#editable reblogs

Disclaimer: This also seems to work with old Legacy-Threads when reblogging with the new Beta-Editor bc XKit Rewritten doesn’t work with Legacy. The whole trimming order and process of both combined can be confusing, but it’s important so the post doesn’t get fucked up. So technically, it's also helpful for Beta-Reblogging in general.  (video below)

SO, IF YOU WANT TO AVOID DOUBLE-POSTING of your own reblog, do the following:

Hit reblog (make sure you’re using Beta).

Enter reply, whatever.

Safe to drafts.

Remove the first post with Trim Reblogs.

Safe.

Refresh drafts.

Remove your own reply that now shows twice with the Beta-Editor. You will only have one option to remove here, so that makes it easy.

Refresh.

Tadaaa.

In this way you can preserve your partner's reply if you want to, since the blockquote-format won't work like that anymore. So hopefully, reblogs with the Beta-Editor & XKit Rewritten should be easier now for you and your partners without having to move your whole Legacy-Thread to a new post after this measure. I am very nostalgic over my old stuff, so that's a reason why I don't want to do it. If you have additions or experience possible errors, feel free to add them.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WILL ONLY WORK if your partner reblogged their response without any XKit-Extension. Just a plain reblog.

Ah yes I do! I'm so glad I can help here because it’s something I also recently found out lol. You really just have to do one simple thing, which isn't a real fix but more of an aesthetic fix. Now if you reblog just after using xkit’s Editable Reblogs, and you have more than one paragraph you run into the problem you described. The first paragraph is in a blockquote but the rest isn’t.

Icky gross nasty, right? Okay so unfortunately the only way I’ve seen people fix this, is cute little text decorations, like the ones shown below. Some people even use emojis, a simple period, hyphen, or other punctuation mark. Just make sure it takes up the first line of any reply and that you start a new paragraph after. 

And this is how it looks posted on the dash instead!

Hello! Here’s a quick tutorial on how to do this! Before following this guide, make sure to install the new xKit extension first!

(( So, I’ve been away from Tumblr for a little while, so can anyone fill me in with what’s happening with xKit and editable reblogs?

Hello, XKit users! A number of you have reported recent issues in Editable Reblogs and One-Click Postage preventing you from using those extensions in Firefox. We have just released a fix for these errors, so if you update your XKit extensions (Other tab in the XKit control panel, click “Update All My Extensions”), the issue should be resolved.

This is just a spot to gather all my posts about the beta / legacy editors and cutting posts into one place, mostly so it's in one easily shareable link for people who ask. (Last updated February 21, 2023.)

WHAT'S EVEN GOING ON — This long post explains pretty much everything in great detail. It covers the different editors, the different extensions required for cutting posts and how they work, some glitches you may encounter, and reasons the two systems aren't compatible. I highly recommend reading this one before any of the others, as it provides the most context.

TRIM REBLOGS GUIDE — An overview to just Trim Reblogs.

USING TRIM REBLOGS WITH THE LEGACY EDITOR — If you aren't willing to commit to the beta editor yet, at least learning how to use trim reblogs will make a world of difference to your partners using it.

BETA EDITOR OVERVIEW — An overview to the beta editor, the differences it has from legacy as well as its new features.

TRANSFERRING THREADS TO BETA / TRIM REBLOGS — An overview of how to actually go about transferring threads cut with the old system (editable reblogs) to the new system (trim reblogs).

DOUBLE POSTING GLITCH 1 + HOW TO FIX — Goes over a glitch you may encounter when using trim reblogs on a post that was originally made with the legacy editor, causing your reply to duplicate upon posting.