Bluesky — Connect it to MokonyxSocial

Details
Category: Social
  • Applicable Software: MokonyxSocial
  • Min Version Number: 01.03.00 and later
  • Max Version Number: Not Applicable

What you need

  • A Bluesky account.
  • An App Password created in Bluesky settings (not your normal login password).
  • Your handle and the PDS service URL (almost always https://bsky.social).

Get your credentials

Handle handle (required)

This is your full Bluesky name including the domain, like yourname.bsky.social — or a custom-domain handle such as blog.example.com if you've configured one. You'll see it on your profile or under Settings; it's whatever follows the @. Type it in without the @.

App password app_password (required)

This is a separate, revocable password so you never have to hand over your real one. To make one, sign in at https://bsky.app/, go to Settings → Privacy and Security → App Passwords → Add App Password (shortcut: https://bsky.app/settings/app-passwords), name it something like "MokonyxSocial", and copy the xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx password it generates. It only shows once, so grab it — dashes and all.

Service URL service_url (required)

This is your Personal Data Server (PDS) address. If you're on the regular Bluesky network, it's https://bsky.social. Only change it if you self-host a PDS or your account lives on a third-party one. Unsure? Use https://bsky.social.

Set it up in MokonyxSocial

  1. In Joomla admin, go to Components → MokonyxSocial → Services → New.
  2. Choose Bluesky.
  3. Enter the credentials above.
  4. Click Send Test to check it, then Save & Close and make sure it's Published.

Verify

Once Send Test goes green, check your Bluesky feed for the test post. After that, publishing a Joomla article should drop a matching post with a link card.

Troubleshooting

  • "Invalid identifier or password"? You probably left an @ on the handle, or used your main password — make an App Password and re-enter the handle without the @.
  • "Could not resolve handle"? Your service_url doesn't match your account's PDS — the default is https://bsky.social.
  • Post rejected as too long? You're over 300 characters — shorten your template.
  • Rate limited? Bluesky throttles fast posting; spread your publishes out.

Notes & limits

  • Hard cap of 300 characters per post.
  • Link cards come from the shared URL's Open Graph tags, so running MokonyxOpenGraph alongside gives you nicer previews.
  • You can revoke an App Password anytime without touching your main password.
  • Images can attach but must fit Bluesky's size and count rules.
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