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All features

Everything Welley can do, grouped by area.

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Your profiles

Share the parts of yourself that matter to you. You can keep several profiles under one account.

• Your profileAdd your name, a photo, a cover image, a bio and your pronouns.
• Who sees your birthdayShow your full birthday, just the month and day, or keep it private.
• Your locationAdd a location and decide whether it shows on your profile.
• Your local timeSet your time zone and decide whether to show it.
• Spotlights for links and detailsGive your links and other details their own spot on your profile.
• Verified website linksProve that a website links back to your Welley profile.
• Several profiles on one accountSwitch between your profiles from the user menu.

Your privacy

You decide who can find you, who can follow you and what they see on your profile. Welley doesn't track or monitor you, and it shows no ads.

• Public posts in search resultsDecide whether other servers may include your public posts in their search results.
• Profile and posts in discoveryDecide whether your public profile and posts may show up in discovery areas.
• Profile page in search resultsDecide whether search engines may index your profile page.
• Show follows and followersShow or hide who you follow and who follows you.
• Show groups on profileShow or hide your list of groups on your profile.
• Approve new followersAccept new followers automatically, or review new follow requests yourself.
• Who sees you onlineLet everyone, your followers or nobody see when you're online and typing.
• Show when you were last seenDecide whether people can see when you were last online.

Your preferences

Notifications, language, how Welley looks, and how photos and videos show up.

• Email and push notificationsPick which activity sends you an email or a push notification.
• Notification presetsPick All, Important only or None, then adjust each type of activity.
• Who can notify youGet notifications from everyone, your followers, accounts you follow or mutual followers.
• Pause notifications across profilesMute all notifications, and decide whether your notification settings stay in sync across profiles.
• How Welley looksPick light, dark or system mode, an accent color and a font.
• Interface languageUse Welley in one of the available languages.
• Feed languagesPick which languages show up in your feed.
• Post translationRead a post in your preferred language and switch back to the original.
• Sensitive mediaHide media that has a warning, always show media, or always hide media until you reveal it.
• Video autoplayDecide whether videos in posts and comments start playing on their own.
• External media previewsTurn on all external media previews, or set each service on its own.

Your account and data

Manage access, storage and invites. If you move, you can take your social connections with you.

• Personal access tokensGive an integration a token with the access it needs.
• Sessions and phone sign-inSee your active sessions, disconnect one of them, and connect a mobile app with a QR code.
• Storage and upload limitsSee how much media storage your profile uses and how much you can still upload.
• Your uploadsBrowse your media in a grid or list, preview files, and select several files to act on at once.
• Invite linksCreate invite links with a limit on uses and an expiration.
• Download your social dataExport your connections and saved data as CSV files that work with Mastodon.
• Move your account to WelleyThe migration guide helps you add an alias, import data and move followers.
• Move away and keep a copyRedirect your profile to another Fediverse account, and download your posts or your full archive.

Posts

Write a quick update or a longer story. Add media, a poll or some context, then pick who sees it.

• Save draftsSave a post you haven't finished and pick it up again when you're ready.
• Write a chain of postsWrite several connected posts in the same composer.
• Photos, videos and attachmentsAdd media to a post and open it in the media viewer.
• Longer videosPost videos within your server's limits. Longer videos can stream.
• PollsMake a poll where people pick one answer or several.
• Add a locationGive a post a place, along with its text and media.
• Content warningsPut a warning over the whole post, or mark just the media as sensitive.
• Inline spoilersHide an answer, a plot detail or any other bit of text until a reader chooses to show it.
• Pick who sees each postPost publicly, as unlisted or to followers only.
• Turn comments on or offSwitch comments off when a post doesn't need replies.
• Text formattingUse formatting when a post needs some structure.
• Reposts and quotesRepost something as is, or quote it and add your own text.
• Likes and emoji reactionsLike a post or react with an emoji when you don't need to write a reply.
• Bookmarks and pinsBookmark a post for later, or pin one that's eligible.
• Edits and edit historyEdit an eligible post and see its edit history.
• Ways to read a threadRead comments as one stream, or follow branches in a group discussion.

Feeds

Follow accounts across servers, find public posts and choose what shows up in your feeds.

• Following and Discover feedsKeep up with the accounts you follow, or browse public posts.
• Discover from your server or othersShow discovery posts from all servers, just your server or only remote servers.
• Block and muteKeep unwanted accounts or domains away from you.
• Earlier posts when you follow someoneWhen you follow a remote account, Welley can fetch its earlier posts.

Direct messages

Talk one-to-one or with a group in a separate inbox. It also works with compatible Fediverse direct messages.

• Fediverse direct messagesYour direct conversations stay separate from public posts and notifications.
• Know who gets the messagePick who's in the conversation before you write. Typing a mention doesn't add someone as a recipient.
• Message several peopleStart a direct conversation with one person or several.
• Reply in a threadReply to a message in a thread next to the main conversation.
• Formatting and attachmentsFormat your message and add images, videos or files.
• Message actionsReact with emoji or use other message actions right in the conversation.
• Find messages, files and linksSearch a conversation and browse the files and links shared in it.
• Who's online and typingThe header can show who's online and who's typing.
• Favorites and muteAdd a conversation to your favorites, or mute it so it doesn't interrupt you.
• End-to-end encrypted messages (coming soon)We're planning an end-to-end encrypted mode for direct conversations.

Groups, forums and rooms

Give your community one place for posts, forum topics, events and conversations. Each group sets its own rules for who can get in and how people join.

• Your group's profileGive your group a name, an address, a cover image, a description and useful links.
• Public or private groupsChoose whether your group's content is public or stays with members.
• Visible or unlistedChoose whether people can find the group in search or open it from a link.
• Secret groups (coming soon)We're planning a kind of group that's hidden from anyone who isn't a member.
• How people joinLet people join right away, ask for approval or wait for an invitation.
• Mix public and private channelsA private group can have public channels, and a public group can have private channels.
• Separate posting channelsSplit the group feed into channels, each with its own name and purpose.
• Follow only the channels you wantSubscribe to a public channel without joining the whole group.
• Public channels on the FediversePublic channels connect your Welley community to other ActivityPub services.
• Forums and categoriesUse a forum with separate categories for longer discussions.
• Find the right discussionBrowse forum topics by category, tag and activity.
• Reaction styles for categoriesForum posts show emoji reactions, likes or votes, based on the mode the server sets.
• Chat roomsUse chat rooms for a team, a club or a community discussion.
• Closed roomsClose a room when the conversation is only for some of the group's members.
• Room toolsKeep the chat, shared files, links and member list in one place.
• Custom apps (coming soon)Everything in Welley on the web is built as apps. That makes it possible to build and share custom apps that go beyond posts and events.
• Chess in your groupChess is one example of an app in a group. Play another member while others watch and comment.
• Paid groups and channels (coming soon)Put a whole group, or just one of its channels, behind a paywall.

Run your group

Handle members, moderation, permissions and integrations from your group settings. Give each staff member only the access they need.

• Review join requestsDecide who gets into a group that needs approval.
• Invite peopleSend invitations and see which ones are still waiting for an answer.
• Entry questionsAsk people some questions before they join.
• Group rulesSet rules that people see before they join.
• Group linksAdd your community's resources to the group profile.
• Manage membersSee your members, their roles and their activity in the group.
• Roles and permissionsDecide who owns the group, who runs it and who moderates.
• Reports for group staffGather reports and look at the content that needs attention.
• Staff notes and historyKeep context for later moderation decisions.
• Member timeoutsThe server can pause a member's participation while they can still read.
• Group blocklistBlock a person, account or domain from the group.
• Review posts before they're publishedUse a queue of pending posts when content needs staff approval.
• Pick whose posts need reviewRequire approval for some members, or let trusted members skip it.
• Scheduled postsThe server can save posts and chains to publish later.
• Storage and upload quotasSee how much storage your group uses and which limits apply.
• Transfer group ownershipHand the group over to another member when the owner changes.
• Group statisticsThe server keeps membership and activity totals over time.
• AI bots for your groupSet up bots that answer questions, welcome members and help staff review reports.
• Test bots before you publishTry out how a bot behaves, then publish a setup you've checked.
• AI models and connected toolsPick the providers, models and tools your group can use.
• Connect your group to other toolsSubscribe an integration to events from your group.

Events and calendars

Plan your own get-together or a group event, share the details and get responses. Keep a calendar you can use outside Welley.

• Your own eventsCreate an event from your profile.
• Group eventsPut events right next to your group's channels and forum.
• Who can see an eventLet anyone find it, share it by direct link, or limit who can see it.
• Invite specific peopleMake a personal event invite-only when you want to control the guest list.
• Answer an invitationInvited people can give a clear answer.
• Interested or goingSay you're interested before you commit to an event.
• Event discussionsKeep questions and replies with the event.
• Your event calendarSee events you created, joined or were invited to.
• Event inboxKeep up with events from the people or groups you follow.
• Discover public eventsFind public events beyond the profiles you already follow.
• Add an event to your calendarDownload one event as a standard iCalendar file.
• Subscribe from another calendarUse a calendar link for a profile or group that stays the same.
• Time zonesShow event times along with the time zone that matters.
• Copy or cancel an eventCopy an event for a new occasion, or clearly mark it as canceled.
• Events over ActivityPubWelley sends and receives standard ActivityPub Event objects.
• Connect with event softwareBecause Welley supports ActivityPub Events, it can connect to event services such as Mobilizon.

Server settings

Choose your server's identity, who can get in, content limits and the defaults that suit your community.

• About your serverTell visitors what your server is about and how to reach your staff.
• Privacy policy and termsLet people know how your server handles data and access.
• BrandingHelp people recognize your server in previews and public information.
• Default appearancePick the default mode, theme and font for your server.
• Open or private serverDecide whether visitors can read your server before they sign in.
• Security controlsLimit failed logins and help locked accounts get back in.
• Registration modesLet anyone join, review every application, or let in only certain people.
• Application questions and CAPTCHAAdd checks before someone can join your server.
• Close sign-ups automaticallySign-ups close if no administrator or moderator uses the server for a period you choose.
• Server roles and permissionsGive your staff the permissions they need.
• Server rulesKeep your community rules short, clear and easy to find.
• Post and attachment limitsSet limits for post length, attachments and pinned posts on your server.
• Image, video and audio policyChoose what media your server accepts and how it processes it.
• Custom emojiGive your server its own emoji.
• Welley Help accessMake it easy for people to reach the Welley Help group.

Tools for server staff

Review reports, look after local communities and keep a record of what staff do.

• Reports queueStaff can review reports and deal with problems in one place.
• User moderationFind local and remote users and see their moderation state.
• Internal staff notesKeep helpful moderation context next to each user's record.
• Group moderationReview local groups with filters that fit how communities work.
• Group moderation historyKeep staff notes and state changes together for each local group.
• Sign-up requestsReview applications when your server needs approval to join.
• Audit logFollow administrative changes in a separate audit record.
• Domain moderationApply your server's decisions to a whole remote domain.
• Import and subscribe to block listsUse curated public block lists and still keep control of your own decisions.

Run your Welley server

Keep an eye on activity, updates, media work and the background jobs that keep your server responsive.

• Server dashboardSee your server's key activity and tasks in one place.
• Release informationSee which releases are available before you update your server.
• Automatic updatesPick the update period on the Releases tab.
• Installed applicationsSee the applications that make up your server.
• Media jobsSee how media conversion is going.
• Remote media cacheDecide how your server stores remote media.
• Upload quotasManage storage and upload limits for accounts and groups.
• Quota increase requestsReview requests for more storage or upload capacity.
• Queues, retries and workersCheck on background jobs before a small problem turns into a bigger one.
• Job statisticsSee background job activity over time.
• Feed diagnosticsCheck the feed cache and repair it if needed.

Integrations

Pick the services behind language tools, AI helpers, search and automation.

• Language detection and translationPick the language services your server uses.
• AI providers and modelsPick AI providers and choose which models your server offers.
• AI tools and limitsChoose which AI tools people can use.
• AI botsMake a bot with its own profile, model, instructions and permissions you control.
• MCP serversLet AI bots use the external tools you pick.
• AI search setupPick and look after the model behind semantic search.
• WebhooksConnect server events to external services.
• FASP providersConnect a Fediverse Auxiliary Service Provider to get shared search capabilities.
• Link preview serviceSet up a separate service for web link previews.
• FASP remote administrationManage a connected FASP service from the Welley admin panel.

How your server federates

ActivityPub connects Welley to independent servers. Administrators decide where the limits are.

• Open federationConnect to the wider Fediverse and keep your own block list.
• Limited federationConnect only to the domains your server approves.
• Closed federationRun your server with federation turned off.
• Remote domainsSee the remote domains your server knows about.
• ActivityPub relaysExchange public content through a shared relay service.
• Standards and shared extensionsUse common Fediverse features with other independent servers.

Recent updates

News from the Welley release account.

• Prepare a complete thread before publicationWrite several connected posts in one composer, then publish the chain with one action.
• Keep your appearance choices with your accountChoose system, light or dark mode. Combine eight accent colors with four font options, then keep those choices with your account.
• Return to an unfinished postSave a post as a draft and open it again when you are ready to continue.
• Find earlier posts from an account you followWhen you follow a remote account, Welley can fetch earlier posts in the background. The available history depends on the remote server and configured limits.
• Use separate profiles from one accountKeep several identities under one account and switch between their profiles from the user menu.
• Respond with an emoji reactionAdd an emoji reaction to a post and see the reaction counts. Reactions provide another response beside a like or a reply.
• Join discussions across Welley and LemmyFollow a Lemmy community and exchange posts, replies and images. Public Welley channels also work with Lemmy. The current Welley interface does not expose Lemmy vote arrows.
• Take part in NodeBB forum discussionsFollow a NodeBB category from Welley and exchange topics, replies and images. The integration also supports upvotes. Moderation actions remain separate between the systems.