To create a post using a desktop web browser:

1. Go to https://photos.mattbowen.net.
2. Click on the link at the top of the page.
3. Upload your photo(s) or video(s), add an optional caption and set other options.
4. Click on the Create Post button.

During the compose process, you can select multiple files at a single time, or add each photo/video individually.

During the compose process, you will see the Caption input. Captions are optional and limited to 500 characters.

This is an experimental feature, filters are not federated yet!

To add a filter to media during the compose post process:

1. Click the Options button if media preview is not displayed.
2. Select a filter from the Select Filter dropdown.

This is an experimental feature!

You need to use the experimental compose UI found here.

1. Add media by clicking the Add Photo/Video button.
2. Set a image description by clicking the Media Description button.

Image descriptions are federated to instances where supported.

You can upload the following media types:

• image/jpeg
• image/png
• image/gif
• video/mp4

To enable or disable comments/replies using a desktop or mobile browser:

• Open the menu, click the button
• Click on Enable Comments or Disable Comments

You can tag or mention up to 5 profiles per comment or post.

You can archive your posts which prevents anyone from interacting or viewing it.
Archived posts cannot be deleted or otherwise interacted with. You may not recieve interactions (comments, likes, shares) from other servers while a post is archived.

To archive your posts:

• Navigate to the post
• Open the menu, click the or button
• Click on Archive

To unarchive your posts:

• Navigate to your profile
• Click on the ARCHIVES tab
• Scroll to the post you want to unarchive
• Open the menu, click the or button
• Click on Unarchive