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Tumblr blog only opens in dashboard [Quick Fix]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Tumblr blog only opening up on the dashboard is not a fault from your end or Tumblr’s; it’s by design.
The great thing about the Tumblr dashboard is that you can do anything from there.
You can publish new posts right from the dashboard,view images, message other users, and explore your feed.
However, one can feel that Tumblr is asking too much of its dashboard. When scrolling down your feed, if you try to open a blog, you see it open also on the dashboard instead of a new screen. You cannot modify any setting to change this.
But we’ll show you some workarounds to avoid Tumblr blogs only opening in your dashboard.
Why do some Tumblr blogs open in the dashboard and how to fix it?
The primary reason why Tumblr blogs only show up on the dashboard is that the developers wanted to keep everything within the dashboard.
Blogs only opening up in the dashboard sidebar is also useful if you only want to glance through the blog.
However, it gets annoying if you want to read the blog because there’s insufficient real estate on the dashboard sidebar, and the page is not responsive.
This is a recipe for poor user experience.
To stop this from happening, you don’t need to useSafe Mode. Simply open the blog in a separate tab or window.
How to open Tumblr blogs in a new tab or window
You can stop Tumblr blogs from showing up on the dashboard by opening them in separate tabs or windows.
To do this, instead of clicking away on the blog, right-click on it and selectOpen link in new tabfrom the context menu.
If you’d prefer to open blogs in entirely new windows, right-click the blog and hitOpen link in new window.
Stopping Tumblr blogs from only coming up on the dashboard is easiest if you havea mouse with the middle wheel/button.
Place the cursor on the blog and press the middle button to open the blog in a separate tab.
If you’re browsing Tumblr from a smartphone, tap and hold the post. Then tap onOpen in New Tab(Chrome browser) orOpen in Backgroundfor Safari browser.
Tumblr blogs only showing up on the dashboard was intended to improve user experience.
However, if the complaints are anything to go by, this feature has done quite the opposite.
The good news that this simple quick fix will get Tumblr working how you want it to.
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Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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