#share button

First, it's often the case that when a web page offers the visitor one of those "share" button thingies, there is very rarely a Tumblr widget available. Why is this, and what can be done to improve the situation? (I hope that I'm using the right terms here; I'm a humanities person with very little tech vocabulary.)

Second, when you are offered a Tumblr widget, it's always — always! — the old post editor. I barely remember how to use this anymore, and I'll bet other people are the same. Are there any plans to update this somehow?

Thanks, and have a lovely week.

Answer: Hello @paulinedorchester!

Unfortunately, there isn’t much we can do about forcing other sites to have a Tumblr share button. That is a decision those sites will need to make.

Fortunately, a lot of sharing button plugins for WordPress still include Tumblr, like Jetpack: https://jetpack.com/support/sharing/. Folks can also get a Tumblr share button code for any site at https://www.tumblr.com/buttons!

It is true, though—this is the old post form. While we can say that it is on the long, long list of stuff that we need to migrate into the new editor, it can’t be said there’s a definitive timeframe for this work. The best we can say is to keep an eye on the usual channels for updates.