How to Add Tumblr to Wordpress

Log in to your Tumblr account., Find your Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed address., Sign into your WordPress blog account in another tab on your Internet browser., Click on "My Account" on the left side of the tool bar at the top of the page...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Log in to your Tumblr account.

    If you do not have a Tumblr account, go to the Tumblr homepage, type in your email, a password and specify your URL address.

    Click the green button to start micro-blogging. , An RSS feed publishes content in a standardized form.

    The form is a feed of updates as they are posted.

    Copy the URL address on your Tumblr homepage.

    Add "/rss/" to the end of your address.

    For Example: if your blog is called "Gardening is Great," your RSS feed address for your Tumblr page might be http://gardeningisgreatexample.tumblr.com/rss/. , If you do not have a WordPress blog, go to the WordPress home page and click on the orange button that says "Get Started Here." It will take you through the sign up process. ,, Your dashboard is the vertical list on the left side of the page.

    Find the "Appearance" Tab.

    There should be a number of options underneath "Appearance." If you do not see other options, click on the arrow on the Appearance tab. ,, It may also be found in the list of "Inactive Widgets" at the bottom. , You may need to slowly drag it so that your browser scrolls up to the top right part of your browser window. , Enter a title for your Tumblr feed.

    Specify how many posts you want to show, if you want to display content, the author or a link. ,
  2. Step 2: Find your Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed address.

  3. Step 3: Sign into your WordPress blog account in another tab on your Internet browser.

  4. Step 4: Click on "My Account" on the left side of the tool bar at the top of the page.

  5. Step 5: Scroll down your WordPress dashboard.

  6. Step 6: Select "Widgets" from the Appearance menu.

  7. Step 7: Find "RSS" from the list of available widgets.

  8. Step 8: Click and drag the RSS box to the "Sidebar" box on the upper right hand side of the page.

  9. Step 9: Paste your Tumblr RSS feed in the box that says "Enter the RSS feed URL here."

  10. Step 10: Go to your blog to view the updated Tumblr RSS feed.

Detailed Guide

If you do not have a Tumblr account, go to the Tumblr homepage, type in your email, a password and specify your URL address.

Click the green button to start micro-blogging. , An RSS feed publishes content in a standardized form.

The form is a feed of updates as they are posted.

Copy the URL address on your Tumblr homepage.

Add "/rss/" to the end of your address.

For Example: if your blog is called "Gardening is Great," your RSS feed address for your Tumblr page might be http://gardeningisgreatexample.tumblr.com/rss/. , If you do not have a WordPress blog, go to the WordPress home page and click on the orange button that says "Get Started Here." It will take you through the sign up process. ,, Your dashboard is the vertical list on the left side of the page.

Find the "Appearance" Tab.

There should be a number of options underneath "Appearance." If you do not see other options, click on the arrow on the Appearance tab. ,, It may also be found in the list of "Inactive Widgets" at the bottom. , You may need to slowly drag it so that your browser scrolls up to the top right part of your browser window. , Enter a title for your Tumblr feed.

Specify how many posts you want to show, if you want to display content, the author or a link. ,

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