Just sharing more things as I learn.

Mastodon and other projects dominate the Fediverse scene

But, Friendica doesn't miss out on any of the action!

If you started elsewhere on the Fediverse, it’s not very clear if Friendica is able to copy or move your posts over for you.

But, Friendica can help transfer your follows over.

If you head over to Settings > Import Contacts, you’ll see the Import contacts page.

As of this writing, the CSV file option did not work as expected. But, entering a proper account name in the form box did start the import process.

You will be asked to keep the page open while Friendica processes each follow. You’ll be given a progress note (x/total follows).

Now there may be odd times when Friendica “times out” and does not refresh the page at all. Simply reload the Import contacts page, and the process resumes.

If you have contacts that no longer exist, or have some kind of issue, you’ll see something like below.

Just go to your address bar, which will show you the counter for where you are on your contacts list. In this example, Friendica hit the error at “821”. You just replace “821” with the next on the list, “822”, and hit enter.

Friendica will resume the process until you reach the end.

You’re done! Your contacts will now be added to your Friendica account. You are free to organize your friends according to your “Circles” (Friendica) or “Lists” (Mastodon/Misskey)