Okay, folks. So. Tumblrโs jumped the shark in a big way, and Iโm not even just talking about indiscriminately blocking all โadultโ content on a platform that IS, in fact, primarily 18+.
Many blogs, like the wonderful @blackkatmagic ,ย that are not especially NSFW have vanished.
(And I for one LIKE being able to go to curated porn blogs run by actual people and have a chance of finding stuff to my taste, it was one of the things that kept me on this hellsite, but thatโs another issue entirely.)
I know lots of people are talking about migrating, but none of us are sure to where yet. Pillowfort seems to be an option, some people are talking about Twitter. But for now, itโs a mess, and even if we knew where we were going, itโs often a huge process, and a lot of us have stuff on tumblr that ONLY exists there.
One possible quick solution to save your blogs, both NSFW and personal, is to import it to WordPress. I found this solution through from frantic googling on how to save an entire blog, text posts an all. There are several apps for downloading all the pictures from a tumblr, (Plently for Windows, but only a few paid ones for mac, of which Tumbelog Picture Downloader is working for me so far) but this is the only solution Iโve seen so far that allows you to save EVERYTHING. I downloaded my NSFW blog in like 10 min. My regular blog, which is significantly larger, is in the process of importing, but I donโt anticipate any problems. I will, of course, update you if I have any.ย ย
This tutorial I found worked really easily. http://quickguide (.) tumblr (.) com/post/39780378703/backing-up-your-tumblr-blog-to-wordpress
I put parenthesis around the .โs like weโre back in FF-Hell, just in case tumblrโs new thing about outgoing links kicks in. You know what to do.ย
To break it down, just in case:
ย Sign up for a WordPress.com account at wordpress (.) com/start
Youโll have to create an account, with your email, a username, and a password. They should send you a confirmation email immediately, check it, activate it, and youโre good to go.
On the site, it will ask you for a site name. That page asks you a bunch of other information too, but you only have to fill out the site name.
Then you have to give your site a URL. If youโre lucky, your tumblr URL is still available, if not youโll have to come up with another one, sorry.
It will tell you if that option is still available for free.
Then it will ask you to pick a plan. Free is really good enough, I swear.
Now youโre set up! You can import your tumblr!
The only differences from the linked tutorial are that the Import button is now on the first level menu, not in tools.
Hit Import, then you have to follow the link for โother importersโย at the bottom, to find the option for Tumblr.
Then youโll have to sign in with tumblr, using your normal tumblr credentials. Youโll be redirected there automatically.
Youโll have to allow Wordpress permissions on your blog.
Then your blogs, including all your sideblogs, will show up in wordpress.
Hit import, wait a WHILE depending on the size of your blog, and youโre done!
I made my NSFW blog private for now, since I donโt know WPโs policy on NSFW.
This means that to access it, someone has to have an account and request access. But hey, part of our problem on this hellsite has been people going places they arenโt wanted, so I donโt personally see this as a bad thing. They can send a request from the landing site on your blog, you get an email, click a link in the email, and PRESTO, they have access.
To make it private, go to Settings > Reading > Site Visibility. Go back and check, it took me changing the setting twice for it to actually stick.
tl;dr, you can import your entire blog to wordpress in just a few steps.ย
Edited almost immediately to add that Wordpress allows posting reblogging, commenting, AND following, and so it seems like honestly the most logical next place for fandom in my opinion. It also allows a high degree of customization.
Iโm going to tag the hell out of this, in no particular order. PLEASE reblog this and spread the word so people know itโs an option. If youโre having trouble, PM me, and Iโm happy to help.
@gallusrostromegalus @kaciart @lena221bee @deadcatwithaflamethrower
@norcumi @deandraws @morn-art, @thebisexualmandalorian @kristsune @marloviandevil @punsbulletsandpointythings @protagonistically @cris-art @elfda @fish-ghost @godtierwonder @heartslogos @haekass @iesika @incogneat-oh @itispossibleihaveissues @jaegervega @jhaernyl @the-last-hair-bender @kleine-aster @latenightcornerstore @lectorel @medievalpoc @mgnemesi @me-ya-ri @myurbandream @peskylilcritter @cywscross , @cheshiresense @varevare @victoriousscarf @whatsmeantobe @swpromptsandasks @gabriel4sam @stonefreeak @brighteyedbadwolf @pumpkin-lith @puzzleshipper @suzukiblu @myurbandream @lacefedora @jademerien
There are a whole bunch more, but thatโs a start. Please reblog the hell out of this, so people are aware of this one simple option.
EDIT: Weโre not sure yet about wordpressโ stance on NSFW, so definitely mark those blogs private for now. I had one person tell me they got nuked for one NSFW post on a 7 year old blog. Definitely look into other solutions for backing up your blog just in case Private isnโt good enough. There seem to be lots of options for Windows, including Python. A quick google search will turn up several. Iโm still looking for a good option for Mac. Anyone know any?
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