Blogs and Websites: Zen-Themes

Hello Everyone! One of the best things in Tumblr is that allows you to connect and share ideas with everyone. Here are one of the blog/website I recommend for today! why? This websites/blogs are helpful and always on-date for the Tumblr users.

Website: http://zen-themes.tumblr.com/

Features: Just like the web describes, Zen-themes is a Tumblr Blog that offers FREE minimalistic

tumblr themes. The blog is friendly user (super easy to navigate) and it consist in 4 parts: Home, Themes, Help (the website offers a variety of tutorials) and Creator (designer information).

But what exactly is minimalistic? Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where artists intend to expose the essence or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts. Minimalism is any design or style is simple and only a few elements are use to create the maximum effect.

Themes: The themes are lighter, white base layout, it includes 4 previews of each theme. Simple to Install on your Tumblr blog (copy-paste tool). Zen-Themes currently offers 10 minimalistic themes, and the author allows questions using /ask option.

Tumblog-it! rank: This is a promising website, I hope they add more themes/layouts. If you love minimalistic themes, this website will go in your favorites.  More photos below.

Blogs and Websites you must follow!

Hello Everyone! If your looking for tools, themes and Tumblr blogs that keep you update I have a few suggestions that will help you. This websites and blogs are completely free for everyone.

[We're not affiliate with any of this pages, Tumblog-it wants to share helpful information with Tumblr users, if you do not wish to have your website/blog in this post, please write us a private message HERE, and it will be remove.]

1. staff.tumblr.com: this is the official Tumblr blog, is good to be update of everything that happens with Tumblr. The blog contains features, exploration map, spotlights, meetups and more from your Tumblr Staff. If you love the Meetups from Tumblr, this a must-follow blog.

2. themeaddicted.tumblr.com: is a great all-theme blog. It post daily about all kinds of themes (single column, mixed columns, decorative themes, etc). The blog allows questions and it has a theme maker sign up.

3. tumblrplug.com: promote yourself, why not? Is FREE! Tumblrplug is a well know website for helping promote Tumblr blogs for free. Is easy to use and thousands of Tumbloggers use it, give it a try!

4. html-and-etc.tumblr.com: this is a well-know website for all the tutorials, html, materials and tools they share with tumblr and non-tumblr users. The website is moderate it, allows questions and is completely free!

5. Tumblr on your phone! yes cause we cannot have enough of Tumblr in one pc. You can install the Tumblr application from Google Play  and for IPhone users at Tumblr for IPhone.com. This applications are easy to install-and-use.

6. CrunchBase: want to know about Tumblr on the Financial Side? CrunchBase is a free database of technology companies, people, investors, anyone and anything! The mission? To inform how much the company or person is worth and all the updates made financially.

Tumblr Updates!

Have you heard the latest Tumblr updates? Want to know what's new? Don't worry Tumblog-it! have your back, check out the latest updates from Tumblr.com with us:

1. Your Archive got better! Tumblr have made a makeover to your files. What's different? Is faster and better to navigate. To visit your archive just add /archive at the end of you address.

 New Archive makeover:

2. Another recently change / update from Tumblr is the new placement for the Quick Features. If Log In Tumblr every day you may have notice some changes on the Quick Features that allows you to: Ignore someone, Share the post, Reply, Re-blog and Like the post.  

3. Third but not the last one is: Tumblr for Windows Phone now supports 11 languages! (update!). Tumblr Windows Phone users got a big surprise on May 28, 2013 -- the new Tumblr supports over 11 different languages!

Tutorial: How to Queue in Tumblr. Keep your Blog Active and Consistent.

Hello Everyone! Sometimes we cannot log in on Tumblr for some random reasons, but you feel like you want to keep re-blogging for all your followers. Ever have that feeling? Well I have great news for you, Tumblr allows you to Queue photos, text or anything else you wish. 

What does Queue means? 

Queue in Tumblr means to aline by date photos, text, quotes, audio, links or videos that will be posted later on. The queue lets you stagger posts over a period of hours or days. It's an easy way to keep your blog active and consistent.

Less read and more action! -- Let's start the tutorial.

• First we need to log in the Tumblr Account, find the blog you wish to add Queue photos, text, links, etc.

• To Queue something in Tumblr you must be Reblogging something from another user OR start a new photo, link, video, etc. Click on Re-blog to start your new work:

• Either your creating a new post or re-blogging from someone else, a new window will pop on your screen. Find the "blue box" option, like in the following picture.

• Choose the ADD TO QUEUE option. Once you choose it, click on Queue post, and you're finish. The post will be re-direct to your queue list. 

Tutorial: How to Remove your Dashboard Background

Hello Everyone! We all know how to Change our Background on Firefox and Google Chrome:
• How to Change your Dashboard Background
(for Google Chrome Users)
• How to Change your Dashboard Background 
(for Mozilla FireFox)

But WAIT!? what if we want to remove the background? How can i bring back the old-blue Tumblr background? Easy! Here's a quick tutorial how to do it.

• First Step is to Log in your Tumblr Account.
• Now I need to know which browser you're using: Google Chrome or Firefox?
• For Google Chrome users keep reading this part - if you're a FireFox scroll down to see the tutorial.

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Google Chrome Users

• Visit your Dashboard Homepage. (www.tumblr.com). We need to be on Tumblr for being able to remove the background.

• Let's remove the background. To install any Tumblr background on Google Chrome you must have the extension called Stylish, on your top-right corner of the screen find the "button" with the Stylish logo. It look just like this:

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• Now CLICK on the Stylish Logo and a small-window will open. You will see all the backgrounds you have available to for Tumblr. Choose DISABLE to remove the background from Tumblr but it will be save on the Stylish extension. If you choose DELETE well -- it will be delete. 

• Whatever Option you choose (disable/delete) your Tumblr Background should be remove instantly. If it doesn't REFRESH your browser and see how you're back with the old-blue Tumblr. And you're finish! Good Job.

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FireFox Users

• For FireFox users you must have the GreaseMonkey and the Stylish Extension, on the top right-corner of your screen find the Logo of GreaseMonkey extension, it should look like this:

• Choose the Option that says Manage User Scripts:

• A new window will open choose the option User Styles:

• In Stylish you will see all the backgrounds you have available to for Tumblr. Choose DISABLE to remove the background from Tumblr but it will be save on the Stylish extension. If you choose DELETE well -- it will be delete. 

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• Now go visit your Tumblr Account, and you'll notice the background is gone. The old-blue Tumblr is back! Good job.

Tutorial: Where to Find my Queue Posts? How to change the time between queue posts.

On the previous tutorial, I was talking about How to Queue in Tumblr and for this one, let's explain How to Find your Queue Posts and How to change the time between queue posts.

• First Step: Log in to your Tumblr Account
• Choose the blog that have Queue Posts. (This only apply if you have more than your main blog)
• On the Right-Side bar Find the Option that says "Queue", like in the following picture:

• The Queue will allow you to stack posts over a period of hours or days. You can choose the # (number) of posts you want to have per day and between 12am-11pm till 1am-12am. You can also choose your Timezone.

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• After you're done choosing the time of your posts. Click on the SAVE button that will appear. And you're finish!