You know how Tumblr used to automatically reblog a long text post as a link? That doesn’t happen anymore. So now when you reblog a text post it’ll stay a text post, no matter how long it is. Rejoice!
And since we won’t need it to get around the reblog-as-link thing anymore, we’ve said goodbye to the “Reblog As” button. You know, this guy:
Goodnight sweet prince, you served us well.
This concludes your afternoon PSA about reblogging. Carry on.
Is your biggest fear fast reblogging to the wrong Tumblr? Good news: We added an undo button on the confirmation bar. Just one less thing to worry about. Now you can focus on spiders.
This was the problem: You’d be searching for Field of Dreams, the critical standout film of 1989. But instead of Kevin Costner, you’d get rolling hills and wildflowers. That’s because we’re giving you the best stuff tagged #field or #dreams (or #of).
Here’s the solution: Choosing #tagged in the app bundles the whole phrase together. You just search for something and tap #tagged at the top of the screen to show posts tagged with that exact phrase.
And hey, slugger. Learn about the tons of other ways you can filter a search in our help center, here.
For several years, the Tumblr help docs have mirrored the Tumblr experience: clean and simple. And that was fine. But as we’ve added features and choices and compatibility and complexity, the whole Tumblr experience has gotten richer and it feels like our documentation should reflect that too.
Introducing the new Tumblr help center. At tumblr.com/help, you’ll find
Better, more thorough search results
An improved, much-more-Tumblry look and feel
An announcements section at the top of the page for recent changes and news
All the same helpful content you know and love
Thanks for using the site and for giving us something to write help center articles about, Tumblr. 💗
Starting tomorrow, reblogs will have a new look—one that showcases all comments as equals, not buried under an impossible stack of blockquote indents. Our change to reblog captions last month laid the necessary groundwork for us to arrive here, at a place where the dashboard will be a lot easier to read and cleaner-looking.
Here’s how this will look (original on the left, new look on the right):
Questions about all this? Keep reading for the answers…
FAQ
Q: Will this show up for all posts on the dashboard, or just the posts published from here on out? A: All posts! So you can scroll back in time and see your older reblogs in this format too.
Q: Will it look like this on my blog? A: Not necessarily: your public blog will continue to display reblogs according to however your chosen theme displays them. The new look is on the dashboard only, for now.
Q: How do I reblog starting from a certain post in the reblog thread? A: Same as before: Just click the username of whoever made the reblog you want to reblog from. It’ll open up, and you can click or tap its reblog icon to reblog that post. Got it?
Q: Can I edit earlier reblogs, or the original post, in my reblog? A: You can choose whether or not you want to include that stuff in your own reblog, but you can’t really go in and edit other people’s text. We know—that level of flexibility allowed you guys do some pretty interesting stuff, but it also made misattribution way too easy.
Q: Can I remove all captions on a post that I’m reblogging? A: Sure. Click or tap the reblog button and click on the X that appears when you hover over the comments.
Q: Can I delete a single reblog caption within the thread? A: No, it’s an all-or-nothing thing.
Q: How can I be sure my posts are credited properly? A: Use the content source field! No matter how many times an original post of yours gets reblogged, you’ll always be credited as the source. Rebloggers might add a gif, or some commentary, or take out the caption entirely, but your username will always, always be stuck to the bottom of the post. Click on that source link any time you want to see what was originally posted.
Q: Can I send you my feedback on this change? A: Yes. And for the record, even when you receive a simple thank-you response (which is necessary since there are millions of you and only a few of us), every word of your feedback is read lovingly by human eyes, then passed along to our engineers.
Having trouble logging into the app? If you have Two-Factor Authentication enabled, you are awesome and a bastion of security in an insecure world. And you will also need to follow these steps:
From your computer, click the gear icon at the top of your Dashboard, then click “Account” on the right side of the page.
Under “Security,” click “Generate mobile password.”
Enter your regular Tumblr account password and click “Enter password.”
Enter the code shown into your app’s password box to log in.
If you don’t have Two-Factor Authentication enabled or that still doesn’t help, try restarting the app. If you’re an iOS 7 user, this means double tapping the home button and swiping up the Tumblr app. For iOS 6, click the Home button twice, and then tap and hold the Tumblr app icon. Once it begins to shake, tap the - (minus sign) to force quit.
Excluding Tumblr’s CEO and founder david, every single one of Tumblr’s staff member are cats. Since the company’s inception in 2007, the number of cat employees have grown steadily over the years and today over 300 cats are working at Tumblr’s headquarter in New York City,
What?! How dare they spread such lies. Everybody knows we cat-employees are spread across several offices, not just Tumblr HQ. The rest of it’s true though.
We’re testing out a new dashboard thing this week: Recommended posts that will appear to the right of a post you just liked. It’s simple: you like stuff, you get suggestions for other stuff you might like. Note that this won’t happen all the time—just when we think there’s actually something interesting or relevant to show you. Happen to like a brooding, melancholy black and white photo? Allow us to present a few more moody pics for your enjoyment.
Hopefully this’ll make it a just little easier to find the things you’re interested in.
On web, when you search for something else from the search page, the filters you previously set will now carry through to the new search.
We’ve updated how blocking users affects content inside communities. Admins/mods will be able to see community posts/replies from every member of the community, even if they’ve blocked the member or the member has blocked them. Members will always be able to see community posts/replies from admins/mods, even if they have blocked the admins/mods.
Community admins/mods now have badges within the community to identify their role.
Community admins can now promote/demote mods.
🛠 Fixed
In the notes view inside communities’ posts, the bell icon is now visible and allows you to subscribe/unsubscribe from new notifications about comments on that post.
🚧 Ongoing
No ongoing incidents to speak of right now.
🌱 Upcoming
No upcoming launches to announce today.
Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can!