Tagged: tumblr

  1. Tuesday’s Tumblr Theme Tip: Pages

    We are starting a new weekly series today. Each Tuesday we will be providing helpful information on how to customize a specific feature or style with one of our Tumblr themes. 

    Today’s tip actually has to do with all of our themes. More than any other question, we are asked how to add pages and/or set up pages so they redirect to a page with posts that share the same tag.  

    Pages are actually a feature of the Tumblr platform and not our themes, therefore the great support team at Tumblr has put together this detailed page on Tumblr Pages: http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/pages. All the information you ever wanted or needed to know about Tumblr Pages is right there.

  2. Candor Tumblr Theme: Version 1.1 is out

    candortheme:

    We just released version 1.1 of Candor, which includes a lot of bug fixes and a few enhancements. For a list of the complete changes, check out our versions page.

  3. Graham and Todd with Danielle and Amanda of Tumblr at #SXSW Graham and Todd with Danielle and Amanda of Tumblr at #SXSW

    Graham and Todd with Danielle and Amanda of Tumblr at #SXSW

  4. Tumblr is magic internet play-doh.

    -Danielle Strle at the Reblog Culture panel at SXSW
  5. Reblog Culture: Tumblr and Social Music panel at #SXSW Reblog Culture: Tumblr and Social Music panel at #SXSW

    Reblog Culture: Tumblr and Social Music panel at #SXSW

  6. Announcing the Candor Tumblr Theme We are humbled by the overwhelming response from the Tumblr community to our first Tumblr theme, Single A. Thanks to you, we decided to develop and can now announce our first premium Tumblr theme, Candor. The Candor tumblr theme is a perfect fit for any type of blog. It is great for high res images and videos, includes an exfm player for music bloggers, incorporates TypeKit and Google fonts for bloggers who write long-form posts, and provides a highly visible about area and featured posts section that every blogger can use. Like Single A, we will be providing email support and looking to you for suggestions on how to improve Candor. Thank you for your continued support! Announcing the Candor Tumblr Theme We are humbled by the overwhelming response from the Tumblr community to our first Tumblr theme, Single A. Thanks to you, we decided to develop and can now announce our first premium Tumblr theme, Candor. The Candor tumblr theme is a perfect fit for any type of blog. It is great for high res images and videos, includes an exfm player for music bloggers, incorporates TypeKit and Google fonts for bloggers who write long-form posts, and provides a highly visible about area and featured posts section that every blogger can use. Like Single A, we will be providing email support and looking to you for suggestions on how to improve Candor. Thank you for your continued support!

    Announcing the Candor Tumblr Theme

    We are humbled by the overwhelming response from the Tumblr community to our first Tumblr theme, Single A. Thanks to you, we decided to develop and can now announce our first premium Tumblr theme, Candor.

    The Candor tumblr theme is a perfect fit for any type of blog. It is great for high res images and videos, includes an exfm player for music bloggers, incorporates TypeKit and Google fonts for bloggers who write long-form posts, and provides a highly visible about area and featured posts section that every blogger can use.

    Like Single A, we will be providing email support and looking to you for suggestions on how to improve Candor. Thank you for your continued support!

  7. staff: We’re heading to Austin for SXSW!  We’ll be down there for all of Film, Interactive and Music and would love to hang out.  Are you going to be there too? Let’s us know and we’ll send more details about our SXSW plans.  We plan on being there. How about YOU!

    staff:

    We’re heading to Austin for SXSW!  We’ll be down there for all of Film, Interactive and Music and would love to hang out. 

    Are you going to be there too? Let’s us know and we’ll send more details about our SXSW plans. 

    We plan on being there. How about YOU!

  8. How To Tuesdays: Different Ways to Post to Your Tumblr Blog

    There are a few other ways to post to Tumblr other than the dashboard or the mobile app. Some of these are well-known and others are hidden gems.

    1. The bookmarklet: For some, the bookmarklet is essential to the Tumblr experience. It truly makes it super simple to post to your blog while you browse on the web all day long at work instead of getting done what you needed to complete yesterday.
    2. By email: Did you know that you can post to Tumblr via email? Each blog in Tumblr has its own unique email address. To find out that magic address, log in to the dashboard, click on the blog you want to post to, click on the blog settings link. Scroll down about halfway and you should see a Post by Email Address. Tumblr also provides a guide on how to post via email.
    3. By phone: I haven’t used this often, but you have the ability to publish an audio post by phone. To configure this feature, head over to Tumblr’s goodies page and scroll about halfway down the page. You should see a “Call in audio” section. It takes a minute to set this option up for your blog. All you have to do is click the “Configure” button to start. 

    There are other ways you can post or share content to your Tumblr blog through third-party services, such as via Flickr and Soundcloud. Do you have any other examples?

    Posted by Todd Wickersty, founder of Business Bullpen. You can follow Todd on his blog, Tumblr or Twitter.

  9. How To Tuesdays: Tumblr Replies, Ask, and Submissions We are starting a new weekly blog feature with a not-very-creative name: How To Tuesdays. It’s not exactly glamorous, but we hope it will be valuable. Our how-tos will be about anything our team works on or with. I’m kicking off our new tradition this week with Tumblr. We receive a lot of questions about how to enable questions and submissions on your blog. It’s rather easy, actually, but it’s a bit hard to find because users tend to assume it is in the Customize Appearance section of your blog. It’s actually in Settings. To get there, within the Tumblr dashboard click on the blog that you would like to enable questions. Next, click on the Settings link/button in the right column below the Customize Appearance link. Now you should be looking at your blog’s settings. If you scroll down a bit, you should see an area for Replies, Ask, and Submissions (screenshot above). These are three Tumblr features that enable others to interact with you via your blog. Replies You can allow other Tumblr users to reply to your blog posts from the Tumblr dashboard by enabling this feature. You have two options: to allow replies from people you follow and from people who have been following you for more than two weeks (the two-week timeframe is to protect you from spammers). A reply can contain up to 250 characters and will appear in your dashboard and on your blog in the notes section. Ask We get this question a lot with our themes: “How do I add the Ask link to my blog?” As shown in the screenshot above, make sure you check that little box next to “Let people ask questions.” If you want anyone (that is, both users with and without Tumblr accounts) to ask you a question, then check the box next to “Allow anonymous questions.” Typically, the Ask page title is the text that will display in the navigation of your theme. Submissions If you want others to submit potential posts to your blog, then check the box next to “Let people submit posts.” Submitted posts won’t happen automatically. You will be able to review all of the submitted posts within your dashboard and publish only the ones you want. Posted by Todd Wickersty, founder of Business Bullpen. You can follow Todd on his blog, tumblr, or twitter. How To Tuesdays: Tumblr Replies, Ask, and Submissions We are starting a new weekly blog feature with a not-very-creative name: How To Tuesdays. It’s not exactly glamorous, but we hope it will be valuable. Our how-tos will be about anything our team works on or with. I’m kicking off our new tradition this week with Tumblr. We receive a lot of questions about how to enable questions and submissions on your blog. It’s rather easy, actually, but it’s a bit hard to find because users tend to assume it is in the Customize Appearance section of your blog. It’s actually in Settings. To get there, within the Tumblr dashboard click on the blog that you would like to enable questions. Next, click on the Settings link/button in the right column below the Customize Appearance link. Now you should be looking at your blog’s settings. If you scroll down a bit, you should see an area for Replies, Ask, and Submissions (screenshot above). These are three Tumblr features that enable others to interact with you via your blog. Replies You can allow other Tumblr users to reply to your blog posts from the Tumblr dashboard by enabling this feature. You have two options: to allow replies from people you follow and from people who have been following you for more than two weeks (the two-week timeframe is to protect you from spammers). A reply can contain up to 250 characters and will appear in your dashboard and on your blog in the notes section. Ask We get this question a lot with our themes: “How do I add the Ask link to my blog?” As shown in the screenshot above, make sure you check that little box next to “Let people ask questions.” If you want anyone (that is, both users with and without Tumblr accounts) to ask you a question, then check the box next to “Allow anonymous questions.” Typically, the Ask page title is the text that will display in the navigation of your theme. Submissions If you want others to submit potential posts to your blog, then check the box next to “Let people submit posts.” Submitted posts won’t happen automatically. You will be able to review all of the submitted posts within your dashboard and publish only the ones you want. Posted by Todd Wickersty, founder of Business Bullpen. You can follow Todd on his blog, tumblr, or twitter.

    How To Tuesdays: Tumblr Replies, Ask, and Submissions


    We are starting a new weekly blog feature with a not-very-creative name: How To Tuesdays. It’s not exactly glamorous, but we hope it will be valuable. Our how-tos will be about anything our team works on or with. I’m kicking off our new tradition this week with Tumblr.

    We receive a lot of questions about how to enable questions and submissions on your blog. It’s rather easy, actually, but it’s a bit hard to find because users tend to assume it is in the Customize Appearance section of your blog. It’s actually in Settings. To get there, within the Tumblr dashboard click on the blog that you would like to enable questions. Next, click on the Settings link/button in the right column below the Customize Appearance link.

    Now you should be looking at your blog’s settings. If you scroll down a bit, you should see an area for Replies, Ask, and Submissions (screenshot above). These are three Tumblr features that enable others to interact with you via your blog.

    Replies
    You can allow other Tumblr users to reply to your blog posts from the Tumblr dashboard by enabling this feature. You have two options: to allow replies from people you follow and from people who have been following you for more than two weeks (the two-week timeframe is to protect you from spammers). A reply can contain up to 250 characters and will appear in your dashboard and on your blog in the notes section.

    Ask
    We get this question a lot with our themes: “How do I add the Ask link to my blog?” As shown in the screenshot above, make sure you check that little box next to “Let people ask questions.” If you want anyone (that is, both users with and without Tumblr accounts) to ask you a question, then check the box next to “Allow anonymous questions.” Typically, the Ask page title is the text that will display in the navigation of your theme.

    Submissions
    If you want others to submit potential posts to your blog, then check the box next to “Let people submit posts.” Submitted posts won’t happen automatically. You will be able to review all of the submitted posts within your dashboard and publish only the ones you want.

    Posted by Todd Wickersty, founder of Business Bullpen. You can follow Todd on his blog, tumblr, or twitter.

  10. We reached a big milestone this week with Single A. To everyone who is using the theme, THANK YOU! We have more in store, so stay tuned! We reached a big milestone this week with Single A. To everyone who is using the theme, THANK YOU! We have more in store, so stay tuned!

    We reached a big milestone this week with Single A.

    To everyone who is using the theme, THANK YOU!

    We have more in store, so stay tuned!