# ActivityPub Plugin **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794 **Category:** Plugin **Tags:** experimental, activitypub **Created:** [May 31, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794 "2023-05-31T17:21:52Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 320
### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus) #### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794/320 "2024-10-09T14:19:44Z")
That’s because they don’t have Actors. Please check out the documentation and the instructional videos. You’ll see that each Category needs to be given an Actor before it is findable. > [@Following an ActivityPub Actor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/following-an-activitypub-actor/314580): > > This topic covers following an ActivityPub Actor in Discourse with the Discourse ActivityPub Plugin, and follows on from [Setting up an ActivityPub Actor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-up-an-activitypub-actor/314578). If you’re not sure what this means, head on over to the [Discourse ActivityPub Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794) topic first. Instructions To follow an ActivityPub Actor: [Set up an actor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-up-an-activitypub-actor/314578) for the Category or Tag you want to do the following. Get the “handle” of the Actor you want to follow (see below). Go to the “Federation” tab in the topic list view of the Category … On meta, I think it’s just #announcements and #Contribute > Feature that have had Actors created for them. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794)._