Website verification

[mallory]

Verifying an identity on activity pub is a way for fediverse users to recognise one another. Since Wordpress is a web platform it makes sense that the website automatically includes the rel="me" link tag to verify the ghost activity pub user(s) without any additional end user configuration.

[pfefferle]

what do you mean with "ghost activity pub user(s)"?

[cogdog]

As far as I know WordPress does not provide the links. I have done it on the menus of my site by creating menu link to my main profile @cogdog@cosocial.ca. You have to make visible the Link Relationship (XFN) advanced properties- that's from the Screen options tab while editing a menu.

So that I can add a custom link to a menu

resulting in the link being on every view of my site

I got 4/4 verified!

The question is for the profile that the ActivityPub generates for my same blog @barking@cogdogblog.com - I guess this is the OP "ghost activity pub user"? How can I get a verified mark for it's profile? Here I have none verified:

The question is- to get the correct link, what is the URL needed for the href in <a rel="me" href="..."/> ?? Will https://cogdogblog.com/@barking work for my ActivityPub presence? (I have just added this to check)