Hey Tumblr, we’ve got a quick update. 

Soon, ads will start appearing on Tumblr blog sites (think: [yourblog].tumblr.com). Ads help support Tumblr and keep the platform running. We know your Tumblr blogs have been where you showcase your art, host your work, and gather your people. We want to be upfront about what’s changing and how you can manage the experience on your blog.

Here's what you need to know 👇

Who will see ads (and who won’t)

Premium users and blogs with custom domains: If you have a Premium subscription, or you’ve bought a custom domain for your blog, your blog site will stay ad-free for all visitors.

Premium users everywhere: If you have Premium, you won’t see ads on any Tumblr blog site. Even ones that aren’t Premium. You stay in your ad-free bubble, wherever you go.

Everyone else: Visitors may see ads when browsing your blog site.

How to remove ads from your blog site If you’d prefer not to have ads on your blog site, you have two options:

Upgrade to Tumblr Premium (and unlock extra perks like early access to new features, Blaze credits, and higher post limits)

Purchase a custom domain for your blog

With either option, your blog site will stay ad-free for everyone. This change won’t affect how you post, create, or connect, but it’s important you know exactly what’s happening and how to control the experience on your blog site.

This change does not affect how your blog appears within the dashboard on the mobile apps.

This change only impacts blog sites such as https://changes.tumblr.com/

Ads will not look like posts. See the example screenshot at the end of this post. 

Ads will display at the bottom of the page, and will be dismissible.

If you are wondering what a blog site is...

Every Tumblr blog can be turned into its own website on the open web. You can set it up in your blog settings under the “Custom Theme” section. From there, you can:

Customize every detail to match your aesthetic, or

Pick a ready-made theme and have a site ready to go instantly.

It’s the easiest way to give yourself a proper home on the internet, outside the Tumblr dashboard.

Example of an ad on your blog site

XKit Rewritten v1.1.0: Classic Footer

A new feature arrives! Classic Footer rearranges the post footer into a more familiar shape, including showing each post's total notes.

This is the very first iteration of the feature, with more options and improvements planned for future versions. Please stay tuned!

If you're using Firefox, v1.1.0 is also the first version available to you with a fix for features being unable to insert menu options into posts.

Everyone should now be able to use PostBlock, Mirror Posts, and NotificationBlock unimpeded. Thanks for your patience on this!

This version was approved for distribution by Google on 2025-10-10, and by Mozilla on 2025-10-16. Please allow 24 hours for Firefox to pull the update, or see how to update add-ons manually.

Install XKit Rewritten: Get this extension for Firefox | View on the Chrome Web Store

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