

After yesterday's critical 0.17 release, there was a bug with the Export page not rendering that came up (https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/issues/1702). I'm fixing that now.
I'm also building a way to quickly clear out spam accounts that might've been created while the account-creation vulnerability was out there.

2026-07-17 23:47:33 UTC

RE: https://writing.exchange/@writefreely/116937920745292055
Most importantly, this fixes an issue where malicious actors can create accounts on closed-registration #WriteFreely instances running the previous v0.16 or below.
We've heard reports of this ACTIVELY being exploited today across many WriteFreely instances -- multi- and single-user.
We advise ALL WriteFreely admins to upgrade immediately. You may also notice many unwanted accounts on your instance that need to be manually cleaned up. We'll be adding admin tools to make this quicker soon.
#note16gd…j8u0

2026-07-17 23:31:06 UTC

WriteFreely v0.17 is out now!
⚠️ We recommend *all* admins upgrade as soon as possible, as this release includes some critical security fixes.
Read more in our release notes: https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.17.0
#WriteFreely #fedidev

2025-08-29 20:49:45 UTC

We've just released #WriteFreely v0.16, with a ton of improvements for the #fediverse, including support for Likes, the fediverse:creator tag, and a better look for your articles on microblogging platforms!
Read about all about it and grab the latest version on our @npub183e…ywh0 blog.
https://blog.writefreely.org/version-0-16

2025-03-25 00:30:01 UTC

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really appreciate it, Hannah :) Hope all has been well!!

2025-02-19 19:12:08 UTC

From @npub1emx…cqfy: we just added support for the fediverse:creator tag on [@write_as](https://writing.exchange/@write_as )! https://write.as/updates/now-your-write-as-posts-can-be-associated-with-your-profile-elsewhere-on-the
This is also coming to #WriteFreely: https://writefreely.org/pull/1253

2024-09-29 01:38:37 UTC

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Here's that (!! work in progress !!) command-line interface for migrating from #WordPress to #WriteFreely. It's got the basics of migrating text posts, but still need to figure out what to do with images and other content types.
https://github.com/writeas/wp-import

2024-09-27 20:54:54 UTC

We've had a WordPress importer in development for way too long now. With all the latest drama in that world, I think it's time to wrap that up as soon as possible.
#WriteFreely #WriteAs #WordPress