Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page.
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@Mastodon "You can also now add alt text for profile and cover photos."
YESSSSS!!!
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@frumble fields take a whole line if they have to, and get compacted if they have enough room to do so
if a profile field is long enough to not fit in a line, an ellipsis button is shown and clicking it opens a modal with multi-line text
here is how your profile looks on mastodon.social
@ClearlyClaire @frumble On my iPhone the sentence cuts off at "spiegeln ausnahm […]". That's not very mobile-friendly and not how I'd expect a PWA to handle different screen sizes and resolutions. Some other design choices look as if they were made just for desktop browsers, too.
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@ClearlyClaire @frumble On my iPhone the sentence cuts off at "spiegeln ausnahm […]". That's not very mobile-friendly and not how I'd expect a PWA to handle different screen sizes and resolutions. Some other design choices look as if they were made just for desktop browsers, too.
@katzentratschen @frumble do you have a screenshot? This would have happened on the previous version as well, wouldn't it? At least now you can have a modal that shows the full version!
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There's much more to discover! Read the blog post for more information, and let us know what you think.
These updates will start to appear on mastodon.social and other servers running nightly builds from today, and will be available to everyone in Mastodon 4.6, coming in a few weeks.
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@Mastodon (I don't need a giant "Unfollow" button. But I definitely need this badge instead of checking the "Following" list each and every time.)
@katzentratschen @Mastodon It shows up if the other profile is following you in the context menu (if there's a option to remove follower, then they are following you).
To be fair, let's think on the pros and cons of keeping and removing. IMHO, I agree it ranks low in terms of establishing both trust and interest an account, because many spammers follow hundreds of accounts trying to get followed back (I often block them), but I don't think that's a good reason for removing this info. I also don't think there's a good reason for making it more prominent either.
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@Mastodon Could you please allow users to post images and videos in quotes? (this is possible on other social media platforms)
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Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. In our latest blog post, @imanijoy explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights 🧵
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/
@Mastodon It's nice, but longer custom fields would get cut off. I have a DNI (and BYF) field on my profile.
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Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. In our latest blog post, @imanijoy explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights 🧵
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/
@Mastodon it all looks great, keep up the good work! .... and yet still you have to go faffing around in the source code to change the default post length on every update
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@katzentratschen @frumble do you have a screenshot? This would have happened on the previous version as well, wouldn't it? At least now you can have a modal that shows the full version!
@ClearlyClaire @frumble "Modal" refers to the "[…]" button that opens an overlay with the whole line? Cutting off lines did happen before, yes. But I don't think a modal is an improvement. Lots of clicking/tapping.
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@ClearlyClaire @frumble "Modal" refers to the "[…]" button that opens an overlay with the whole line? Cutting off lines did happen before, yes. But I don't think a modal is an improvement. Lots of clicking/tapping.
@katzentratschen @frumble yes, i was referring to that; right, it's a click, but before that, the sentence simply wasn't available to be shown fully; it doesn't cut off earlier than it did, it just allows you to see it in a more convenient way when it does
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@ClearlyClaire @frumble On my iPhone the sentence cuts off at "spiegeln ausnahm […]". That's not very mobile-friendly and not how I'd expect a PWA to handle different screen sizes and resolutions. Some other design choices look as if they were made just for desktop browsers, too.
@katzentratschen @ClearlyClaire @frumble
@katzentratschen On the contrary! It was designed mobile-first, but factoring in the importance of other page content as well. For visible content in paragraph form, we encourage the use of the bio itself.
Thank you for your feedback!
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@katzentratschen @Mastodon It shows up if the other profile is following you in the context menu (if there's a option to remove follower, then they are following you).
To be fair, let's think on the pros and cons of keeping and removing. IMHO, I agree it ranks low in terms of establishing both trust and interest an account, because many spammers follow hundreds of accounts trying to get followed back (I often block them), but I don't think that's a good reason for removing this info. I also don't think there's a good reason for making it more prominent either.
@qgustavor @katzentratschen @Mastodon Thanks for the feedback, and we'll keep that in mind!
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Profile editing is now a unified experience, with everything in a single view. You can also now add alt text for profile and cover photos.
@Mastodon Cool!!!!
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@jeremyjackson @Gamrok @Mastodon thank you, and we're certainly taking this into consideration.
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@katzentratschen @Mastodon Maybe there is a reason I don't use any other social network (despite having accounts on them because I prefer having than allowing someone to impersonate me again).
That being said, isn't your argument Argumentum ad populum?
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Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. In our latest blog post, @imanijoy explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights 🧵
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/
@Mastodon The handle explainer card is good. IMHO it's the handle/server thing was/is one of the hardest things to understand and explain.
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There's much more to discover! Read the blog post for more information, and let us know what you think.
These updates will start to appear on mastodon.social and other servers running nightly builds from today, and will be available to everyone in Mastodon 4.6, coming in a few weeks.
@Mastodon
When do we get search that works? -
@katzentratschen @ClearlyClaire @frumble
@katzentratschen On the contrary! It was designed mobile-first, but factoring in the importance of other page content as well. For visible content in paragraph form, we encourage the use of the bio itself.
Thank you for your feedback!
@imanijoy @ClearlyClaire @frumble Thanks for your reply. I don't use this section in my own profile, but I've seen a lot of accounts getting quite creative with its headings and content. I'm not sure if they'll appreciate to use the bio section instead. It's similar to the discussion about pinned posts in a carousel. (Personally, I usually scroll to recent posts without reading bios or pinned posts.)
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@imanijoy @ClearlyClaire @frumble Thanks for your reply. I don't use this section in my own profile, but I've seen a lot of accounts getting quite creative with its headings and content. I'm not sure if they'll appreciate to use the bio section instead. It's similar to the discussion about pinned posts in a carousel. (Personally, I usually scroll to recent posts without reading bios or pinned posts.)
@katzentratschen @ClearlyClaire @frumble that's completely understandable. We're a small team maintaining a software that must work for millions, which means we're entrusting the community to be understanding of some compromises here and there. We appreciate it!
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Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. In our latest blog post, @imanijoy explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights 🧵
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/
@Mastodon I really admire the Mastodon team’s commitment to transparency. Their official updates are consistently professional and reflect a team that is deeply passionate about their decision-making process.
