andypiperSep 21, 2023

Mastodon 4.2 released, with (opt-in) search, and UX improvements

https://lemmy.world/post/5472500

Mastodon 4.2 released, with (opt-in) search, and UX improvements - Lemmy.world

Lots of small improvements across the user experience, and opt-in search, make this an important release.

Show threadwoelkchenSep 21, 2023

opt-in search

This is what I don’t understand: When people mark a post as public and discoverable, meaning Google and Bing and such can already find and index it, why would one need to opt-in to making it available via Mastodon search? Isn’t that what Unlisted is already for?

Show threadJackthelad
You need to opt-in for your posts to show up in the new full-text search.
Sep 21, 2023 at 4:25pmWeb
Show threadwoelkchenSep 21, 2023

You need to opt-in for your posts to show up in the new full-text search.

I already wrote that. And what’s the point of tagging a post as public and then not being able to find it on Mastodon’s search? Public posts are indexable by Google and such already, no matter if the search opt-in checkbox was ticked or not.