BLUESKY SOCIAL MEDIA APP
[©2025 Terri Branson • All Rights Reserved]

Bluesky is the newest social media hotspot. It's easy to join and simple to use.

Follow who you want. Avoid the rest. Bluesky users are not subjected to the kind of craziness and vitriol so prevalent on some other social media platforms. At least, that's how it works as of this writing. Time will tell.

HOW TO USE BLUESKY

• The PROFILE PICTURE (user photo or image) should be 400x400 centered to allow for rounding.

• The PROFILE BANNER (header image) must be 1500x500 with critical parts centered. On large screens the image will crop slightly top and bottom. On small screens the image will crop slightly left and right. [see more below]

• It is important to set a DISPLAY NAME, so people can find you via the Search feature. Here is how: Profile > Edit Profile: "Display Name".

• TEXT POSTS have a 300-character limit. That's the total number of characters, including spaces.

• It is recommended to use no more than 3 HASHTAGS per text post.

• Posts cannot be edited. Instead, delete them and then repost, as needed.

• Posts cannot be scheduled.

• Landscape images (16:9) work best from 1200x675 up to 1920x1080.

• Portrait images (4:5) work best from 1080x1350 up to 1200x1500.

• Square images (1:1) work best from 1080x1080 up to 1500x1500.

• Videos must be MP4 or MOV files that are under 1-minute long and under 100-MB in size.

• You can click to FOLLOW someone, and then click to UN-FOLLOW them.

• To sign out of Bluesky, go to: Settings > Sign Out > Confirm.

NOTE: Images work best as standard JPG (".jpg") width by height (WxH) in pixels. The above image sizes work best, but you can upload larger ones using the recommended WxH ratios.

Click on the below link to get started:
https://bsky.social/about

To add a profile banner (i.e. header image), you need to upload a standard JPG (.jpg) pre-made in 1500x500. The simplest method is to grab a wallpaper image or any photo of sufficient size. Then reduce and crop it using either a desktop photo editor program or a free online app, such as Canva.