#share button

[sharebuttonoffical]

Make sure to share everything and everything

EVERYTHING

[wip]

Hi, there! I've noticed a couple of things.

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.

Thanks for your question! Keep ’em coming.

[lemonsaremelons]

Is anyone else having problems with not being able to share posts with people through the share button?

Im having this problem on the website version and the mobile app too

[beautaefulmistake]

I don't get it!!!

I don't get the wattpad share button And the Facebook share button right beside the share button. Like?!?!?!?!! Sure thing I'll let my whole family and all my contacts know that I'm reading gay Korean boybands fanfiction. Ps: I thought about this when I accidentally hit the share button while reading vmin smt

[ailurinae]

Why is 'https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool' not working right in my bookmarklet? @staff @engineering @changes

Dammit with everyone I knew like @Cyle and @jv gone who can I even ask? Yeah I could go on the github or something to ask but I don't wanna lol

[angst-fairy]

Did they change the share button???????

[nivialku7]

Okay, even after updating Tumblr mobile I still can’t use the share button. What the hell is going on?

I press it, I get a tactile reaction but nothing comes up. If I hold it I get two circles. One just has me send it to myself or the OP, the other is an ellipsis that says more options but pressing that gets me nowhere either.