How to use Bluesky auto-posting and podcast comments

Bluesky is a newer social network that's been gaining momentum. It's free-to-use, and Transistor makes it easy to connect your Bluesky account to your podcast and have it automatically post an episode announcement when a new episode is published.

Additionally, replies to your Bluesky posts act as a commenting system that can be enabled on your Transistor website and episode sharing pages.

How it Works

1. Visit the Integrations tab for your Transistor podcast, and scroll to the Bluesky Auto-posting and comments section
2. Click the Sign In with Bluesky button, and you'll be taken to the Bluesky login page to sign in and give Transistor permission to post on your behalf
3. You'll be redirected back to Transistor, and your Bluesky account will be connected. Any episodes published after connecting will be posted to Bluesky using the default settings.
4. You can customize the text that is posted to Bluesky, and any URLs, @profile mentions, or hashtags will be linked to.
5. You can also customize which Transistor URL is linked to from the preview image that is generated, and whether or not you want Bluesky replies to show up as comments on your Transistor website and sharing pages.

When episodes are posted

• Each episode is posted once, when it's published. Scheduled episodes are posted when they go live
• Editing or republishing an episode doesn't post it again
• Episodes that are exclusive to Apple Podcasts Subscriptions aren't posted
• Episodes published before you connected Bluesky aren't posted

Once an episode has been posted, a View on Bluesky button appears at the top of its episode page in Transistor.

Customizing your posts

To change your posts, click Customize these Posts in the Bluesky section of the Integrations tab.

Customize your Post template sets the text of each post. The default is:

🎙️ Just published a new episode of {{show_title}}: {{episode_title}}. Have a listen:

Click a tag to add it to your template:

• {{show_title}} - your podcast's title
• {{episode_title}} - the episode's title
• {{episode_number}} - the episode number
• {{episode_season}} - the season number
• {{share_url}} - the episode's sharing page
• {{website_url}} - the episode's page on your Transistor website (only available if your website is active)
• {{alternate_url}} - the episode's alternate URL

Bluesky posts are limited to 300 characters. If a post would be longer, we shorten the episode title to fit.

Each post also includes a link preview with an image generated for the episode, plus its title and a short description. Use Preferred Embed URL to choose where the preview links to:

• Transistor Episode Sharing Page (the default)
• Transistor Website Episode Page
• Episode Alternate URL

If the episode doesn't have the URL you chose, the preview links to its sharing page instead.

Click Save when you're done.

How Comments work with Bluesky replies

If enabled (the default), any replies to your episode's auto-posted Bluesky post will appear as a comments thread on your Transistor website and your episode's sharing page, like so:

You can customize this setting in the Bluesky integration settings panel, with Enable Bluesky-powered comments on episode web pages:

Comments only appear for episodes that Transistor posted to Bluesky.

Moderating Comments

Bluesky offers a fairly robust system to moderate your posts and replies to your posts. If you block another user within your Bluesky account, or if you hide a reply to one of your Bluesky posts, those replies will not be displayed in the comments section of your Transistor website or sharing page for that episode.

If auto-posting is paused

If Transistor can no longer post to your Bluesky account, auto-posting pauses and the Bluesky section of the Integrations tab shows a message explaining why:

• Authentication errors: your Bluesky sign-in has expired or been revoked. Click Sign in with Bluesky to sign in again.
• The account has been taken down by Bluesky: if Bluesky restores your account, sign in again. You can also sign in with a different Bluesky account.
• The account is deactivated: reactivate your account on Bluesky, then sign in again.

When you sign in again, auto-posting resumes and your post template and settings are kept. You don't need to disconnect first. Episodes published while auto-posting was paused aren't posted afterwards.

Disconnecting

To stop auto-posting, click Disconnect in the Bluesky section of the Integrations tab. Posts that are already on Bluesky aren't affected, but Bluesky comments will no longer be shown on your Transistor website.

If you have additional questions please reach out to us:

• Email - support@transistor.fm
• Live Chat: https://transistor.fm/contact/

Updated on: 27/10/2026