Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page.
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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
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@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.
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@jeremyjackson @Gamrok @Mastodon thank you, and we're certainly taking this into consideration.
@imanijoy @jeremyjackson @Mastodon Thank you!
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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 I don't like the added friction for adding personal notes, which I do very frequently, almost every time I look at a 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 Really looking forward to this update!! Thank you
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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.
I can't use mastodon as my primary social media yet because the ui and ux are still not Facebooky enough to entice my family and friends over from facebook.
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@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
@ClearlyClaire @frumble It's definitely an improvement. Just not the one I was hoping for. Thanks for your reply!
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I can't use mastodon as my primary social media yet because the ui and ux are still not Facebooky enough to entice my family and friends over from facebook.
@kayrah87 this has been on my mind as well – in fact, I addressed in in my talk last week at FOSS Backstage design. I'd love to hear your thoughts in more detail sometime.
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@wordsmith @Mastodon these are the real questions!
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@Mastodon Could you make an option to display the "You follow each other" resp. "Follows you" badge on the profile page, please? Preferably more (!) prominent than it was before you've removed it.
@katzentratschen Agreed!
I also rated this lower on my list of what I look for when it comes to "trust and interest", but only because the other signals are more important to me.
I still want to see this information.
