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I think the marketing for this new theme missed its … by Andrew Shell,

I think the marketing for this new theme missed its mark. Dave thinks this is a new short-form blogging app when it's really just a new theme. I was able to post to it from WordLand with no issues. It's still a regular WordPress.com website. This is just a new theme built in a week …

Dave Winer,

how do i see a timeline? can i follow you somehow? i haven't even had the time to go into it to that basic level.

Andrew Shell,

You can check out my test site at https://hooplasocial.wordpress.com/ and out of the box you just follow it with RSS. It's a free plan, so I don't think I can turn on ActivityPub. There is no aggregator built into the theme, but WordPress has its own "reader" app.

Jeremy

> It’s a free plan, so I don’t think I can turn on ActivityPub.

Good news is, you can! The ActivityPub feature is available for all sites on WordPress.com, including those on a free plan. Head over to Settings > ActivityPub in wp-admin and you'll be able to enable the feature. :)

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