Bluesky Tips and Tools

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I've been exploring the Bluesky a lot as of late, fully moving over from Twitter to Bluesky as my go-to social media website, and I figured I should highlight some of the cool things I've found about it so far!

Domain Names

One of the coolest parts of Bluesky is that you are a domain name on the network, which means you can take your personal domain name (or any random one you might own) and use it as your handle!

Robert Lin

Robert Lin

@robertlin.bsky.social

This is so cool. There are TWO ways to do domain verification with #atproto:

1. By DNS
OR
2. By uploading your did to `https://<YOUR-DOMAIN>/.well-known/atproto-did`

It works! (Haha, this is why you should always read the docs 😅)

TY, @lepahc.com & @edavis.dev for teaching me this!! 🙏
Domain verification can be done by DNS or by uploading your did to https://<YOUR DOMAIN>/.well-known/atproto-did
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Tools like Vercel and Netlify now offer quick options to use a domain as your username on Bluesky too!

Intent Links

Twitter used to (maybe still does) support "intent links", essentially plain old anchor links that will pre fill some content in a post, or take some action for the user when they click on the link. Bluesky supports the same!

Cory LaViska

Cory LaViska

@cory.laviska.com

ooh you can create intent links for Bluesky
<a href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=amazing">
  Share on Bluesky
</a>
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1<a href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Hello">
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1<a href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Hello">
2 Share on Bluesky
3</a>

Open Source Tools:

Profile Widgets

There's a neat bsky-widget Web Component open sourced by Saurabh Daware!

Saurabh Daware

Saurabh Daware

@srbh.dev

Hiiii Bluesky friendsss!! I made something for you all 🤗

Presenting `bsky-widget` 🦋

- 💅🏼 Cute profile cards for your websites / blogs
- ✨ Supports all frameworks and vanilla setups
- 🏗️ Card generator so you can just copy-paste the code

Do share your profile cards <3

bsky-widget.saurabhdaware.in
Bluesky Widget: Profile Card Generator for Bluesky Profiles 🦋

Bluesky Widget: Profile Card Generator for Bluesky Profiles 🦋

Bluesky Widget: Cute Bluesky Profile Cards for your websites!!

https://bsky-widget.saurabhdaware.in/
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Raycast Extension:

There's even a Raycast extension which allows you to view your feeds, make posts, and interact with the app entirely from Raycast (making you feel productive while you're checking in on your friends!)

Post Embeds:

There's a number of open source Post components available, so far I've seen these ones:


There's also this awesome-bluesky GitHub repo that lists a ton of other tools that you should check out!


What other neat tips, tools or open source packages have you found for Bluesky? Share them with me on Bluesky!