Write.as @write_as@writing.exchange

Need help installing #WriteFreely? You can jump over to our forums to ask for help or see if anyone else has encountered the same problems.

https://discuss.write.as/c/writefreely/installation

Discussing the project in a public place like this helps our small team (@matt) save time answering common questions, and makes it so more people can benefit from / join our conversations.

And if you want to support the project, please feel free to help others in the community. Any help you can offer is welcome and appreciated!

We're working to build a suite of tiny, focused tools that all work together, and share the same simplicity and privacy-awareness of Write.as. This little #blogging platform is just the start.

Now you can #follow along with each of them right here in the fediverse:

@readwriteas - stories from Write.as
@snap_as - photo and album hosting
@htmlhouse - HTML hosting

Future:
@draft_as - collaboration on text
@jot_as - private, encrypted notes

If you're curious about the technical side of this update, you can read the details on @angelostavrow's blog: @angelo.

https://write.as/angelo/writefreely-for-ios-v1-0-2-released

We just released an update to our #WriteFreely iOS app! This one focuses on #accessibility improvements. https://apps.apple.com/app/writefreely/id1531530896

Maintenance complete! All went well, with minimal impact.

🚧 We have some planned maintenance tonight at 05:15 UTC that will cause some downtime only for hosted blogs with custom domains. It shouldn't last for more than an hour.

We'll keep you updated on our progress. Otherwise, check here for updates: https://status.write.as

Our #WriteFreely app for Mac is now in beta!

https://discuss.write.as/t/writefreely-for-mac-is-now-in-beta/2306

We're back online now!

Our main site and some infrastructure is down at the moment for unplanned maintenance, but we're working on getting back online as soon as possible!

Keep an eye on our status here: https://status.write.as

It's the last week of the year and the last couple days of our New Year Sale! Get 33% off our #WriteFreely iOS app and an extra 25% off Pro 🎊 https://write.as/newyear

As part of our New Year sale, you can also get 33% off our #WriteFreely app for iOS — just $9.99 once, to keep forever.

Of course, this #FOSS app works great not only with Write.as, but with any other WriteFreely instance!

https://writefreely.org/apps/ios

Continuing a tradition started last year, we're doing another sale for the end of the year 🎊

Until December 31, we're offering an extra 25% off our annual and five-year Pro subscriptions!

Get everything on Write.as for $54/year or $180/five years. https://write.as/newyear

You'll also find Web Monetization support in the next version of #WriteFreely (v0.13): https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/pull/369

We still need to add support for exclusive content, but we're waiting to see if users need it. There's much more infrastructure needed for this feature in order to verify payments, including additional backend applications out of our control. But if users will find it useful, we'll include the feature and fully document everything.

You can also offer exclusive paid content in your posts, unlocked via Web Monetization.

Innkeeper Games is experimenting with this (and all things #WebMonetization) on their blog: https://innkeepergames.com

Enabling Web Monetization on your blog lets Coil.com members (and subscribers to any other Web Monetization provider in the future) automatically send you micropayments as they read.

See this in action as a Coil subscriber on blogs like Sim Show: https://sim.show

This is our very first step toward helping writers generate income from work published on our platform.

We decided to start with Web Monetization because the technology aligns directly with our principles — it's an open protocol, friction-free for paying users, and built entirely around privacy.