Tumblr

Configure the OwlStack WordPress plugin to publish posts to your Tumblr blog.

Prerequisites

You need a Tumblr account and API access.

Getting Tumblr API Credentials

Go to the Tumblr API Console
Register a new application
Note your OAuth Consumer Key and Secret
Generate an Access Token using OAuth 1.0a
Find your Blog Identifier — this is your blog's URL name (e.g., myblog.tumblr.com or myblog)

Settings

Navigate to OwlStack > Tumblr in the WordPress admin.

Field	Description
Access Token	Tumblr OAuth access token
Blog Identifier	Your blog name or full hostname (e.g., `myblog` or `myblog.tumblr.com`)

Step-by-step

Go to OwlStack > Tumblr in your WordPress admin
Paste your Access Token
Enter your Blog Identifier
Click Save Settings

Testing

After saving your settings:

Click Test Connection to verify your access token and blog
Click Send Test Message to create a test post
Check your Tumblr blog to confirm the post appeared

Publishing

Once configured, Tumblr appears as a toggle in the OwlStack meta box on post edit screens.

Programmatic publishing

// Simple text post
owlstack()->tumblr('Hello from WordPress!');

// Post with a photo
owlstack()->tumblr('Check out this image!', [
    'type' => 'photo',
    'url'  => 'https://example.com/image.jpg',
]);

Constraints

Constraint	Value
Max post types	Text, Photo, Quote, Link, Chat, Audio, Video
Max photo size	10 MB
Max video size	500 MB
Supported image types	JPEG, PNG, GIF

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
"Unauthorized" error	Access token may be expired or invalid
"Blog not found"	Verify the Blog Identifier matches your blog's URL
Post not visible	Check your blog's visibility settings and queue
Rate limited	Tumblr limits to ~250 API calls per hour

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