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Test Post Without Summary

January 19, 2026 03:13:11 PM

Test Post Without Summary

This is a test post that deliberately does not include a summary or description field in its frontmatter. When Sn publishes this to ActivityPub, it should automatically generate a summary from the HTML content.

What Should Happen

The ActivityPub publishing system should:

  1. Check for summary in frontmatter (not found)
  2. Check for description in frontmatter (not found)
  3. Automatically generate a summary from the HTML content using the first 2-3 sentences or 200 characters

This ensures that ActivityPub clients like Mastodon will have a meaningful preview of the post content even when the author doesn’t explicitly provide a summary.

Additional Content

This paragraph and the rest of the content should not appear in the auto-generated summary, as the system should limit itself to the first few sentences to create a concise preview.

The auto-generation feature makes it easier for bloggers to publish content without having to write separate summaries for social media consumption, while still providing rich previews for ActivityPub followers.

Comments

To comment on this post, search for this URL in your ActivityPub client (such as Mastodon): https://sn.dev.clubbabyseal.com/posts/no-summary-test

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