diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34991a5..93f3e85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Tags:** OStatus, fediverse, activitypub, activitystream  
 **Requires at least:** 4.7  
 **Tested up to:** 6.3  
-**Stable tag:** 1.0.5  
+**Stable tag:** 1.0.7  
 **Requires PHP:** 5.6  
 **License:** MIT  
 **License URI:** http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT  
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ Where 'blog' is the path to the subdirectory at which your blog resides.
 
 Project maintained on GitHub at [automattic/wordpress-activitypub](https://github.com/automattic/wordpress-activitypub).
 
+### 1.0.7 ###
+
+* Fixed: broken function call
+* Add: filter to hook into "is blog public" check
+
+### 1.0.6 ###
+
+* Fixed: more restrictive request verification
+
 ### 1.0.5 ###
 
 * Fixed: compatibility with WebFinger and NodeInfo plugin
diff --git a/activitypub.php b/activitypub.php
index 3ae2be9..521a379 100644
--- a/activitypub.php
+++ b/activitypub.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: ActivityPub
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-activitypub/
  * Description: The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format.
- * Version: 1.0.5
+ * Version: 1.0.7
  * Author: Matthias Pfefferle & Automattic
  * Author URI: https://automattic.com/
  * License: MIT
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace Activitypub;
 
+use function Activitypub\is_blog_public;
 use function Activitypub\site_supports_blocks;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/compat.php';
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ function rest_init() {
 	Rest\Collection::init();
 
 	// load NodeInfo endpoints only if blog is public
-	if ( \get_option( 'blog_public', 1 ) ) {
+	if ( is_blog_public() ) {
 		Rest\NodeInfo::init();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/includes/class-mention.php b/includes/class-mention.php
index cf9b95a..8f782b5 100644
--- a/includes/class-mention.php
+++ b/includes/class-mention.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 namespace Activitypub;
 
 use WP_Error;
+use Activitypub\Webfinger;
 
 /**
  * ActivityPub Mention Class
diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index a00c213..afb9d51 100644
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function get_remote_metadata_by_actor( $actor, $cached = true ) {
 	}
 
 	$short_timeout = function() {
-		return 3;
+		return 10;
 	};
 	add_filter( 'activitypub_remote_get_timeout', $short_timeout );
 	$response = Http::get( $actor );
@@ -715,3 +715,12 @@ function site_supports_blocks() {
 function is_json( $data ) {
 	return \is_array( \json_decode( $data, true ) ) ? true : false;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if a blog is public based on the `blog_public` option
+ *
+ * @return bollean True if public, false if not
+ */
+function is_blog_public() {
+	return (bool) apply_filters( 'activitypub_is_blog_public', \get_option( 'blog_public', 1 ) );
+}
diff --git a/includes/help.php b/includes/help.php
index 3f0c7b9..d593d3e 100644
--- a/includes/help.php
+++ b/includes/help.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 				'<dd>' . \wp_kses( __( 'The post\'s title.', 'activitypub' ), array( 'code' => array() ) ) . '</dd>' .
 				'<dt><code>[ap_content apply_filters="yes"]</code></dt>' .
 				'<dd>' . \wp_kses( __( 'The post\'s content. With <code>apply_filters</code> you can decide if filters (<code>apply_filters( \'the_content\', $content )</code>) should be applied or not (default is <code>yes</code>). The values can be <code>yes</code> or <code>no</code>. <code>apply_filters</code> attribute is optional.', 'activitypub' ), array( 'code' => array() ) ) . '</dd>' .
-				'<dt><code>[ap_excerpt lenght="400"]</code></dt>' .
+				'<dt><code>[ap_excerpt length="400"]</code></dt>' .
 				'<dd>' . \wp_kses( __( 'The post\'s excerpt (default 400 chars). <code>length</code> attribute is optional.', 'activitypub' ), array( 'code' => array() ) ) . '</dd>' .
 				'<dt><code>[ap_permalink type="url"]</code></dt>' .
 				'<dd>' . \wp_kses( __( 'The post\'s permalink. <code>type</code> can be either: <code>url</code> or <code>html</code> (an &lt;a /&gt; tag). <code>type</code> attribute is optional.', 'activitypub' ), array( 'code' => array() ) ) . '</dd>' .
diff --git a/includes/rest/class-inbox.php b/includes/rest/class-inbox.php
index 9010df8..7901c78 100644
--- a/includes/rest/class-inbox.php
+++ b/includes/rest/class-inbox.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Inbox {
 			'/inbox',
 			array(
 				array(
-					'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
+					'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
 					'callback'            => array( self::class, 'shared_inbox_post' ),
 					'args'                => self::shared_inbox_post_parameters(),
 					'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Inbox {
 			'/users/(?P<user_id>[\w\-\.]+)/inbox',
 			array(
 				array(
-					'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
+					'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
 					'callback'            => array( self::class, 'user_inbox_post' ),
 					'args'                => self::user_inbox_post_parameters(),
 					'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
diff --git a/includes/rest/class-server.php b/includes/rest/class-server.php
index d15831a..e1a1037 100644
--- a/includes/rest/class-server.php
+++ b/includes/rest/class-server.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Server {
 		}
 
 		// POST-Requets are always signed
-		if ( 'post' === \strtolower( $request->get_method() ) ) {
+		if ( 'get' !== \strtolower( $request->get_method() ) ) {
 			$verified_request = Signature::verify_http_signature( $request );
 			if ( \is_wp_error( $verified_request ) ) {
 				return $verified_request;
diff --git a/integration/class-webfinger.php b/integration/class-webfinger.php
index e7e3935..177b417 100644
--- a/integration/class-webfinger.php
+++ b/integration/class-webfinger.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 namespace Activitypub\Integration;
 
+use Activitypub\Rest\Webfinger as Webfinger_Rest;
 use Activitypub\Collection\Users as User_Collection;
 
 /**
@@ -52,6 +53,6 @@ class Webfinger {
 			return $array;
 		}
 
-		return self::get_profile( $resource );
+		return Webfinger_Rest::get_profile( $resource );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 7faed3d..03e9b39 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: automattic, pfefferle, mediaformat, mattwiebe, akirk, jeherve, nur
 Tags: OStatus, fediverse, activitypub, activitystream
 Requires at least: 4.7
 Tested up to: 6.3
-Stable tag: 1.0.5
+Stable tag: 1.0.7
 Requires PHP: 5.6
 License: MIT
 License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ Where 'blog' is the path to the subdirectory at which your blog resides.
 
 Project maintained on GitHub at [automattic/wordpress-activitypub](https://github.com/automattic/wordpress-activitypub).
 
+= 1.0.7 =
+
+* Fixed: broken function call
+* Add: filter to hook into "is blog public" check
+
+= 1.0.6 =
+
+* Fixed: more restrictive request verification
+
 = 1.0.5 =
 
 * Fixed: compatibility with WebFinger and NodeInfo plugin