diff --git a/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.py b/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.py
index c17882e4..aacf28b8 100644
--- a/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.py
+++ b/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def load_settings(self) -> dict:
         self.lne_github_account.setText(settings.author_github)
         self.lne_linkedin_account.setText(settings.author_linkedin)
         self.lne_twitter_account.setText(settings.author_twitter)
+        self.lne_mastodon_account.setText(settings.author_mastodon)
 
     def save_settings(self) -> None:
         """Save form text into QgsSettings."""
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ def save_settings(self) -> None:
         settings.author_github = self.lne_github_account.text()
         settings.author_linkedin = self.lne_linkedin_account.text()
         settings.author_twitter = self.lne_twitter_account.text()
+        settings.author_mastodon = self.lne_mastodon_account.text()
 
         # save it
         self.plg_settings.save_from_object(settings)
diff --git a/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.ui b/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.ui
index 49f86a64..809aa19d 100644
--- a/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.ui
+++ b/qtribu/gui/wdg_authoring.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>350</width>
-    <height>225</height>
+    <width>505</width>
+    <height>255</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
      <property name="flat">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
+     <property name="syncGroup">
+      <string notr="true"/>
+     </property>
      <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_firstname">
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@
       </item>
       <item row="3" column="1">
        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lne_github_account">
+        <property name="inputMethodHints">
+         <set>Qt::ImhUrlCharactersOnly</set>
+        </property>
         <property name="placeholderText">
          <string notr="true">https://github.com/geotribu</string>
         </property>
@@ -139,7 +145,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0">
+      <item row="5" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_linked_account">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Used during broadcasting to credit author.</string>
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="1">
+      <item row="5" column="1">
        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lne_linkedin_account">
         <property name="placeholderText">
          <string notr="true">https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierredupont/</string>
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="5" column="0">
+      <item row="6" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_twitter_account">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Used during broadcasting to credit author.</string>
@@ -169,7 +175,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="5" column="1">
+      <item row="6" column="1">
        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lne_twitter_account">
         <property name="placeholderText">
          <string notr="true">https://twitter.com/geotribu</string>
@@ -179,6 +185,26 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="4" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_mastodon_account">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Mastodon account:</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="4" column="1">
+       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lne_mastodon_account">
+        <property name="inputMethodHints">
+         <set>Qt::ImhUrlCharactersOnly</set>
+        </property>
+        <property name="placeholderText">
+         <string notr="true">https://mapstodon.space/@geotribu</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/qtribu/toolbelt/preferences.py b/qtribu/toolbelt/preferences.py
index 2872be26..43efc07e 100644
--- a/qtribu/toolbelt/preferences.py
+++ b/qtribu/toolbelt/preferences.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class PlgSettingsStructure:
     author_github: str = ""
     author_linkedin: str = ""
     author_twitter: str = ""
+    author_mastodon: str = ""
 
     @property
     def browser_as_str(self) -> str: