The idea of this little script is to allow users to display their Mastodon timeline on their blog/website.
- jQuery
- access token from the mastodon instance you want to display the timeline from
You can use our wizard to generate an access token very easily. Simply follow the link below:
Azet.jp's Mastodon Widget Wizard
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Download the required files (JS and CSS files in the archive).
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Simply paste the code bellow in you website:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mastodon.widget.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="mastodon.widget.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
// jQUERY is required!
var mapi = new MastodonApi({
target_selector : '#myTimeline'
,instance_uri : '[MASTODON INSTANCE]'
,access_token : '[ACCESS TOKEN]'
,account_id : '[ACCOUNT ID]'
// === optional parameters ===
//,toots_limit : 5
// samples below require http://fontawesome.io
//,pic_icon : '<i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i>'
//,boosts_count_icon : '<i class="fa fa-retweet"></i>'
//,favourites_count_icon : '<i class="fa fa-star"></i>'
});
});
</script>
In the sample above, you have to replace the folowing:
- [MASTODON INSTANCE] => i.e : https://mastodon.technology
- [ACCESS TOKEN] => token you created for your app and linked with your Mastodon instance account
- [ACCOUNT ID] => your user ID on Mastodon instance
- Add a container for your timeline where you want in the body of your website:
<div id="myTimeline" class="mastodon-timeline mastodon-timeline-dark"></div>
Instead of the theme mastodon-timeline-dark
, we provide a light theme mastodon-timeline-light
as well.
The parameters below are optional.
Parameter name | Default | Explanation |
---|---|---|
toots_limit | 20 | maximum number of visible toots |
pic_icon | [picture] | icon to be displayed when medias are attached |
boosts_count_icon | [boost] | boosts count status header entry |
favourites_count_icon | [favourite] | favourites count status header entry |
Regarding pic_icon
, you can use an image you have on your server like so: <img src="mypicicon.gif" />
.
Or you can also use font-awesome and set <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i>
.
Same goes for boosts_count_icon
and favourites_count_icon
.
You have the choice between 2 basic themes:
- mastodon-timeline-light
- mastodon-timeline-dark
Or you can create your own. Please have a look in the CSS file for more details.
In a separate file, you can setup the text to support a different language.
For example, in the Japanese file mastodon.widget-jp.js
we can find the folowing settings:
MastodonApi.text = {
spoilerBtnClosed : "もっと見る"
,spoilerBtnOpened : "隠す"
,nsfwLabel : "閲覧注意"
,nsfwViewMsg : "クリックして表示"
};
Please be sure to insert the translation javascript file <script>
tag after mastodon.widget.js
.