Following people in the Fediverse can be challenging. OpenFollow simplifies this with a universal URL that works for any profile:
https://openfollow.social/@you@yourserver
When someone visits your OpenFollow URL, they are redirected to their own Fediverse server at the exact endpoint needed to follow you with just one click.
What is the goal
A permalink for any user in the fediverse that wants to have one.
In the future there should exist something like social:// for these URLs, but in the meantime OpenFollow can do the work.
What is the privacy?
OpenFollow does not track visitors, clicks, pageviews, or anything similar. OpenFollow does not use any kind of 3rd party analytics. OpenFollow does not share any data.
What if I do not want to be indexed?
OpenFollow respects the "discoverable", "indexable" and "no index" tags and attributes. If any or those is negative openfollow.social/@you@server will not work.
What if I switch servers?
Then your openfollow.social/@you@oldServer will automatically redirect to openfollow.social/@you@newServer
What if I change my username?
Then your openfollow.social/@oldUser@server will automatically redirect to openfollow.social/@newUser@server
What if I delete my profile?
Then your openfollow.social/@you@server will no longer work.
Who created OpenFollow.social?
Álex Barredo. You can reach out by email alex@barredo.es or Mastodon @barredo@mastodon.social