{"id":5738,"date":"2025-02-22T13:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T13:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=5738"},"modified":"2025-05-11T19:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T19:25:11","slug":"glow-blogs-bluesky","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/portfolio\/glow-blogs-bluesky\/","title":{"rendered":"Glow Blogs &amp; Bluesky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bluesky is a new social app\/ system. You can use Bluesky content in your Glow Blog in a few different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Embed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Embed a Bluesky post in a post or page. All you need to do is paste the link to a post on Bluesky into the blog editor. In the block editor you might want to use the Bluesky block, but you do not need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want a bit of a preview you can use the <strong>Add Media Button<\/strong> and then Insert from <strong>URL<\/strong> in the classic editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lhrhqfcm4k2l\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreie7tljru4xhrpqyoawb23cpzynp7r3tpz2x5pmw6xequus26jjlka\"><p>#SilentSunday<\/p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye?ref_src=embed\">John Johnston (@johnjohnston.info)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye\/post\/3lhrhqfcm4k2l?ref_src=embed\">2025-02-09T20:27:35&#43;00:00<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show the Feed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluesky supports RSS so you can bring an RSS feed from bluesky into Glow Blogs. It is a bit tricky to find the RSS feed from Bluesky. You can either look at the source code of the page! or use another service to find it quickly. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsslookup.com\/\">RSS Lookup &#8211; Find RSS feeds on any URL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example the url for <strong>Education Scotland Learning for Sustainability<\/strong> is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/edscotlfs.bsky.social\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/edscotlfs.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And RSS lookup converts this to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:6pvw4rinhpc6ajw62quevvkw\/rss\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:6pvw4rinhpc6ajw62quevvkw\/rss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use that is an RSS widget on a classic theme, or by using the RSS widget in a block post or page. You can use the block in a Site Editor theme too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the RSS block with the above url:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/edscotlfs.bsky.social\/post\/3mmytfcsers2i'>(no title)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">SDG Seminar: Refugees Welcome? Join this Refugee Action session on the lived experience of asylum seekers in Scotland, countries they&#039;ve fled from, journeys they\u2019ve had &amp; experiences of becoming \u2018new Scots\u2019. www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/sdg-seminar-refugees-welcome-tickets-1987498338031?aff=oddtdtcreator https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/sdg-seminar-refugees-welcome-tickets-1987498338031?aff=oddtdtcreator<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/edscotlfs.bsky.social\/post\/3mmw4opwhx22i'>(no title)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Have you seen the featured resources on Signposts this month? You can find a range of free Global Citizenship resources on Signposts, this month highlighting resources to support your teaching and learning during Refugee Week. [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/edscotlfs.bsky.social\/post\/3mmw33qvuuc2i'>(no title)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">WOSDEC&#039;s Global Storylines &amp; Theatre of the Oppressed experts from Active Inquiry &#8211; 4 project schools sharing rights-based experiences. Fri 29 May 1 &#8211; 3PM Hear from Education Scotland, LA, Storyline Scotland &amp; Storyline International [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see the RSS widget expects a title. And any links in your post are not clickable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also see a classic RSS widget in the right sidebar on this page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"5750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/portfolio\/glow-blogs-bluesky\/rsswidge-bluesky\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky.png\" data-orig-size=\"950,1036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rsswidge-bluesky\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky-458x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky-939x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky-939x1024.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of RSS widget\" class=\"wp-image-5750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky-939x1024.png 939w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky-458x500.png 458w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky-768x838.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/02\/22133252\/rsswidge-bluesky.png 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Icon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use the Social Icon block you can add Bluesky as one of the social icons it can contain. Like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-bluesky  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/edscotlfs.bsky.social\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.3,4.2c2.3,1.7,4.8,5.3,5.7,7.2.9-1.9,3.4-5.4,5.7-7.2,1.7-1.3,4.3-2.2,4.3.9s-.4,5.2-.6,5.9c-.7,2.6-3.3,3.2-5.6,2.8,4,.7,5.1,3,2.9,5.3-5,5.2-6.7-2.8-6.7-2.8,0,0-1.7,8-6.7,2.8-2.2-2.3-1.2-4.6,2.9-5.3-2.3.4-4.9-.3-5.6-2.8-.2-.7-.6-5.3-.6-5.9,0-3.1,2.7-2.1,4.3-.9h0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Bluesky<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We have more information and links about the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/blocks\/2023\/08\/11\/social\/\">Social Block<\/a> on our Blocks site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluesky is a new social app\/ system. 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