NodeInfo and NodeInfo2 for WordPress!
As of April 2026, NodeInfo(2) is a WordPress ostatus plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.6+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: WebFinger.
NodeInfo is an effort to create a standardized way of exposing metadata about a server running one of the distributed social networks. The two key goals are being able to get better insights into the user base of distributed social networking and the ability to build tools that allow users to choose the best fitting software and server for their needs.
This plugin provides a barebone JSON file with basic “node”-informations. The file can be extended by other WordPress plugins, like OStatus, Diaspora or ActivityPub/Pterotype.
The plugin exposes the following public information about your site:
This is a grep helper app to ActivityPub, it is a drop in and use app, no configuration is required.
| WordPress | 6.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
Project and support maintained on github at pfefferle/wordpress-nodeinfo.
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