#wordpress version

[brenninthetaylorverse]

real?

[noisesymbols]

high concentrations of citric acid

A sour taste on your tongue and a surplus of saliva. It happens every time you think of her. Her memory brings with it an image of sweltering summers, fresh lemonades guzzled down in a hurry. She was just like that, sour. The kind of person one either hates or adores. You adored her. Till the very end. Till the moment she left. Let’s leave no room for misunderstandings here - she hasn’t died. Simply, she left. She always said she would. She’d drip onto your fingers, run down your skin and then let herself be washed away with freezing water from a rusted tap. You know the one. Your shared bathroom in the summer house, you rinsed strawberries under that tap while she brushed her teeth with strawberry toothpaste. The water was always freezing. She never liked devotion. Or rather, she never liked when people were devoted to her. Suddenly, it all turned into some kind of obligation - forest hikes weren’t just hikes anymore, they were appointments, dates, a proper rendezvous. Oh, how she hated that word, date! You never went on a date with her. Instead of dates, you foraged mushrooms, you hiked, walked, jogged and biked. And yet, those not-dates made the two of you inseparable. You got to know her thoughts, her desires, her interests, and even that taste, that sour taste, lingering on her tongue. All the time, she drank lemonades. She ruined them with her obsession, now even a single drop reminds you of her. There’s only espresso left and a bitter taste of betrayal.  From time to time, you try to write her letters. That’s right, you try. You find yourself unable to put her name on paper, you strike it out, erase it, as if trying to rid the page of any hint of her memory. You try again, this time you signify her with just one letter, but even that proves to be too painful. You remove the letter entirely. All that remains is the taste of lemonade and its ingredients, never to be spoken of again.

[tkwrtnewsfeed]

Newsfeed #137 November 1, 2023 (1 Hísimë)

I know it has been a while, but if you only knew what I have to go through regularly, you would understand why it takes me so long to do anything. I will go into that on another day. It is special because today, the world gets the first look at Book II: The Saga of Thranduil--Extended Version.

If you are a member of the Facebook Group, then you can get it there. If you are not, you will have to go here. It will be available in both places from now until November 7, 2023. It would be appreciated if you would leave a comment on this thread about whether you liked it or not because I sent it out for beta readers for a reason.

I have been in talks with a lot of publishers on demand who want to publish this book. One of them overzealously wanted to turn the book into a Netflix series. (do not ask). I would rather film the story in order, which begins with @tkwrtrilogy3. At over 1200 pages (currently), the entire trilogy is long enough to have a television show (but I would want it to include @oflordsandkingstkwrtbook and @tkwrtsongofsevenrivers). I am aware of that. To be honest, I would like to be the one to write the script as I also know how to do that (from experience). But, because my stepsister (Roseann Grotjan) stuck me into a Britney Spears situation, I do not have access to my money or any way to negotiate the publication of any of my books (and I have several) on my own, so this is going take a while. I have millions of adoring fans willing to scare the BeJesus out of her in order to get their favorite book in print and onscreen.

But. someone leaked to me what a perspective book cover of The Saga of Thranduil would look like. I will post one of the mock-ups because seriously, who is going to notice? It is a mock-up, so it is not a final design. Also, I didn't choose it. It was chosen for me to persuade me to choose this particular company. There are at least seven or eight of these people trying to persuade me to publish this book. One of them has actually read the book, and it made them cry.

They want to sell it in hardcover and paperback. Wouldn't that be nice? My bestie (@fortunatelyclevercandy) wants me to wait. I will not tell you why because I know why, and I'm about to do what she asked me to do. I want literally no FREE PR around it.

Oh, that is a lot I know. But if it were not for my stepsister, the state of Missouri, and the crappy hellhole they put me in the middle of nowhere with shitty internet (on purpose), I would be farther along, and everybody probably would have several copies of this book series by now. The moral of my story is: do not trust your family after your father dies and leaves you some money. They might just get the idea in their head to take it from you to make $20/hour as your guardian by claiming that you're crazy when you just asked them about your own trust fund. But I digress.

Enjoy The Saga of Thranduil--Extended Version. You will be the ones who will decide which version of this story gets published. You will be the ones that will make it possible to see the Elvenking's life story in a book store, online, or even on Netflix.

[belastrenchcoat]

this is a response in a concrete5 support forum.

why is this old man [ giggling ]

[dancewithmejustforthehellofit]

Yo, if you want to opt out of the new ai scraping thing tumblr is doing you can do it under your visibility settings! Go to settings->your blog (each one if you have side blogs)->scroll to visibility->turn on "prevent third party sharing"

I had to refresh the settings page on desktop to get it to show up as an option, so do that if you only have like two settings under visibility. Not sure how this works on mobile, but I'm pretty sure it's in a similar spot.

[anghraine]

I really liked putting my alternate blog together—it's where I put writing stuff, but also where I reblog beautiful costumes and scenery and that sort of thing. I only have a few followers, most of them personal friends, but idk, it's nice to have a place for those kinds of things.

...but I'm starting to get the suspicion that having my main writing persona blog on Tumblr is probably not a great idea. :\

[webthepro247]

🌀 Hướng dẫn Update Cyberpanel lên phiên bản mới nhất

🔰 Vì sao cần Update Cyberpanel

Cập nhật CyberPanel là một quá trình quan trọng để đảm bảo hệ thống của bạn luôn hoạt động ổn định, hiệu quả và được bảo mật tốt nhất. Phiên bản mới thường mang đến các tính năng mới, cải thiện hiệu năng và khắc phục các lỗ hổng bảo mật.

🔰 Lưu ý quan trọng trước khi cập nhật:

Sao lưu dữ liệu: Trước khi thực hiện bất kỳ cập nhật nào, hãy sao lưu toàn bộ dữ liệu của bạn (cơ sở dữ liệu, file, cấu hình…) để phòng trường hợp xảy ra sự cố.

Kiểm tra tài nguyên hệ thống: Đảm bảo server của bạn có đủ tài nguyên (CPU, RAM, dung lượng đĩa) để thực hiện quá trình cập nhật.

Xem qua changelog: Đọc kỹ changelog của phiên bản mới để nắm rõ các thay đổi và các vấn đề tiềm ẩn có thể xảy ra.

[ktempestbradford]

I have been on a Willy Wonkified journey today and I need y'all to come with me

It started so innocently. Scrolling Google News I come across this article on Ars Technica:

At first glance I thought what happened was parents saw AI-generated images of an event their kids were at and became concerned, then realized it was fake. The reality? Oh so much better.

On Saturday, event organizers shut down a Glasgow-based "Willy's Chocolate Experience" after customers complained that the unofficial Wonka-inspired event, which took place in a sparsely decorated venue, did not match the lush AI-generated images listed on its official website.... According to Sky News, police were called to the event, and "advice was given."

Thing is, the people who paid to go were obviously not expecting exactly this:

But I can see how they'd be a bit pissed upon arriving to this:

It gets worse.

"Tempest, how could it possibly--"

source of this video that also includes this charming description:

Made up a villain called The Unknown — 'an evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls'

There is already a meme.

Oh yes, the Wish.com Oompa Loompa:

Who has already done an interview!

As bad (and hilarious) as this all is, I got curious about the company that put on this event. Did they somehow overreach? Did the actors they hired back out at the last minute? (Or after they saw the script...) Oddly enough, it doesn't seem so!

Given what I found when poking around I'm legit surprised there was an event at all. Cuz this outfit seems to be 100% a scam.

The website for this specific event is here and it has many AI generated images on it, as stated. I don't think anyone who bought tickets looked very closely at these images, otherwise they might have been concerned about how much Catgacating their children would be exposed to.

Yes, Catgacating. You know, CATgacating!

I personally don't think anyone should serve exarserdray flavored lollipops in public spaces given how many people are allergic to it. And the sweet teats might not have been age appropriate.

Though the Twilight Tunnel looks pretty cool:

I'm not sure that Dim Tight Twdrding is safe. I've also been warned that Vivue Sounds are in that weird frequency range that makes you poop your pants upon hearing them.

Yes, Virginia, these folks used an AI image generator for everything on the website and used Chat GPT for some of the text! From the FAQ:

Q: I cannot go on the available days. Will you have more dates in the future? A: Should there be capacity when you arrive, then you will be able to enter without any problems. In the event that this is not the case, we may ask you to wait a bit.

Fear not, for this question is asked again a few lines down and the answer makes more sense.

Curious about the events company behind this disaster, I took myself over to the homepage of House of Illuminati and I was not disappointed.

I would 100% trust these people to plan my wedding.

This abomination of a website is a badly edited WordPress blog filled with AI art and just enough blog posts to make the casual viewer think that it's a legit business for about 0.0004 seconds.

Their attention to detail is stunning, from how they left up the default first post every WP blog gets to how they didn't bother changing the name on several images, thus revealing where they came from. Like this one:

With the lovely and compact filename "DALL·E-2024-01-30-09.50.54-Imagine-a-scene-where-fantasy-and-reality-merge-seamlessly.-In-the-foreground-a-grand-interactive-gala-is-taking-place-filled-with-elegant-guests-i.png"

"Concept.png" came from the same AI generator that gets text almost, but not quiiiiiite right:

There are a suspicious number of .webp images in the uploads, which makes me think they either stole them from other sites where AI "art" was uploaded or they didn't want to pay for the hi-res versions of some and just grabbed the preview image.

The real fun came when I noticed this filename: Before-and-After-Eventologists-Transformation-Edgbaston-Cricket-Ground-1024x1024-1.jpg and decided to do a Google image search. Friends, you will be shocked to hear that the image in question, found on this post touting how they can transform a boring warehouse into a fun event space, was stolen from this actual event planner.

Even better, this weirdly grainy image?

From a post that claims to be about the preparations for a "Willy Wonka" experience (we'll get to this in a minute), is not only NOT an actual image of anyone preparing anything for Illuminati's event, it is stolen from a YouTube thumbnail that's been chopped to remove the name of the company that actually made this. Here's the video.

If you actually read the blog posts they're all copypasta or some AI generated crap. To the point where this seems like not a real business at all. There's very specific business information at the bottom, but nothing else seems real.

As I said, I'm kinda surprised they put on an event at all. This has, "And then they ran off with all our money!" written all over it. I'm perplexed.

And also wondering when the copyright lawyers are gonna start calling, because...

This post explicitly says they're putting together a "Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory Experience" complete with golden tickets.

Somewhere along the line someone must have wised up, because the actual event was called "Willys Chocolate Experience" (note the lack of apostrophe) and the script they handed to the actors about 10 minutes before they were supposed to "perform" was about a "Willy McDuff" and his chocolate factory.

As I was going through this madness with friends in a chat, one pointed out that it took very little prompting to get the free Chat GPT to spit out an event description and such very similar to all this while avoiding copyrighted phrases. But he couldn't figure out where the McDuff came from since it wasn't the type of thing GPT would usually spit out...

Until he altered the prompt to include it would be happening in Glasgow, Scotland.

You cannot make this stuff up.

But truly, honestly, I do not even understand why they didn't take the money and run. Clearly this was all set up to be a scam. A lazy, AI generated scam.

Everything from the website to the event images to the copy to the "script" to the names of things was either stolen or AI generated (aka stolen). Hell, I'd be looking for some poor Japanese visitor wandering the streets of Glasgow, confused, after being jacked for his mascot costume.

HE LIVES IN THE WALLS, Y'ALL.

[noisesymbols]

“10 letters, a pejorative term describing a foolish person.”

As she says it, the Solver raises her gaze from the crossword. She glances over at the man standing behind the bar who, making use of a brief moment of peace, is idly wiping off a glass.

“Hmm.” The Barman furrows his brows. “10 letters?”

The Solver nods.

At this hour, the establishment is full. Almost every table is taken; so are the tall stools surrounding the bar. In the background, a constant hum - conversations, laughter, arguments, singing. The room is dark and stuffy; the only light sources are narrow windows and a couple of strategically placed lamps, such as the one hanging above the countertop. It blinks every once in a while, as if about to burn out.

“Dumbass?” The Barman puts the glass down and starts counting on his fingers. “D… u… m… b… no, that doesn’t fit…”

“And it should start with n.”

“With n? No idea. There’s so many people in here, do I really have to be the one you’re quizzing on this? Again?

The Solver shrugs. She taps her pencil against the counter, still frowning at the empty boxes of the unfinished crossword.

“Do the next one, maybe that’ll he- oh! Look who’s finally decided to show up!”

A tall man with black hair steps through the bar’s threshold - the Courier. He’s holding a cardboard box in his arms. His gaze carefully scans the perimeter of the room until it finally lands on the pair sitting at the bar. The Barman waves him over.

“A 10 letter word that describes someone foolish!” he calls out to him over the hum of conversation.

“Nincompoop!” From some faraway corner of the room, another voice responds. The Courier doesn’t even get the chance to comprehend the question.

“N… i… n…” The Solver mutters to herself as she fills out the boxes with the letters. “Yeah, that fits. That’s really it? What kind of word is that?”

While the Solver reaches for her phone to look for the definition of the newly learnt word, the Courier approaches the bar. Gently, he places the box on the counter, right next to the crossword.

“Y’all don’t even get me started on how frustrating it’s been to get here today,” he sighs, leaning over the counter to allow the Barman to press a kiss to his cheek.

“That bad?”

“Understatement. The road’s so icy I thought I’d slide right off it. Hell, that two minute walk from the parking lot? I nearly fell over, was worried all of the goods would’ve shattered.” He shakes his head, one hand coming to rest on the edge of the box. “Even the entrance gate’s all frozen over… again with the crosswords?”

The Solver nods, not lifting her gaze from the paper. Her phone is now safely tucked away in one of her pockets.

“9 letters, something extraordinarily and dauntingly large. I have the first two letters, m and o.”

“Like massive?” asks the Barman.

“Yeah, but starts with mo.”

“Mo… moo… moo…”

The Courier snorts a laugh. He sits on one of the empty stools, right next to her.

“What are you, a cow?” He’s still laughing as he glances over her shoulder at the half-solved crossword.

“Moo… mongous… humongous!” The Barman continues stubbornly. “No. Mo… mo…”

“Monstrous!” the Solver suddenly exclaims.

“Yes!”

The Courier only shakes his head. He tries not to show it, but there’s a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

“You got that watermelon one for me?” he asks, turning towards the Barman.

“Sure I do. Just give me a sec, I’ll check those goods of yours…”

The goods. That cardboard box, sitting on the countertop. The Barman opens it carefully and looks inside. He reaches in with one hand and pulls out a vial filled with a bright, orange liquid.

“Well, damn,” he whistles, raising the vial higher. Flickering lights penetrate the liquid, causing orange highlights to bounce off his face. “Authentic?”

“What else would it be?” the Courier grumbles. “Wouldn’t bring you anything less. My drink?”

The Barman rolls his eyes. He puts the vial back in the box, then stashes it away behind the bar.

“What’s gotten you so exasperated today?”

“I’m not exasperated, more like ex… exhausted.” The Courier turns towards the Solver. “So how much have you got left of that crossword?”

“Last one. 6 letters, a coin of a specific value…”

Any further consideration is interrupted by the Barman who lowers a glass of light-pink liquid onto the counter.

“Your drink, my dear exhausted chap,” he says with a smile.

The Courier takes a coin purse out of his pocket. He turns it upside down, spilling its contents onto the counter - coins, as well as a couple of loose papers and some paper clips. He picks through the chaos, passing some of the coins over to the Barman.

“Fucking- how much more do I need? Five cents?”

“A nickel!”

The Solver quickly scribbles something onto the paper, then slams the crossword down onto the counter. With a wide smile, she looks over at the accompanying men.

“Done!” she exclaims happily. “Well then, a discount?”

“What am I supposed to do, give you a discount for every crossword?”

“I’d say it’s more for those guys from earlier, but if you want to make it for the crossword, then sure.”

“I’m going to go bankrupt because of you all…”

“Don’t say it wasn’t worth it. And now, another drink!”

[kumpulanjurnalmakalah-blog]

[solved] Prevent browsers from using a cached version of JQuery (Wordpress)

[solved] Prevent browsers from using a cached version of JQuery (Wordpress)

Caching is an important feature that many browsers use to improve website load times. When a user visits a website, the browser saves certain resources like CSS, images, and JavaScript files in a cache. The next time the user visits the website, the browser pulls up the cached files instead of re-downloading them, which can result in quicker website loading times. However, sometimes caching can…

[robinade]

Ok, so I've read everyone's tags and notes on my previous poll. I've taken them into consideration and I'm now prepared to offer.…

[ms-demeanor]

My dad runs a website that he inherited from another guy and something went wrong this week and the site is redirecting to an AI porn chatbot site so I've been tapped as the only one in the family with any wordpress admin experience to fix this problem.

The site has a bunch of inactive admins who nonetheless still have admin privileges, is running on a version of PHP that hasn't had support in two years, and, most maddeningly, had about 35 plugins installed.

I'm fixing this and rooting out the malware redirecting the site, but I took a photo of the most bugfuck plugin that I knew Tumblr would appreciate:

[worldgoit]

Exploring the Exciting Features of WordPress 6.3

Are you ready to embark on a journey into the world of WordPress 6.3? This latest version brings forth a plethora of enhancements and exciting features that are set to revolutionize the way you interact with your website. From improved user experience to enhanced security measures, WordPress 6.3 has it all. In this article, we will delve into the most noteworthy upgrades, so grab your virtual seat and let's dive right in!

Table of Contents

- Introduction - Streamlined User Interface - Revamped Block Editor - Enhanced Performance and Speed - Heightened Security Protocols - Expanded Global Style Settings - Improved Collaboration Features - Optimized Mobile Experience - Intuitive Navigation Menus - Advanced Customization Options - Effortless Theme Switching - Seamless Content Duplication - Upgraded Plugins Management - Enhanced SEO Capabilities - Conclusion - Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

With each iteration, WordPress continues to evolve, and version 6.3 is no exception. This update introduces a range of new features and improvements that cater to both novice users and experienced developers.  

Streamlined User Interface

One of the standout features of WordPress 6.3 is its streamlined and intuitive user interface. The admin dashboard has been reimagined to provide easier navigation and quick access to essential tools. This means that you can now manage your website's content, appearance, and functionality more efficiently than ever before.

Revamped Block Editor

The block editor, which has become a hallmark of WordPress, receives a significant makeover in version 6.3. With a more organized layout and enhanced block management, creating visually stunning and structurally dynamic content is a breeze. The block editor's improved responsiveness also ensures seamless editing across devices.

  Enhanced Performance and Speed

Website speed plays a crucial role in user engagement and search engine ranking. WordPress 6.3 comes with performance optimization enhancements that result in quicker loading times and smoother browsing experiences. These improvements contribute to reducing bounce rates and keeping your visitors engaged.

  Heightened Security Protocols

Security is a top priority for any website owner. In WordPress 6.3, robust security protocols have been integrated to safeguard your website from potential threats. With enhanced protection against malicious attacks and vulnerabilities, you can have peace of mind knowing that your website is well-protected.  

Expanded Global Style Settings

For developers and designers, the ability to manage global styles is paramount. WordPress 6.3 introduces expanded global style settings that enable you to define and customize the visual elements of your website consistently. This feature simplifies the process of maintaining a cohesive design across various pages and sections.  

Improved Collaboration Features

If you're working on your website as a team, the new collaboration features in WordPress 6.3 will greatly benefit you. Real-time collaborative editing allows multiple users to work on the same page simultaneously, streamlining the content creation process and fostering collaboration among team members.  

Optimized Mobile Experience

In an increasingly mobile-centric world, having a responsive website is essential. WordPress 6.3 enhances the mobile experience by optimizing layouts and content for various screen sizes. This ensures that your website looks and functions seamlessly, whether accessed from a desktop, tablet, or smartphone.  

Intuitive Navigation Menus

Navigation menus are the backbone of a user-friendly website. With version 6.3, creating and managing navigation menus becomes more intuitive and user-friendly. The new interface allows you to customize menu structures effortlessly and arrange items with a simple drag-and-drop functionality.  

Advanced Customization Options

WordPress 6.3 empowers you with advanced customization options, giving you more control over your website's appearance and functionality. From customizing headers and footers to tailoring sidebars, the possibilities are endless, allowing you to create a website that truly reflects your vision.  

Effortless Theme Switching

Changing your website's theme is now a hassle-free process in WordPress 6.3. The improved theme switching functionality ensures that your content seamlessly transitions to the new theme without disrupting the layout or formatting.  

Seamless Content Duplication

Need to replicate a page or post? WordPress 6.3 simplifies content duplication, allowing you to create copies of your content with just a few clicks. This feature is especially useful when you want to maintain a consistent layout across multiple pages.  

Upgraded Plugins Management

Plugins are essential tools for extending your website's functionality. The upgraded plugins management in WordPress 6.3 offers a more streamlined experience for installing, updating, and managing plugins. This ensures that your website remains up-to-date and secure.  

Enhanced SEO Capabilities

Search engine optimization (SEO) is crucial for driving organic traffic to your website. With enhanced SEO capabilities in version 6.3, you can optimize your content more effectively for search engines. From customizable permalinks to integrated XML sitemaps, these features give your website a better chance of ranking higher in search results.  

Conclusion

WordPress 6.3 is a game-changer in the world of website development and management. With its array of innovative features, enhanced security, and improved user experience, this update is set to elevate your website to new heights. Embrace the power of WordPress 6.3 and unlock a world of possibilities for your online presence.   Wordpress 6.3 https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-3/  

Frequently Asked Questions

- Is it easy to upgrade to WordPress 6.3 from an older version? Upgrading to WordPress 6.3 is a straightforward process. Simply follow the provided instructions in the admin dashboard to ensure a seamless transition. - Can I still use my current theme with WordPress 6.3? Yes, your current theme should be compatible with WordPress 6.3. However, you may want to explore the new themes and customization options for an updated look. - What security measures are in place to protect my website from cyber threats? WordPress 6.3 includes enhanced security protocols, such as improved firewall settings and real-time threat detection, to safeguard your website against cyber threats. - Are the collaboration features suitable for large teams? Absolutely, the collaboration features are designed to accommodate teams of all sizes, making it easy for multiple users to collaborate on content creation. - Where can I access WordPress 6.3? Access the latest version of WordPress by visiting In conclusion, WordPress 6.3 ushers in a new era of website development and management. Its user-friendly interface, enhanced customization options, and heightened security features make it a must-have for website owners and developers alike. So, why wait? Embrace the future of web development with WordPress 6.3 today! Read the full article

[jscalzi]

The 2023 Hugo Fraud and Where We Go From Here

There’s an investigative report out on the administration of the 2023 Hugo Awards, by Chris Barkley and Jason Sanford, and make no mistake about it, it is grim. The short version is that eligible people and works were kept off the Hugo ballot, not because the Chinese government or the Chinese principals of the Chengdu Worldcon overtly demanded it, but because American and Canadian Hugo…

[n7punk]

Tumblr Backup Options: None of them do everything

Cheeky but true. I'll go through what's good and bad about each option though so you can decide which balances out for you.

Covered: native export, WordPress (kinda), TumblThree, tumblr-utils (kinda)

Native Export

If you go to "https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/yourblogname", at the bottom of the page is an export option

Once you hit the button to start the request, it will start processing. Feel free to log off, this is going to to take a few hours. You don't need to keep it open. ~22k posts took roughly a day for me. If you have a small number of posts and get stuck, you're probably broken.

When it's done processing, you can hit that download backup button and then wait some more as you wait for the zip file to download. Mine failed the first time after like twenty minutes, and then I had to start over. I think it took 1-2 hour(s) and I'm almost certain that was on Tumblr and not my internet. And that was the zip file! So make sure your computer can be on for a while before getting this started.

So what do you get?

A media folder, conversations folder, and posts folder

Media folder: Every single photo, gif, and video that has ever been on your blog or in your DMs. There is no context data attached (except for dm images which do say which conversation they're from at least), but they seem to be in chronological order because they seem to be titled by the post's ID (the string of numbers in the address bar after "/post/"). They look like "100868498227", "100868498228_0", "100868498228_1"

When you see something end with "_0" and up that means the photos are in the same post, so _0 represents the first image in the post, _1 represents the second, etc (at least, I think).

Conversations folder: HTML export files of every DM history you have on your blog. These are actually pretty well formatted, see example here.

Posts folder: html subfolder and posts_index.html file

posts_index.html: File listing every single post on your blog by post ID on its own line with no other context. Example of a line: "Post: 780053389730037760". The ID number will link to the post in the html folder

html subfolder: contains a submissions subfolder and stripped html file versions of every post on your blog. See below first what the post looks like on Tumblr, and second what the post looks like in the html folder

The way you seem to be intended to use this is to open the file index, select a post ID, and be jumped to where that post is saved as an html file, but I don't know why you would bother when the index doesn't provide any information about the posts inside it. The posts all have extremely minimal formatting. See a reblog chain below.

Notice I said ALL posts on your blog. Photo posts without a caption will just have a broken image icon and then the date and tags. Theoretically, it might be that if you unzip the entire export folder that allows it to automatically link to the image saved in your media folder. I have no fucking idea, unzipping the folder was estimated to take two hours so I didn't do it. Let me know if you do though so I can update this post!

The submissions folder is such a rabbithole I made a post just on it but long story short it's asks you haven't replied to

What do I see as the main reasons to opt for this option? 1) you don't want to download any programs or files from the internet just to backup your blog, 2) your blog is relatively small, so digging through the ID files isn't a big deal, 3) you mostly just want to download either the images (which will be browsable via thumbnail previews in the media folder if you unzip it) or conversation history, which are fairly well formatted, 4) you don't need to update your export often/ever, because you'd have to request it from the start and download the entire thing all over again, 5) you want to be able to read your text posts clearly and don't care about preserving the full formatting, and/or 6) you don't plan to reupload this information elsewhere (say on... a WordPress blog)

WordPress Automatic Ex/Import

Move your post's from Matt's right hand to his left! WordPress (another product of Automattic) has a native Tumblr importer found under your WP Admin dashboard for your site under Tools > Import > Tumblr.

How does this work? No idea! I hit import 2 days ago and it has done nothing. Maybe I'm stuck, maybe it's permanently broken. It says to contact support if it's been over 24 hours but they don't make that easy. I disconnected from Tumblr (you can only port over a blog you have the login of) and reconnected and it still said it was importing. I don't think it's ever going to do anything.

Presumably it's supposed to 1:1 import every post on your blog onto the WordPress site, which will result in a whole lot of stolen art because there's no way to select just your original posts. Also, you'd need enough storage on your webhost to house all the posts (this honestly might be my problem, but I was planning to delete all the non-original posts once it imported.... anything and backfill what it didn't get to). The one thing I'll say about this option is that it's the only one I've seen so far that exports drafts and queues as well.

I mean, if it exported anything. If this ever does anything I'll update this post, but either my blog is too large or this tool isn't totally functional anymore.

TumblThree

(previously TumblTwo, etc)

TumblThree is an all-in-one program requiring no extra downloads beyond the main Zip, and was last updated fairly recently at the time of this post. In order to run it, unzip it into one folder and run the main .exe. It has a full UI interface with lots of very descriptive helper text to help you select the right options for you without looking at the wiki. I think it's user-friendly for non-tech people.

There are a lot of options in TumblThree to change what output it gives you, but I'm going to start with the largely universal parts first:

Everything from one blog will be exported to one folder, no subfolders or sorting. As a result, the output is very messy and difficult to wade through, but post metadata and the photos are named in the same way so you can scroll, see an image preview, and then click on the metadata txt for that post and read the caption.

Depending on your settings, you can export all photos, videos, text posts, etc as their own files or exclude them from the export entirely. For the different types of media posts, you can independently select if you what to download just the media, just the metadata for it (everything that surrounds the post when you see it on Tumblr, such as the caption, OP, tags, etc), or both.

Master txt file: For every type of media metadata you export, a correspondingly named txt file will be created (images.txt, answers.txt, etc) that contains the text/metadata of every post of that type in one txt file. This is also the default behavior for exporting text posts.

Note: for text posts (which includes asks/answers), it only creates a master txt file if you do not select "Save texts as individual files", in which case it will only save each text as an individual txt file and not make a master file.

The formatting on these files is so brutal I won't even give examples, but they're unreadable. Being a .txt file, there is no native formatting, so it exports in html formatting.

Example: instead of a post that says "I want to go swimming", it exports: "I want to go < b >swimming< / b >" (minus the spaces around the b) as the post body, which is a big part of what makes it unreadable, because there are a lot of hyperlinks in all the header information listed below.

Each post in the master txt exports with: Post ID, date, post URL, slug, reblog key (no idea what that is), reblog URL, reblog name, title, [the text/caption itself], and tags.

Theoretically this means you could ctrl+f "cybertrucks" in the master txt file and then browse all your posts making fun of Tesla owners by tabbing through the returns. This is not possible with any of the previous options, and only is possible because it's all in one file, as ridiculous as it is, which is why getting that master file is so important.

For the trick to get both the individual text posts and master text.txt & answers.txt file, as well as my recommended settings and details on how updating backups works, see the read more at the end of this post.

The images.txt includes all the information listed above, but with the following additions: photo url (NOTE: this is the url on Tumblr, not a link to where it is in your folder), photo set URLs, photo caption, and "downloaded files" (NOTE: this is the name of the file it has downloaded)

The video.txt is similar to the above

The use case for this would be similar to what I described for text posts above: search keywords from captions, tags, etc and when you find what you think is what you want, copy the name from "downloaded files" and search your folder to find the actual image

I really hated TumblThree's output the first time I looked at it and then I realized the single file is the only way to make browsing tags workable, because otherwise you would have to have a folder for every tag, and posts with multiple tags would have to be duplicated between them. I'm not pressed on finding a txt to HTML converter right now but it could be an option in the future if you wanted to make things more readable.

Okay, let's get into the non-universal stuff you can customize in settings, because it's like, everything:

File names: We've already established you can search with the downloaded file name for images, but what will that be? Whatever you fucking want. Post date, reblogger name, post ID, post title, original file name, you can make it any and all of these in any order you want! You can have actually useful file names! Personally I like %e_%p_%q_%i_%x which exports as DateTime_PostTitle_BlogOriginName_PostID_IteratingNumber (note: you need some kind of unique iterator to be valid so two files don't have the same name, such as multiple photos from one post). Look how much searchable information that gives me, in chronological order! It decreases your need for the master txt file.

Tip I wish I thought of before doing my massive export: make one of the unique headers from the master txt file part of the exported file name so it's easy to search for it after identifying it in the master file.

Files scanned: this is the only method I've found that lets you back everything up, remember what it backed up, and then lets you add any new posts since that date without having to download the whole thing again. That's a game changer, but see the read more below for limitations.

You also have the option to rescan the entire thing if you want.

Post type: T3 (I'm abbreviating it now) also lets you export just your original posts, just reblogs, etc - again, giving you the most control of any options. It also lets you export replies. I, uh, would not do this because if you have any popular post on your blog it might have hundreds, or thousands of replies but hey, you can do it!

You also have the option to only download posts with a certain tag.

Blog options: You can export literally any blog you have the URL of. In fact, if you copy a blog URL while it's open, it will automatically add that blog to its UI and create an empty folder for it. It makes it easy, no private key required. I do have mixed feelings about the concept of exporting someone else's blog... but I'm also planning to do it to some of Crew-ra's blogs so... my digital horde must grow.

You can also queue blogs up and leave it to run through a lot of them. It is a lot faster than Tumblr's native export, I started this import well after I started typing this post and it took a few hours, probably not all that much longer than just downloading Tumblr's export took (and that's while running it alongside other data copy operations because I'm backing up a lot of stuff right now).

I do recommend doing a test export with a sideblog, I was able to use wild-bitchofthenorthwoods as a test import since it only has one post and it has media, so it was super quick.

(I do want to note, I think the number of downloadable items starts out matching the number of posts on your blog without scanning them until you start the export - but if you choose to export everything as its own file, you're going to end up with way more than that because a post with three images would be multiple files)

Things T3 cannot export:

Since in its simplest form it's just accessing the public upload of your blog, it cannot export your drafts, queue, or conversations

It cannot export posts as HTML files, and thus cannot export them with readable formatting natively

What do I see as the main reasons to opt for this option? 1) you don't care about exporting your DMs/conversations, 2) you want the ability to export only certain kinds of posts (original, photos, using a tag, etc), 3) you want to control the titles of the exported files 4) you don't mind wading through massive folders, 5) you want the ability to search tags (using the txt files), 6) you want the ability to update your export without starting over from the beginning, 7) you either don't want to reupload this information somewhere else, or you want to upload it somewhere that supports automatic HTML conversion (for instance, you can switch a Tumblr post from a rich text format to HTML, same with AO3, so you can put it in as HTML and then hit post to see it turn into a rich format. This techically makes T3 the most versatile/useful export option if you're planning to do anything with it other than browse your own files).

tumblr-utils

Full disclosure: haven't tried this one. But others have! tumblr-utils is a no-UI, python-based backup software. This means in order to use it you have to type commands into the terminal. If you don't know what I just said, don't use this one.

If you do, you'll need to separately download python and youtube-dl just to get this one running. You'll also need to give it your personal Tumblr API key and feed it commands deciphered from the wiki page I linked. Here are two different guides people have written on how to use it. Output:

Obviously I'm guessing based on the documentation, but one thing that is nice is this tool allows you to save each post in its own folder. Presumably each post is multiple files like we saw with T3, so this would make it easy to group them, but it also means you'd have to look in every single folder to find anything.

It seems to break posts up into timestamp folders by month, again, helping with management to narrow down where you have to search

It allows you to save only certain kinds of posts at a time like T3

It allows you to backup posts only from a certain time period (so if you keep a little .txt note of the last time you backed up, you can easily add only the new posts into your backup without having to start over from the beginning)

It allows you to only save posts under a certain tag like T3

It allows you to save only original posts

It's the only one I've found that lets you back up your liked posts

What do I see as the main reasons to opt for this option? 1) you don't care about exporting your DMs/conversations, 2) you want the ability to export only certain kinds of posts (original, photos, using a tag, etc), (okay now we get to the points that aren't also covered by T3), 3) you want posts to export already broken into folders, whether by post or by month, 4) you want to back up your likes, 5) you don't care what file names look like, 6) you're comfortable with the command line/coding and don't need a UI.

Summary:

None of these options are ideal for reuploading your files anywhere (except WordPress), but I do think TumblThree is the best of the options because of the written HTML formatting in the txt files being useful for websites that support automatic conversion (or require HTML input).

For starting another blog, WordPress wins. If it works. I'm trying to be generous here.

For searchability, T3 wins again.

For versatility... yeah you know it's T3, but tumblr-utils has a lot of the same features, too!

For sentimentality (aka conversations), it has to be the native export. There literally is not any other option.

For queues and drafts, the only theoretical option is WordPress. If it works.

For likes, the only option is tumblr-utils.

Every option does something the others don't, so theoretically to cover everything, you have to do all four options. Actually I would say do the native export if you don't have a lot of posts and aren't a freak like me, check it out, and if it doesn't work (I know it's finnicky) or you don't like the export, go with TumblThree. This also means you'll at least have your conversations even if you don't end up using the native export any other way.

And I wish it could go without saying, but don't repost people's shit, y'all. I'm backing up everything for my records only and it will never be shared with anyone else, or even browsed as long as using Tumblr instead is an option.

TumblThree adding to old backup quirks, recommended settings, & master file backup solution:

Adding to backup quirks:

From my tests, when you scan a blog you've already backed up to just add new posts to it, it does not update the master file, so if you want to update it, you'll have to do the steps I list at the end of this post. It might be possible it does update if you force rescan, but I highly doubt it.

If you scan a blog you previously backed up under more restrictive settings - say you only backed up original text posts as one file before and now you've selected to back up absolutely everything - it will only download up until the time you last backed up that blog. It will not blow past where you last downloaded to download all the photos and videos it didn't get before just because they're selected now. This is great for doing after using the master file solution I'm showing below, but if you do need to download everything after doing a more restrictive scan, you can once again follow the first few steps below to do so.

Recommended settings:

This will obviously vary by what you're trying to do, but one or two things weren't immediately obvious to me and I did say I think this was the best solution for less technical users, so I want give my personal recommendations. Settings can obviously be found under the settings button at the bottom of the screen (you may need to use the scrollbar on the UI for, which is separate from the scrollbar on the blogs panel), but when you click on a blog, when you click "Details" in the right sidebar, you can also see your most important settings at a glance and adjust them to whatever you want them to be "per blog". I believe TumblThree remembers what you last used for the blog and applies the things in settings only to new/other blogs.

The thing that is going to vary the most is how many different types of posts you want to back up (text, video, reblogs included, etc), so I'll leave that up to you. If you're going to export a media type, though, I generally recommend exporting the metadata too.

I already gave my preferred file names above and again that's going to be something that varies a lot by people. Hover over the "Filename template" box and it will give you all the options in the legend you can combine via underscores.

Leave "Skip .gif files" off unless you're hurting for hard drive space. This removes all the gifs from your download, and the reason this is provided as a separate setting is because gifs have relatively massive files (at least compared to a text file)

I'll be honest I haven't seen a difference between turning on and off "Group photo sets". Because of the way file names work, most conventions will naturally lead to photos from the same post all being in a row.

"Save texts as individual files": if you only want texts to be saved as their master text.txt and answers.txt files, uncheck this. If you want the individual files I highly recommend you also download the master file for searching purposes, in which case my recommendation is this:

1) Select to export texts only, leaving off all media options, and uncheck the "Save texts as individual files" option. 2) Export the blog. This will only result in two files, answers.txt and texts.txt. 3) Move these files elsewhere on the computer to save them. 4) With T3 closed, delete the folder for the blog and the blog's Indexes (see instructions at the end of this post for finding these). 5) Reopen T3, which shouldn't remember it ever saw the blog and create a new folder for it. Turn on the "Save texts as individual files", as well as any other media posts you want to download. 6) Export the entire blog again. 7) Move the texts.txt and answers.txt file back into the blog's folder.

I leave all other options on the Details tab off, except for:

"Force rescan" scans past the point it last backed up and searches the whole blog again. If you have a big blog, this is going to burn time. This is needed for the number of downloaded items in the panel to be accurate but I don't know why you would care or turn this on unless it lets you skip steps 3-4 above, but my blog is too big to burn through testing that, so if you try it, let me know and I'll update this post!

Master file backup solution:

See my 7 steps from above to skip having to do this, but if you accidentally do things out of order and then realize you still need the master files for texts post after backing everything else up, here's how you get it with minimal pain:

T3 will make an "Index" folder in both the main folder for the program where the exe is located and the destination folder where you have your blogs backing up (note: these were two very different places for me, if you just have it back up to the automatic Blogs folder within T3's folder, it might not create a second Index folder).

To make T3 "forget" what it has backed up previously so it goes through to the beginning and makes a master file that includes everything, all you have to do is remove the Index file(s) for the blog while it's closed so it doesn't remember it anymore. I backed my index up in another folder.

Check off for it to only download text posts, and then uncheck the "Save texts in individual files" option. This will cause it to only create the master answers.txt and texts.txt file on the rescan.

The combination of only going for one post type and only downloading one file for it means this rescan is relatively fast. When you look at your Blogs folder, you'll find a new folder has been created for your blog name (in my case, there was "n7punk" and "n7punk_2) and your output is in the new folder. I just moved it over to the original folder.

At this point you can restore the indexes, though I've only gotten it to half recognize them. I can get it to recognize my original n7punk folder so everything can stay there, but the total downloaded items is stuck at what it was when I did just the text posts. I don't really care, it was mainly the folder thing I wanted to fix. If you have lag between your last full backup and your master-only backup, this might cause some issues? I don't know because I made sure there wasn't lag, so I recommend doing another backup to add any missing items before doing this method.

You can also use this technique if you want to download only your original posts and then download everything else to a second folder. Adjust the setting to only download original posts, download the whole blog, close T3 and delete the indexes, rename the folder to whatever you want ("n7punk_original", etc), and then reopen T3 and set it to download everything and run it again from the start.