diff --git a/includes/class-transformer-base.php b/includes/class-transformer-base.php
index 92d12b9..09702ae 100644
--- a/includes/class-transformer-base.php
+++ b/includes/class-transformer-base.php
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@
  */
 
 namespace Activitypub;
+
 use WP_Post;
+use Activitypub\Collection\Users;
+use Activitypub\Model\Blog_User;
+use Activitypub\Activity\Base_Object;
+use Activitypub\Shortcodes;
+use Activitypub\Transformer_Base;
+
+use function Activitypub\esc_hashtag;
+use function Activitypub\is_single_user;
+use function Activitypub\get_rest_url_by_path;
+use function Activitypub\site_supports_blocks;
 
 /**
  * Base class to implement WordPress to ActivityPub transformers.
@@ -99,4 +110,486 @@ abstract class Transformer_Base {
 	 */
     abstract public function get_label();
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the ActivityStreams 2.0 Object-Type for a Post.
+	 *
+	 * @see https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#activity-types
+	 *
+	 * @return string The Object-Type.
+	 */
+	abstract protected function get_object_type();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the content for the ActivityPub Item.
+	 *
+	 * The content will be generated based on the user settings.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The content.
+	 */
+	protected function get_content() {
+		global $post;
+
+		/**
+		 * Provides an action hook so plugins can add their own hooks/filters before AP content is generated.
+		 *
+		 * Example: if a plugin adds a filter to `the_content` to add a button to the end of posts, it can also remove that filter here.
+		 *
+		 * @param WP_Post $post The post object.
+		 */
+		do_action( 'activitypub_before_get_content', $post );
+
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited
+		$post    = $this->wp_post;
+		$content = $this->get_post_content_template();
+
+		// Register our shortcodes just in time.
+		Shortcodes::register();
+		// Fill in the shortcodes.
+		setup_postdata( $post );
+		$content = do_shortcode( $content );
+		wp_reset_postdata();
+
+		$content = \wpautop( $content );
+		$content = \preg_replace( '/[\n\r\t]/', '', $content );
+		$content = \trim( $content );
+
+		$content = \apply_filters( 'activitypub_the_content', $content, $post );
+
+		// Don't need these any more, should never appear in a post.
+		Shortcodes::unregister();
+
+		return $content;
+	}
+
+
+		/**
+	 * Returns the ID of the Post.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The Posts ID.
+	 */
+	public function get_id() {
+		return $this->get_url();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the URL of the Post.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The Posts URL.
+	 */
+	public function get_url() {
+		$post = $this->wp_post;
+
+		if ( 'trash' === get_post_status( $post ) ) {
+			$permalink = \get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'activitypub_canonical_url', true );
+		} else {
+			$permalink = \get_permalink( $post );
+		}
+
+		return \esc_url( $permalink );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the User-URL of the Author of the Post.
+	 *
+	 * If `single_user` mode is enabled, the URL of the Blog-User is returned.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The User-URL.
+	 */
+	protected function get_attributed_to() {
+		if ( is_single_user() ) {
+			$user = new Blog_User();
+			return $user->get_url();
+		}
+
+		return Users::get_by_id( $this->wp_post->post_author )->get_url();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Generates all Media Attachments for a Post.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The Attachments.
+	 */
+	protected function get_attachments() {
+		// Once upon a time we only supported images, but we now support audio/video as well.
+		// We maintain the image-centric naming for backwards compatibility.
+		$max_media = intval( \apply_filters( 'activitypub_max_image_attachments', \get_option( 'activitypub_max_image_attachments', ACTIVITYPUB_MAX_IMAGE_ATTACHMENTS ) ) );
+
+		if ( site_supports_blocks() && \has_blocks( $this->wp_post->post_content ) ) {
+			return $this->get_block_attachments( $max_media );
+		}
+
+		return $this->get_classic_editor_images( $max_media );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get media attachments from blocks. They will be formatted as ActivityPub attachments, not as WP attachments.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $max_media The maximum number of attachments to return.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The attachments.
+	 */
+	protected function get_block_attachments( $max_media ) {
+		// max media can't be negative or zero
+		if ( $max_media <= 0 ) {
+			return array();
+		}
+
+		$id = $this->wp_post->ID;
+
+		$media_ids = array();
+
+		// list post thumbnail first if this post has one
+		if ( \function_exists( 'has_post_thumbnail' ) && \has_post_thumbnail( $id ) ) {
+			$media_ids[] = \get_post_thumbnail_id( $id );
+		}
+
+		if ( $max_media > 0 ) {
+			$blocks = \parse_blocks( $this->wp_post->post_content );
+			$media_ids = self::get_media_ids_from_blocks( $blocks, $media_ids, $max_media );
+		}
+		$media_ids = \array_unique( $media_ids );
+
+		return \array_filter( \array_map( array( self::class, 'wp_attachment_to_activity_attachment' ), $media_ids ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get image attachments from the classic editor.
+	 * Note that audio/video attachments are only supported in the block editor.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $max_images The maximum number of images to return.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The attachments.
+	 */
+	protected function get_classic_editor_images( $max_images ) {
+		// max images can't be negative or zero
+		if ( $max_images <= 0 ) {
+			return array();
+		}
+
+		$id = $this->wp_post->ID;
+
+		$image_ids = array();
+
+		// list post thumbnail first if this post has one
+		if ( \function_exists( 'has_post_thumbnail' ) && \has_post_thumbnail( $id ) ) {
+			$image_ids[] = \get_post_thumbnail_id( $id );
+			--$max_images;
+		}
+
+		if ( $max_images > 0 ) {
+			$query = new \WP_Query(
+				array(
+					'post_parent' => $id,
+					'post_status' => 'inherit',
+					'post_type' => 'attachment',
+					'post_mime_type' => 'image',
+					'order' => 'ASC',
+					'orderby' => 'menu_order ID',
+					'posts_per_page' => $max_images,
+				)
+			);
+			foreach ( $query->get_posts() as $attachment ) {
+				if ( ! \in_array( $attachment->ID, $image_ids, true ) ) {
+					$image_ids[] = $attachment->ID;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		$image_ids = \array_unique( $image_ids );
+
+		return \array_filter( \array_map( array( self::class, 'wp_attachment_to_activity_attachment' ), $image_ids ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Recursively get media IDs from blocks.
+	 * @param array $blocks The blocks to search for media IDs
+	 * @param array $media_ids The media IDs to append new IDs to
+	 * @param int $max_media The maximum number of media to return.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The image IDs.
+	 */
+	protected static function get_media_ids_from_blocks( $blocks, $media_ids, $max_media ) {
+
+		foreach ( $blocks as $block ) {
+			// recurse into inner blocks
+			if ( ! empty( $block['innerBlocks'] ) ) {
+				$media_ids = self::get_media_ids_from_blocks( $block['innerBlocks'], $media_ids, $max_media );
+			}
+
+			switch ( $block['blockName'] ) {
+				case 'core/image':
+				case 'core/cover':
+				case 'core/audio':
+				case 'core/video':
+				case 'videopress/video':
+					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['id'] ) ) {
+						$media_ids[] = $block['attrs']['id'];
+					}
+					break;
+				case 'jetpack/slideshow':
+				case 'jetpack/tiled-gallery':
+					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['ids'] ) ) {
+						$media_ids = array_merge( $media_ids, $block['attrs']['ids'] );
+					}
+					break;
+				case 'jetpack/image-compare':
+					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['beforeImageId'] ) ) {
+						$media_ids[] = $block['attrs']['beforeImageId'];
+					}
+					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['afterImageId'] ) ) {
+						$media_ids[] = $block['attrs']['afterImageId'];
+					}
+					break;
+			}
+
+			// stop doing unneeded work
+			if ( count( $media_ids ) >= $max_media ) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// still need to slice it because one gallery could knock us over the limit
+		return array_slice( $media_ids, 0, $max_media );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a WordPress Attachment to an ActivityPub Attachment.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $id The Attachment ID.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The ActivityPub Attachment.
+	 */
+	public static function wp_attachment_to_activity_attachment( $id ) {
+		$attachment = array();
+		$mime_type = \get_post_mime_type( $id );
+		$mime_type_parts = \explode( '/', $mime_type );
+		// switching on image/audio/video
+		switch ( $mime_type_parts[0] ) {
+			case 'image':
+				$image_size = 'full';
+
+				/**
+				 * Filter the image URL returned for each post.
+				 *
+				 * @param array|false $thumbnail The image URL, or false if no image is available.
+				 * @param int         $id        The attachment ID.
+				 * @param string      $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
+				 */
+				$thumbnail = apply_filters(
+					'activitypub_get_image',
+					self::get_image( $id, $image_size ),
+					$id,
+					$image_size
+				);
+
+				if ( $thumbnail ) {
+					$alt   = \get_post_meta( $id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true );
+					$image = array(
+						'type'      => 'Image',
+						'url'       => $thumbnail[0],
+						'mediaType' => $mime_type,
+					);
+
+					if ( $alt ) {
+						$image['name'] = $alt;
+					}
+					$attachment = $image;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case 'audio':
+			case 'video':
+				$attachment = array(
+					'type'      => 'Document',
+					'mediaType' => $mime_type,
+					'url'       => \wp_get_attachment_url( $id ),
+					'name'      => \get_the_title( $id ),
+				);
+				$meta = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $id );
+				// height and width for videos
+				if ( isset( $meta['width'] ) && isset( $meta['height'] ) ) {
+					$attachment['width'] = $meta['width'];
+					$attachment['height'] = $meta['height'];
+				}
+				// @todo: add `icon` support for audio/video attachments. Maybe use post thumbnail?
+				break;
+		}
+
+		return \apply_filters( 'activitypub_attachment', $attachment, $id );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return details about an image attachment.
+	 *
+	 * @param int    $id         The attachment ID.
+	 * @param string $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
+	 *
+	 * @return array|false Array of image data, or boolean false if no image is available.
+	 */
+	protected static function get_image( $id, $image_size = 'full' ) {
+		/**
+		 * Hook into the image retrieval process. Before image retrieval.
+		 *
+		 * @param int    $id         The attachment ID.
+		 * @param string $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
+		 */
+		do_action( 'activitypub_get_image_pre', $id, $image_size );
+
+		$image = \wp_get_attachment_image_src( $id, $image_size );
+
+		/**
+		 * Hook into the image retrieval process. After image retrieval.
+		 *
+		 * @param int    $id         The attachment ID.
+		 * @param string $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
+		 */
+		do_action( 'activitypub_get_image_post', $id, $image_size );
+
+		return $image;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper function to get the @-Mentions from the post content.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The list of @-Mentions.
+	 */
+	protected function get_mentions() {
+		return apply_filters( 'activitypub_extract_mentions', array(), $this->wp_post->post_content, $this->wp_post );
+	}
+
+		/**
+	 * Returns a list of Mentions, used in the Post.
+	 *
+	 * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/spec/activitypub/#Mention
+	 *
+	 * @return array The list of Mentions.
+	 */
+	protected function get_cc() {
+		$cc = array();
+
+		$mentions = $this->get_mentions();
+		if ( $mentions ) {
+			foreach ( $mentions as $url ) {
+				$cc[] = $url;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $cc;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list of Tags, used in the Post.
+	 *
+	 * This includes Hash-Tags and Mentions.
+	 *
+	 * @return array The list of Tags.
+	 */
+	protected function get_tags() {
+		$tags = array();
+
+		$post_tags = \get_the_tags( $this->wp_post->ID );
+		if ( $post_tags ) {
+			foreach ( $post_tags as $post_tag ) {
+				$tag = array(
+					'type' => 'Hashtag',
+					'href' => \esc_url( \get_tag_link( $post_tag->term_id ) ),
+					'name' => esc_hashtag( $post_tag->name ),
+				);
+				$tags[] = $tag;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$mentions = $this->get_mentions();
+		if ( $mentions ) {
+			foreach ( $mentions as $mention => $url ) {
+				$tag = array(
+					'type' => 'Mention',
+					'href' => \esc_url( $url ),
+					'name' => \esc_html( $mention ),
+				);
+				$tags[] = $tag;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $tags;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the locale of the post.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The locale of the post.
+	 */
+	public function get_locale() {
+		$post_id = $this->wp_post->ID;
+		$lang    = \strtolower( \strtok( \get_locale(), '_-' ) );
+
+		/**
+		 * Filter the locale of the post.
+		 *
+		 * @param string  $lang    The locale of the post.
+		 * @param int     $post_id The post ID.
+		 * @param WP_Post $post    The post object.
+		 *
+		 * @return string The filtered locale of the post.
+		 */
+		return apply_filters( 'activitypub_post_locale', $lang, $post_id, $this->wp_post );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the contentMap
+	 * 
+	 * @see https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-contentmap
+	 * 
+	 * @return array the contenmap
+	 */
+	protected function get_content_map() {
+		return array(
+			$this->get_locale() => $this->get_content(),
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Transforms the WP_Post object to an ActivityPub Object
+	 *
+	 * @see \Activitypub\Activity\Base_Object
+	 *
+	 * @return \Activitypub\Activity\Base_Object The ActivityPub Object
+	 */
+	public function to_object() {
+		$wp_post = $this->wp_post;
+		$object = new Base_Object();
+
+		$object->set_id( $this->get_id() );
+		$object->set_url( $this->get_url() );
+		$object->set_type( $this->get_object_type() );
+
+		$published = \strtotime( $wp_post->post_date_gmt );
+
+		$object->set_published( \gmdate( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z', $published ) );
+
+		$updated = \strtotime( $wp_post->post_modified_gmt );
+
+		if ( $updated > $published ) {
+			$object->set_updated( \gmdate( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z', $updated ) );
+		}
+
+		$object->set_attributed_to( $this->get_attributed_to() );
+		$object->set_content( $this->get_content() );
+		$object->set_content_map( $this->get_content_map );
+		$path = sprintf( 'users/%d/followers', intval( $wp_post->post_author ) );
+
+		$object->set_to(
+			array(
+				'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
+				get_rest_url_by_path( $path ),
+			)
+		);
+		$object->set_cc( $this->get_cc() );
+		$object->set_attachment( $this->get_attachments() );
+		$object->set_tag( $this->get_tags() );
+
+		return $object;
+	}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/class-transformers-manager.php b/includes/class-transformers-manager.php
index 9472f9e..ee55d7b 100644
--- a/includes/class-transformers-manager.php
+++ b/includes/class-transformers-manager.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 		}
 
 		return static::$_instances[ $class_name ];
-	}	
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Class name.
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 		require ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-transformer-base.php';
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Checks if a transformer is registered.
 	 *
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 		if ( ! $transformer_instance instanceof Transformer_Base ) {
 			_doing_it_wrong(
 				__METHOD__,
-				__( 'ActivityPub transformer instance must be a implementation of the \ActivityPub\Transformer_Base class.' ),
+				__( 'ActivityPub transformer instance must be a of \ActivityPub\Transformer_Base class.' ),
 				'version_number_transformer_management_placeholder'
 			);
 			return false;
@@ -182,6 +181,7 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 		 * @param bool $should_register Should the ActivityPub transformer be registered. Default is `true`.
 		 * @param \ActivityPub\Transformer_Base $transformer_instance Widget instance.
 		 */
+		// TODO: does not implementing this slow down the website? -> compare with gutenberg block registration.
 		// $should_register = apply_filters( 'activitypub/transformers/is_transformer_enabled', true, $transformer_instance );
 
 		// if ( ! $should_register ) {
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 	 * Init transformers.
 	 *
 	 * Initialize ActivityPub transformer manager.
-	 * 
 	 * Include the builtin transformers by default and add third party ones.
 	 *
 	 * @since version_number_transformer_management_placeholder
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * After the transformers are registered.
+		 * Let other transformers register.
 		 *
 		 * Fires after the built-in Activitypub transformers are registered.
 		 *
@@ -236,29 +235,30 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 	/**
 	 * Get available ActivityPub transformers.
 	 *
-	 * Retrieve the registered transformers list.
+	 * Retrieve the registered transformers list. If given a transformer name
+	 * it returns the given transformer if it is registered.
 	 *
 	 * @since version_number_transformer_management_placeholder
 	 * @access public
 	 *
-	 * @param string $transformers Optional. Widget name. Default is null.
+	 * @param string $transformers Optional. Transformer name. Default is null.
 	 *
 	 * @return Transformer_Base|Transformer_Base[]|null Registered transformers.
 	*/
-	public function get_transformers( $transformer = null ) {
+	public function get_transformers( $transformer_name = null ) {
 		if ( is_null( $this->transformers ) ) {
 			$this->init_transformers();
 		}
 
-		if ( null !== $transformer ) {
-			return isset( $this->transformers[ $transformer ] ) ? $this->transformers[ $transformer ] : null;
+		if ( null !== $transformer_name ) {
+			return isset( $this->transformers[ $transformer_name ] ) ? $this->transformers[ $transformer_name ] : null;
 		}
 
 		return $this->transformers;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the right ActivityPub transformer.
+	 * Get the mapped ActivityPub transformer.
 	 *
 	 * @since version_number_transformer_management_placeholder
 	 * @access public
@@ -270,23 +270,15 @@ class Transformers_Manager {
 	public function get_transformer( $object ) {
 		switch ( get_class( $object ) ) {
 			case 'WP_Post':
-				if ( is_null( $this->transformers ) ) {
-					$this->init_transformers();
-				}
-				if ( null !== $transformer ) {
-					return isset( $this->transformers[ $transformer ] ) ? $this->transformers[ $transformer ] : null;
-				}
 				$post_type = get_post_type( $object );
 				$transformer_mapping = \get_option( 'activitypub_transformer_mapping', array( 'post' => 'activitypub/default', 'page' => 'activitypub/default' ) ) ? \get_option( 'activitypub_transformer_mapping', array( 'post' => 'activitypub/default', 'page' => 'activitypub/default' ) ) : array();
 				$transformer_name = $transformer_mapping[ $post_type ];
-				return new $this->transformers[ $transformer_name ];
+				return new ( $this->get_transformers( $transformer_name ) );
 			case 'WP_Comment':
 				return new Comment( $object );
 			default:
 				return apply_filters( 'activitypub_transformer', null, $object, get_class( $object ) );
 		}
 	}
-
-
 }	
 
diff --git a/includes/transformer/class-post.php b/includes/transformer/class-post.php
index d6eaa2f..ba8f4ed 100644
--- a/includes/transformer/class-post.php
+++ b/includes/transformer/class-post.php
@@ -42,338 +42,6 @@ class Transformer_Post extends Transformer_Base {
 		return 'Built-In';
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Transforms the WP_Post object to an ActivityPub Object
-	 *
-	 * @see \Activitypub\Activity\Base_Object
-	 *
-	 * @return \Activitypub\Activity\Base_Object The ActivityPub Object
-	 */
-	public function to_object() {
-		$wp_post = $this->wp_post;
-		$object = new Base_Object();
-
-		$object->set_id( $this->get_id() );
-		$object->set_url( $this->get_url() );
-		$object->set_type( $this->get_object_type() );
-
-		$published = \strtotime( $wp_post->post_date_gmt );
-
-		$object->set_published( \gmdate( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z', $published ) );
-
-		$updated = \strtotime( $wp_post->post_modified_gmt );
-
-		if ( $updated > $published ) {
-			$object->set_updated( \gmdate( 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z', $updated ) );
-		}
-
-		$object->set_attributed_to( $this->get_attributed_to() );
-		$object->set_content( $this->get_content() );
-		$object->set_content_map(
-			array(
-				$this->get_locale() => $this->get_content(),
-			)
-		);
-		$path = sprintf( 'users/%d/followers', intval( $wp_post->post_author ) );
-
-		$object->set_to(
-			array(
-				'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
-				get_rest_url_by_path( $path ),
-			)
-		);
-		$object->set_cc( $this->get_cc() );
-		$object->set_attachment( $this->get_attachments() );
-		$object->set_tag( $this->get_tags() );
-
-		return $object;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the ID of the Post.
-	 *
-	 * @return string The Posts ID.
-	 */
-	public function get_id() {
-		return $this->get_url();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the URL of the Post.
-	 *
-	 * @return string The Posts URL.
-	 */
-	public function get_url() {
-		$post = $this->wp_post;
-
-		if ( 'trash' === get_post_status( $post ) ) {
-			$permalink = \get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'activitypub_canonical_url', true );
-		} else {
-			$permalink = \get_permalink( $post );
-		}
-
-		return \esc_url( $permalink );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the User-URL of the Author of the Post.
-	 *
-	 * If `single_user` mode is enabled, the URL of the Blog-User is returned.
-	 *
-	 * @return string The User-URL.
-	 */
-	protected function get_attributed_to() {
-		if ( is_single_user() ) {
-			$user = new Blog_User();
-			return $user->get_url();
-		}
-
-		return Users::get_by_id( $this->wp_post->post_author )->get_url();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Generates all Media Attachments for a Post.
-	 *
-	 * @return array The Attachments.
-	 */
-	protected function get_attachments() {
-		// Once upon a time we only supported images, but we now support audio/video as well.
-		// We maintain the image-centric naming for backwards compatibility.
-		$max_media = intval( \apply_filters( 'activitypub_max_image_attachments', \get_option( 'activitypub_max_image_attachments', ACTIVITYPUB_MAX_IMAGE_ATTACHMENTS ) ) );
-
-		if ( site_supports_blocks() && \has_blocks( $this->wp_post->post_content ) ) {
-			return $this->get_block_attachments( $max_media );
-		}
-
-		return $this->get_classic_editor_images( $max_media );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get media attachments from blocks. They will be formatted as ActivityPub attachments, not as WP attachments.
-	 *
-	 * @param int $max_media The maximum number of attachments to return.
-	 *
-	 * @return array The attachments.
-	 */
-	protected function get_block_attachments( $max_media ) {
-		// max media can't be negative or zero
-		if ( $max_media <= 0 ) {
-			return array();
-		}
-
-		$id = $this->wp_post->ID;
-
-		$media_ids = array();
-
-		// list post thumbnail first if this post has one
-		if ( \function_exists( 'has_post_thumbnail' ) && \has_post_thumbnail( $id ) ) {
-			$media_ids[] = \get_post_thumbnail_id( $id );
-		}
-
-		if ( $max_media > 0 ) {
-			$blocks = \parse_blocks( $this->wp_post->post_content );
-			$media_ids = self::get_media_ids_from_blocks( $blocks, $media_ids, $max_media );
-		}
-		$media_ids = \array_unique( $media_ids );
-
-		return \array_filter( \array_map( array( self::class, 'wp_attachment_to_activity_attachment' ), $media_ids ) );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get image attachments from the classic editor.
-	 * Note that audio/video attachments are only supported in the block editor.
-	 *
-	 * @param int $max_images The maximum number of images to return.
-	 *
-	 * @return array The attachments.
-	 */
-	protected function get_classic_editor_images( $max_images ) {
-		// max images can't be negative or zero
-		if ( $max_images <= 0 ) {
-			return array();
-		}
-
-		$id = $this->wp_post->ID;
-
-		$image_ids = array();
-
-		// list post thumbnail first if this post has one
-		if ( \function_exists( 'has_post_thumbnail' ) && \has_post_thumbnail( $id ) ) {
-			$image_ids[] = \get_post_thumbnail_id( $id );
-			--$max_images;
-		}
-
-		if ( $max_images > 0 ) {
-			$query = new \WP_Query(
-				array(
-					'post_parent' => $id,
-					'post_status' => 'inherit',
-					'post_type' => 'attachment',
-					'post_mime_type' => 'image',
-					'order' => 'ASC',
-					'orderby' => 'menu_order ID',
-					'posts_per_page' => $max_images,
-				)
-			);
-			foreach ( $query->get_posts() as $attachment ) {
-				if ( ! \in_array( $attachment->ID, $image_ids, true ) ) {
-					$image_ids[] = $attachment->ID;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		$image_ids = \array_unique( $image_ids );
-
-		return \array_filter( \array_map( array( self::class, 'wp_attachment_to_activity_attachment' ), $image_ids ) );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Recursively get media IDs from blocks.
-	 * @param array $blocks The blocks to search for media IDs
-	 * @param array $media_ids The media IDs to append new IDs to
-	 * @param int $max_media The maximum number of media to return.
-	 *
-	 * @return array The image IDs.
-	 */
-	protected static function get_media_ids_from_blocks( $blocks, $media_ids, $max_media ) {
-
-		foreach ( $blocks as $block ) {
-			// recurse into inner blocks
-			if ( ! empty( $block['innerBlocks'] ) ) {
-				$media_ids = self::get_media_ids_from_blocks( $block['innerBlocks'], $media_ids, $max_media );
-			}
-
-			switch ( $block['blockName'] ) {
-				case 'core/image':
-				case 'core/cover':
-				case 'core/audio':
-				case 'core/video':
-				case 'videopress/video':
-					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['id'] ) ) {
-						$media_ids[] = $block['attrs']['id'];
-					}
-					break;
-				case 'jetpack/slideshow':
-				case 'jetpack/tiled-gallery':
-					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['ids'] ) ) {
-						$media_ids = array_merge( $media_ids, $block['attrs']['ids'] );
-					}
-					break;
-				case 'jetpack/image-compare':
-					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['beforeImageId'] ) ) {
-						$media_ids[] = $block['attrs']['beforeImageId'];
-					}
-					if ( ! empty( $block['attrs']['afterImageId'] ) ) {
-						$media_ids[] = $block['attrs']['afterImageId'];
-					}
-					break;
-			}
-
-			// stop doing unneeded work
-			if ( count( $media_ids ) >= $max_media ) {
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// still need to slice it because one gallery could knock us over the limit
-		return array_slice( $media_ids, 0, $max_media );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Converts a WordPress Attachment to an ActivityPub Attachment.
-	 *
-	 * @param int $id The Attachment ID.
-	 *
-	 * @return array The ActivityPub Attachment.
-	 */
-	public static function wp_attachment_to_activity_attachment( $id ) {
-		$attachment = array();
-		$mime_type = \get_post_mime_type( $id );
-		$mime_type_parts = \explode( '/', $mime_type );
-		// switching on image/audio/video
-		switch ( $mime_type_parts[0] ) {
-			case 'image':
-				$image_size = 'full';
-
-				/**
-				 * Filter the image URL returned for each post.
-				 *
-				 * @param array|false $thumbnail The image URL, or false if no image is available.
-				 * @param int         $id        The attachment ID.
-				 * @param string      $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
-				 */
-				$thumbnail = apply_filters(
-					'activitypub_get_image',
-					self::get_image( $id, $image_size ),
-					$id,
-					$image_size
-				);
-
-				if ( $thumbnail ) {
-					$alt   = \get_post_meta( $id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true );
-					$image = array(
-						'type'      => 'Image',
-						'url'       => $thumbnail[0],
-						'mediaType' => $mime_type,
-					);
-
-					if ( $alt ) {
-						$image['name'] = $alt;
-					}
-					$attachment = $image;
-				}
-				break;
-
-			case 'audio':
-			case 'video':
-				$attachment = array(
-					'type'      => 'Document',
-					'mediaType' => $mime_type,
-					'url'       => \wp_get_attachment_url( $id ),
-					'name'      => \get_the_title( $id ),
-				);
-				$meta = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $id );
-				// height and width for videos
-				if ( isset( $meta['width'] ) && isset( $meta['height'] ) ) {
-					$attachment['width'] = $meta['width'];
-					$attachment['height'] = $meta['height'];
-				}
-				// @todo: add `icon` support for audio/video attachments. Maybe use post thumbnail?
-				break;
-		}
-
-		return \apply_filters( 'activitypub_attachment', $attachment, $id );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Return details about an image attachment.
-	 *
-	 * @param int    $id         The attachment ID.
-	 * @param string $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
-	 *
-	 * @return array|false Array of image data, or boolean false if no image is available.
-	 */
-	protected static function get_image( $id, $image_size = 'full' ) {
-		/**
-		 * Hook into the image retrieval process. Before image retrieval.
-		 *
-		 * @param int    $id         The attachment ID.
-		 * @param string $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
-		 */
-		do_action( 'activitypub_get_image_pre', $id, $image_size );
-
-		$image = \wp_get_attachment_image_src( $id, $image_size );
-
-		/**
-		 * Hook into the image retrieval process. After image retrieval.
-		 *
-		 * @param int    $id         The attachment ID.
-		 * @param string $image_size The image size to retrieve. Set to 'full' by default.
-		 */
-		do_action( 'activitypub_get_image_post', $id, $image_size );
-
-		return $image;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns the ActivityStreams 2.0 Object-Type for a Post based on the
 	 * settings and the Post-Type.
@@ -441,105 +109,6 @@ class Transformer_Post extends Transformer_Base {
 		return $object_type;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns a list of Mentions, used in the Post.
-	 *
-	 * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/spec/activitypub/#Mention
-	 *
-	 * @return array The list of Mentions.
-	 */
-	protected function get_cc() {
-		$cc = array();
-
-		$mentions = $this->get_mentions();
-		if ( $mentions ) {
-			foreach ( $mentions as $url ) {
-				$cc[] = $url;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return $cc;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns a list of Tags, used in the Post.
-	 *
-	 * This includes Hash-Tags and Mentions.
-	 *
-	 * @return array The list of Tags.
-	 */
-	protected function get_tags() {
-		$tags = array();
-
-		$post_tags = \get_the_tags( $this->wp_post->ID );
-		if ( $post_tags ) {
-			foreach ( $post_tags as $post_tag ) {
-				$tag = array(
-					'type' => 'Hashtag',
-					'href' => \esc_url( \get_tag_link( $post_tag->term_id ) ),
-					'name' => esc_hashtag( $post_tag->name ),
-				);
-				$tags[] = $tag;
-			}
-		}
-
-		$mentions = $this->get_mentions();
-		if ( $mentions ) {
-			foreach ( $mentions as $mention => $url ) {
-				$tag = array(
-					'type' => 'Mention',
-					'href' => \esc_url( $url ),
-					'name' => \esc_html( $mention ),
-				);
-				$tags[] = $tag;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return $tags;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the content for the ActivityPub Item.
-	 *
-	 * The content will be generated based on the user settings.
-	 *
-	 * @return string The content.
-	 */
-	protected function get_content() {
-		global $post;
-
-		/**
-		 * Provides an action hook so plugins can add their own hooks/filters before AP content is generated.
-		 *
-		 * Example: if a plugin adds a filter to `the_content` to add a button to the end of posts, it can also remove that filter here.
-		 *
-		 * @param WP_Post $post The post object.
-		 */
-		do_action( 'activitypub_before_get_content', $post );
-
-		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited
-		$post    = $this->wp_post;
-		$content = $this->get_post_content_template();
-
-		// Register our shortcodes just in time.
-		Shortcodes::register();
-		// Fill in the shortcodes.
-		setup_postdata( $post );
-		$content = do_shortcode( $content );
-		wp_reset_postdata();
-
-		$content = \wpautop( $content );
-		$content = \preg_replace( '/[\n\r\t]/', '', $content );
-		$content = \trim( $content );
-
-		$content = \apply_filters( 'activitypub_the_content', $content, $post );
-
-		// Don't need these any more, should never appear in a post.
-		Shortcodes::unregister();
-
-		return $content;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Gets the template to use to generate the content of the activitypub item.
 	 *
@@ -561,33 +130,4 @@ class Transformer_Post extends Transformer_Base {
 		return \get_option( 'activitypub_custom_post_content', ACTIVITYPUB_CUSTOM_POST_CONTENT );
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Helper function to get the @-Mentions from the post content.
-	 *
-	 * @return array The list of @-Mentions.
-	 */
-	protected function get_mentions() {
-		return apply_filters( 'activitypub_extract_mentions', array(), $this->wp_post->post_content, $this->wp_post );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the locale of the post.
-	 *
-	 * @return string The locale of the post.
-	 */
-	public function get_locale() {
-		$post_id = $this->wp_post->ID;
-		$lang    = \strtolower( \strtok( \get_locale(), '_-' ) );
-
-		/**
-		 * Filter the locale of the post.
-		 *
-		 * @param string  $lang    The locale of the post.
-		 * @param int     $post_id The post ID.
-		 * @param WP_Post $post    The post object.
-		 *
-		 * @return string The filtered locale of the post.
-		 */
-		return apply_filters( 'activitypub_post_locale', $lang, $post_id, $this->wp_post );
-	}
 }
diff --git a/templates/post-json.php b/templates/post-json.php
index 06690ae..0174448 100644
--- a/templates/post-json.php
+++ b/templates/post-json.php
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited
 $post = \get_post();
 
-$transformer_manager = \Activitypub\Transformers_Manager::instance();
-$transformer = 	$transformer_manager->get_transformer( $post );
+$transformer = \Activitypub\Transformers_Manager::instance()->get_transformer( $post );
 $transformer->set_wp_post( $post );
 
 $json = \array_merge( array( '@context' => \Activitypub\get_context() ), $transformer->to_object()->to_array() );