A customizable Mastodon widget that allows you to display Toots from a specific user or instance. It supports multiple themes, custom options, and a responsive design.
- Customizable Themes: Supports various color themes like
dark,mastodon,green,midnight,inkblack, andcostume. - Responsive Design: Flexibly adapts to different screen sizes.
- Custom Options: Configurable via JavaScript options.
- Mastodon Feature Support: Displays Toots, media, replies, boosts, and favorites.
- Hover Effects and Icons: Improved user interaction through SVG icons and effects.
- Automatic Refresh: Reloads Toots at regular intervals.
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Include CSS Add the
mastodon-widget.cssfile to your project and link it in your HTML:<link rel="stylesheet" href="mastodon-widget.css">
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Include JavaScript Add the
mastodon-widget.jsfile to your project:<script src="mastodon-widget.js"></script>
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Add HTML Container Create a container where the widget will be displayed:
<div id="mastodon-widget"></div>
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Initialize Widget Initialize the widget with your settings:
<script> MastodonWidget.init({ instanceUrl: "[https://mastodon.social](https://mastodon.social)", user: "@username", elementId: "mastodon-widget", theme: "dark", maxToots: 5, showHeader: true, showFooter: true, interval: 60, // Refresh every 60 seconds }); </script>
The mastodon-widget.css file uses CSS variables for easy customization:
:root {
--bg: #fff; /* Background color */
--text: #111; /* Text color */
--border: #ccc; /* Border color */
--hashtag: #027ec5; /* Hashtag color */
--button-bg: #a3a3a3; /* Button background color */
--button-text: #111; /* Button text color */
}Theme-specific Variables Each theme defines its own colors:
[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #1e1e1e;
--text: #eee;
--border: #444;
--hashtag: #6f6f6f;
--button-bg: #454545;
--button-text: #eee;
}
[data-theme="mastodon"] {
--bg: #563ACC;
--text: #f4f4f4;
--border: #785ee3;
--hashtag: #f4f4f4;
--button-bg: #f4f4f4;
--button-text: #563ACC;
}Main Container
#mastodon-widget {
font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
border: 1px solid var(--border);
background: var(--bg);
color: var(--text);
border-radius: 10px;
overflow: hidden;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
resize: both;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
box-sizing: border-box;
}Initialization The init function is used to configure and start the widget:
MastodonWidget.init({
instanceUrl: "[https://mastodon.social](https://mastodon.social)",
user: "@username",
elementId: "mastodon-widget",
theme: "dark",
maxToots: 5,
showHeader: true,
showFooter: true,
interval: 60, // Refresh every 60 seconds
});instanceUrl: The URL of the Mastodon instance.user: The username of the Mastodon account (e.g., @username).elementId: The ID of the container where the widget will be displayed.theme: The theme of the widget (dark, mastodon, green, etc.).maxToots: Maximum number of Toots to display.showHeader: Shows the header with user information.showFooter: Shows the footer with a profile link.interval: Interval for automatic refresh (in seconds).
WorkspaceToots: Loads Toots from the Mastodon API.renderToots: Renders the Toots in the HTML container.formatRelativeTime: Formats the date into a relative time (e.g., "2 hours ago").
Here's an example of using the widget:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Mastodon Widget</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mastodon-widget.css">
</head>
<body>
<div id="mastodon-widget"></div>
<script src="mastodon-widget.js"></script>
<script>
MastodonWidget.init({
instanceUrl: "[https://mastodon.social](https://mastodon.social)",
user: "@username",
elementId: "mastodon-widget",
theme: "dark",
maxToots: 5,
showHeader: true,
showFooter: true,
interval: 60,
});
</script>
</body>
</html>This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Have fun using the Mastodon Widget!
