May 18, 2020, 7:33 PM

dads.cool supports local-only posts. These are great for content you think only dads should see.

A post marked as local-only will appear only to dads.cool users.

A followers-only post marked as local-only will appear only to dads.cool users who follow you.

If you uncheck "Allow my posts to reach other instances by default" in Preferences - Other, your posts from any source—including apps—will be local by default.

the interface for local-only posting. a broken chain link icon appears next to the CW button. when clicked, an option is listed for Federated and Local-only.

Allow my posts to reach other instances by default

If checked, your new posts federate to other instances unless manually changed while composing in the web interface.
If unchecked, your new posts stay local unless manually changed while composing in the web interface.
Third party apps will make new posts that respect this setting. See here for more info on third-party apps