This weekend I added limited support for following Bluesky users in Micro.blog. This isn’t federating with Bluesky yet. Instead, it uses a combination of Bluesky’s RSS feeds and the AT Protocol.
To follow a Bluesky user who has an account username in the form username.bsky.social, just search for the username in Micro.blog. It doesn’t work for custom domain usernames in Bluesky, because Micro.blog will think you want to follow the user’s blog instead.
Here’s a screenshot showing a search:
Note that Bluesky’s RSS feeds are brand new, and there are a few missing pieces. Photos in posts are not included and inline links may not work perfectly. Still, I expect Bluesky to improve this over time, and already it’s a useful way to follow many Bluesky users.
I’m planning to improve the Micro.blog side of this in the coming months, such as supporting replying back to Bluesky users. Bridgy can also take Bluesky replies to your blog posts and send them back to Micro.blog via Webmention. (I’ve updated the Alpine theme in Micro.blog to include the IndieWeb’s u-syndication microformat, so services like Bridgy can more easily map Bluesky posts with the canonical microblog post on Micro.blog.)
Happy holidays! 🎄
Tegan Gemini This is a really cool feature, and I'm excited to see where this goes! I have been cross-posting my stuff to bluesky and honestly getting the most interaction there. Would be cool to see what is going on!
Jatan This is great, thank you. Why not add the ability to follow any RSS feed too?
Pratik Awesome. Does it work for all Bluesky users? I tried looking for kevinmkruse.bsky.social and couldn't find him.
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Manton Reece @pratik I fixed that username and it's working now. Looks like that username had been searched for before this feature was fully implemented.
Manton Reece @moonmehta Following any RSS feed doesn't fit well with Micro.blog's focus on users right now. Maybe one day if we can sort out the UI.
Pratik eeks! That was me yesterday.
Pratik Can you do the same for tressiemcphd.bsky.social?
Jatan Makes sense. Maybe the Reply and Conversation buttons get disabled on RSS feeds? Or these they can be added as separate Lists?
JL Gatewood don’t you take holidays?! Was this the super secret project? It’s an early Xmas present!🎁 🎄
Would it be possible to map your own DID in settings and then enable search by handle that way?
Or letting micro.blog also search for Bluesky custom handles by using emoji modifier 🦋 before the username (🦋Starrwulfe.xyz)
Manton Reece @starrwulfe Not the secret stuff. And yeah, I should’ve taken more time off but plan to this week. 🎄
JL Gatewood nice.
Oh I edited my comment above and it hung on my phone. 😅
What do you think about those options?
Manton Reece @pratik Figured it out, that user has a protected account. So it can't be followed outside of Bluesky.
Pratik Thanks for looking into it. Anyway, Merry Christmas! 🎄