atomicpoet, (edited )
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The best way to explain is to imagine what would happen if (pre-Elon) fell in love with and they had a baby.

That baby would be Calckey.

Twitter + WordPress = Calckey

Let me explain... 🧵

atomicpoet, (edited )
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So like , has a timeline feed. Multiple timeline feeds, in fact:

  1. Home
  2. Local
  3. Social
  4. Recommended
  5. Global

It's got more feeds than Twitter. And you can make more of them through lists and antennas!

But Calckey is also like in that it has:

  1. Cloud storage
  2. Galleries
  3. Widgets
  4. Plug-ins
  5. Webpages

You can customize the look and feel. And, like WordPress, there's lots of wonderful admin tools!

Twitter + WordPress = Calckey

kidehen,

@atomicpoet I am having trouble figuring out how the timeline page works. I don't have issues on the notifications page.

See attached screenshots.

Functioning notifications page.

atomicpoet,
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@kidehen Do you have Graze installed as an extension on Firefox or Chrome?

kidehen,

@atomicpoet Yes.

atomicpoet,
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@kidehen That's likely the problem. Try disabling Graze and that issue should probably go away.

kidehen,

@atomicpoet Nope, still there.

atomicpoet,
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@kidehen That sucks. What browser is this?

kidehen,

@atomicpoet I am a multi-browser user, since I have to test our products across all of them 😀

queenslight,

@atomicpoet

So, with that being said, should I join a Calckey instance also? Or is the Misskey instance I’m on perfectly fine.

atomicpoet,
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@queenslight This document will help you decide: https://codeberg.org/calckey/calckey/src/branch/main/CALCKEY.md

atomicpoet, (edited )
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Again, this feed is -like -- but more futuristic, in my opinion.

If you are coming from Twitter, this should look very familiar to you.

RufusJCooter,
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@atomicpoet Still getting my sea-legs under me on CalcKey, but: the ability to use the "deck" view to assign a column to channels, or antennas (antennae?), or whatever, seems like a game-changer to me

atomicpoet, (edited )
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Now this is how gets more WordPress-like because -- just like -- everyone who has a Calckey account can customize their theme.

And by customize, I don't merely mean select from a predetermined set of themes.

Nor do I just mean you can install one.

You can make your own Calckey theme!

You can make a Calckey theme both from a colour picker or through code!

This is very much like WordPress.

atomicpoet,
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Another way is like : widgets!

That's right, you can add your own widgets to Calckey's dashboard.

As you can see in this dashboard, there's quite a few to choose from:

  • Sticky notes
  • Notifications
  • Calendar
  • User list
  • RSS reader

And much, much more!

Calckey is definitely for microblogging -- but it's also kind of a CMS too!

atomicpoet, (edited )
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Another way is similar to is the cloud storage options.

Yes, like , Calckey can store photos and videos.

But like WordPress, Calckey can also host documents, audio, and even zip files on your drive!

How cool is that?

See screenshot.

atomicpoet,
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So really, when people ask me, "What does do that other microblogging platforms don't?"

The answer is: many things.

But also, Calckey is pretty much a microblog with a CMS.

Again, Twitter + WordPress = Calckey

og,

@atomicpoet That's actually really awesome because each account is able to customize til there hearts content

gr0k,
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@atomicpoet reading this description is the first time I've considered looking into it - this should be more obvious as a selling point

hugoboia,
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@atomicpoet

Can you recommend an Android client? I've heard the ones for Misskey may be compatible, but I'm not sure.

Using directly on browser is working perfectly, I'm just asking to know if there are good options already.

atomicpoet,
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@hugoboia Milktea for Android is okay.

lakelady,
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@atomicpoet where can I find some decent documentation about calckey. I'm finding it somewhat confusing as there are sooo many options. And many items are not well explained for new users.

arpcomics,

@atomicpoet Is there a good iOS client?

juliewebgirl,
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@atomicpoet
Thanks for this thread!

Cyberpunk,

@atomicpoet the files are not private right?

atomicpoet,
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@Cyberpunk This is not for encrypted file storage that contains state secrets. The drive is for social purposes 🙂

ke7zum,

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    atomicpoet,
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    @ke7zum The limit is determined per server.

    If you're hosting yourself, you pretty much can upload as much as you like.

    breadbin,
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    @atomicpoet Anyone know of a list explaining all the css variables (keys? Magic turtles?) for the themes? Trying to cobble together one, but there a lot of things to put together.

    robUx4,

    @atomicpoet wake me up when there's a fediverse service that is mobile first.

    atomicpoet,
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    @robUx4 What’s wrong with a PWA?

    robUx4,

    @atomicpoet it's not native and is still designed for desktop in mind.

    atomicpoet,
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    @robUx4 I know I’m biased but Calckey’s PWA blows native apps out of the water. As a bonus, it’s not tied to a walled garden.

    robUx4,

    @atomicpoet the list of all the things you can add to Calckey make me things it's not designed for mobile in mind.
    It takes a lot of thinking and decision making to do something suited for mobile. It can't be the same decision for all platforms. Not even Android and iOS apps can be done the same way.

    robUx4,

    @atomicpoet let alone phone vs tablet design

    atomicpoet,
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    @robUx4 Sure, it’s web-first. But here’s the thing. Mobile users probably won’t care about monkeying around with widgets.

    robUx4,

    @atomicpoet still, it's not making design choices for mobile.
    For example does it keep your position after 2 days away and sync it between devices? Like Ivory and IceCubes do?

    atomicpoet,
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    @robUx4 I don’t pay attention to those things, and they’re low priority.

    Especially when I can put this in a post:

    https://calckey.social/notes/9ehzd13dzh

    robUx4,

    @atomicpoet this is definitely the opposite of "mobile first"

    kidehen,

    @atomicpoet I assume its a blogging and micro-blogging combo, assuming one could use it to write full blown blogs i.e., content without character count restrictions?

    Catonauts,

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    atomicpoet,
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    @Catonauts Glad to have you!

    BrentInMasto,
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    @atomicpoet Had been wondering but not wanting to do any research of my own. Very much appreciate this accessible primer!

    peterbutler,
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    @atomicpoet Twitter + Confluence? 🤣

    Mikal,
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    @atomicpoet
    You are rapidly convincing me. I'm assuming that can migrate my social graph just like I can among Mastodon instances, right?

    atomicpoet,
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    @Mikal Yes, you can migrate your Mastodon social graph to Calckey. If you want to give it a spin, we have a server for you to try out:

    https://calckey.social/

    Mikal,
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    @atomicpoet
    Thanks. When I have some free time....

    oliphant,

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    noondlyt,

    @oliphant @atomicpoet
    Need to be careful there. Just pay attention to what we all should have learned about our fellow citizens in the last 1000 years.

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