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--- faq:verification:profile_url_green_check [2022/11/10 13:59] – ↷ Page moved and renamed from faq:verify_profile_metadata_url to faq:verification:profile_url_green_check dreadpir8robots
+++ faq:verification:profile_url_green_check [2022/12/04 06:15] (current) – [How do I verify that I control URLs which I add to my profile?] hexacorn
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+{{tag>faq verification featured}}
 ====== How do I verify that I control URLs which I add to my profile? ======
 Mastodon [[faq:verification:how_do_i_get_verified|doesn't have a direct equivalent to the verified account concept]] familiar to Twitter users.
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   * You can display up to 4 URLs on your profile (although 6 slots are available to configure)
   * You can put any value into the ''label'' or ''Content'' fields, but...
-  * Only URLs which serve a page including the specially-formatted verification link will show up as Verified on your profile
+  * Only URLs which serve a page including the specially-formatted verification link will show up as Verified on your profile; note that verification is a one-off process -- once done, the verification URL no longer needs to point to the content that includes verification link (that is, you can add verification link, point Mastodon to the site hosting it, Mastodon will verify you, then you can remove the verification link from your site)
   * You can hover over the checkmark to see a timestamp of when Mastodon last verified your control of the remote URL
-===== How to add a link to... =====
+===== How to add a verification link on your... =====
 ==== GitHub profile ====
 Edit your GitHub profile, and add a link to your Mastodon profile. GitHub automatically adds the required ''rel="me"''.

faq verification featured