Tackling Tumblr: Web Publishing Made Simple -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Introducing Tumblr -- Chapter 1: This Is Tumblr -- What Is Tumblr? -- What Can I Do with Tumblr? -- The Competition -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Getting Started with Tumblr -- Setting Up Your Tumblr Account -- Creating Multiple Blogs -- Using Your Own Domain or Subdomain Name -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Your First Tumblr Post -- The Tumblr Post Types -- Post Settings -- Writing Text Posts -- Using Photo Posts -- Quote It with Quote Posts -- Link It with Link Posts -- Talk It Out with Chat Posts -- Audio Posting -- Posting Video Posts -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Choosing a Tumblr Theme -- What Is a Theme? -- Theme Options -- Changing the Theme -- Free or Premium? -- A Nice Selection of Themes -- Summary -- Part II: Connecting with Tumblr -- Chapter 5: Networking with Tumblr -- The Tumblr Community -- Following Tumblr Sites -- Liking Posts -- Reblogging Posts -- Ask Me Anything -- Members -- Tumblr Trends -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Connecting to Other Services with Tumblr -- Feeding to Facebook and Twitter -- Publishing RSS Feeds with FeedBurner -- Other Services that Work with Tumblr -- Can I Move My Site to Tumblr? -- Summary -- Part III: Advanced Tumbling -- Chapter 7: Working with Comments on Tumblr -- Comments versus Asks -- Should You Allow Comments? -- Hosted Comment Solutions -- Using Disqus for Your Tumblr Comments -- Enabling Replies -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Beyond Blogging with Tumblr -- Great Uses for Tumblr Sites -- Making Better Use of Tumblr -- Additional Ways to Publish Content to Tumblr -- Summary -- Part IV: Tumblr Theming -- Chapter 9: Editing Tumblr Themes -- Caution, Things Will Break! -- How Tumblr Themes Work -- Picking the Right Theme to Edit -- Finding Your Way in a Theme -- Theme Editing Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Your Own Tumblr Theme.

Getting Started with a Theme -- Getting the Graphics Right -- Building the Theme -- Adding More Features -- Submitting Your Theme to the Theme Garden -- Summary -- Appendix A: Using HTML and CSS with Tumblr -- Do's and Don'ts of HTML and CSS -- HTML and CSS Resources -- Index.

A comprehensive guide to the popular web publishing site Tumblr The popularity of Tumblr is growing by leaps and bounds, as it continues to make a name for itself as a reliable, accessible blogging platform. Yet, there is very little documentation on Tumblr, leaving newcomers confused as to where to start. That's where this helpful book comes in. Written by well-respected author Thord Hedengren, this step-by-step guide is an ideal starting point for Tumblr newcomers as well as web designers who want to take their Tumblblogs to the next level. You'll learn how to maximize the full potential of this amazing blogging and lifestreaming platform as you create your first post, make your Tumblr blog unique, create your own custom themes, and more. Introduces you to the exciting world of Tumblr, the popular web publishing platform Walks you through posting quotes, links, photos, audio, and more Addresses finding and installing themes, using a comment system on your Tumblr site, and integrating third-party content Demonstrates how to create your own custom theme, network in the Tumblr community, and modify your Tumblr themes with HTML and CSS Explains ways to integrate Tumblr with other services, including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr There's no need to grumble about learning Tumblr-this book is all you need!.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.