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Editable Reblogs Bug When Adding Images to Posts

Hey, all! This announcement is just to let you know that we’re aware of a bug with Editable Reblogs causing posts to disappear if an image is included using the “camera” button on a new line. This seems to once again be rooted in Tumblr’s rather brittle parsing strategy; we hope to have a fix ready by sometime tomorrow.

In the meantime, one workaround that seems to be effective is dragging and dropping images directly into the post.

Updates on this bug can be found at https://github.com/new-xkit/XKit/issues/523.

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions.

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2 Weeks in Review: September 5 - September 18

A week late, but here goes!

• AccessKit
• v1.1.6: Attempt to fix making post titles bigger (actually made them smaller)
• v1.1.7: Actually fix making post titles bigger
• Auto Load Images
• v0.1.2: Updated to use new Tumblr classes
• Blog Tracker
• v0.5.0: Drag and drop blogs to reorder them
  
• Edible Reblogs
• v1.0.0: Make reblogs edible
• Editable Reblogs
• v2.0.3: Use single quotes in ‘tumblr_blog’ class
• v2.1.0: Fixes for HTML default editor
• v2.1.1: Disable Editable Reblogs for HTML editors
• v2.1.2: Fix for HTML editor
• J/K Across Pages
• v1.1.3: Press J to go to the next page
  
• One-Click Reply
• v2.0.6: Line breaks are no longer dropped after being posted
• Post Limit Checker
• v0.3.0: Fix error PLC501 caused by private blogs by ignoring them
  
• Quick Tags
• v0.5.6: Fix display of new tag bundle in post editor
• Retags
• v1.0.1: Add mobile compatibility
• Sasukimous
• v1.2.0: Add name replacement for anons
  
• Search Likes
• v0.3.1: Updated to use correct Tumblr classes
  
• Servant
• v0.5.9: Fix bug where only last condition was checked
• Tweaks
• v4.0.5: Updated mobile tweaks to use new Tumblr classes
  
• User Menus+
• v2.5.4: User menu doesn’t pop up on askers’ icons
• Vanilla Videos
• v0.0.1: Use the browser’s default video player on tumblr videos

Upcoming Changes

• XCloud (292)
  
• Color-coding XInbox (304)
• A fix for multiple “Keep Reading”-links on a post opening all at once (360)
  
• Integrating Estufar’s Sidebar Fix into official New XKit (409)
  
• A new extension to change the looks of reblogs however you want (446)
  
• A new extension adding live previews to the Markdown editor (471)
• A fix for empty full configuration exports on Chrome and Opera with Retags (494)
• Adding permalinks to View On Dash (496)
• A fix to properly display mass delete drafts buttons (511)

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Fixing Missing Posts

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Editable Reblogs v2.1.0 has just been released. This should resolve the issues mentioned in our previous post regarding Tumblr parsing changes which rendered ER posts invisible on the dash because it did not recognize the text as representing reblogs.

This update should resolve issues for anyone using the Rich Text editor or HTML editor as their default. In other words it should no longer require any manual changes by the user and you should just be able to hit the post button as normal. As always, if you’re having problems come to our live chat or stop by our askbox or github issues page

After updating to the new extension, you can also fix your old posts. First, find the post on your posts page, then click the edit button. Finally, confirm that the post looks correct and press submit. The post should automatically update to display correctly. If it doesn’t, drop us a line.

Happy Tumbling!

(Side note, there’s a small catch to all of this: Those using the Markdown editor will currently have problems using Editable Reblogs for now, although we hope to resolve this soon. In the meantime, switch to using the Rich Text or HTML editor by default)

EDIT: Should be deployed now, sorry everyone. These changes can be found in version 2.1.0 of Editable Reblogs—make sure you’re on that version before reporting any issues.

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okay we’re super sorry, but it looks like we pushed out HTML editor support before it was done, and we’re going to have to roll it back for now until we can get all the bugs worked out.

If you’re having problems such as your post content being replaced by “<p><br></p>” or other weirdness, please try switching your default editor. 

As always, thanks for your patience while we try to sort this stuff out. 

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Fixing Missing Posts

Editable Reblogs v2.1.0 has just been released. This should resolve the issues mentioned in our previous post regarding Tumblr parsing changes which rendered ER posts invisible on the dash because it did not recognize the text as representing reblogs.

This update should resolve issues for anyone using the Rich Text editor or HTML editor as their default. In other words it should no longer require any manual changes by the user and you should just be able to hit the post button as normal. As always, if you’re having problems come to our live chat or stop by our askbox or github issues page

After updating to the new extension, you can also fix your old posts. First, find the post on your posts page, then click the edit button. Finally, confirm that the post looks correct and press submit. The post should automatically update to display correctly. If it doesn’t, drop us a line.

Happy Tumbling!

(Side note, there’s a small catch to all of this: Those using the Markdown editor will currently have problems using Editable Reblogs for now, although we hope to resolve this soon. In the meantime, switch to using the Rich Text or HTML editor by default)

EDIT: Should be deployed now, sorry everyone. These changes can be found in version 2.1.0 of Editable Reblogs—make sure you’re on that version before reporting any issues.

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Week in Review: August 27 - September 4

Wow. We’re really bad at keeping this up. Hope to do it every Friday from now on.

• Anti-Capitalism
  • v1.1.0: Updated to match new Tumblr classes
• Blog Tracker
  • v0.4.2: Made display consistent on dashboard-like pages, like Activity
  • v0.4.3: Blog Tracker can now track up to 30 blogs
• Editable Reblogs
  • v2.0.0: Updated the extension for the new Tumblr layout
  • v2.0.1: Removed the “Put reblogs back” click area
  • v2.0.2: Fixed issues with Read Mores and empty post bodies
• Find Inactives
  • v0.2.1: Brought the extension back from the grave (a.k.a. made it actually work)
• Hide Avatars
  • v0.1.4: Minor optimization fix
• Mass+
  • v0.4.2: Fixed an issue that disallowed searching by tags
• Old Stats
  • v0.2.2: Fixed the sidebar duplicating on the Likes page
• Quick Tags
  • v0.5.4: Added an option to disable the icon in the New Post popup
• Retags
  • v1.0.0: Retags now shows on mention notifications
• Satsukimous
  • v1.1.0: Added more replacement options, including custom images
• Separator
  • v1.1.2: Fixed the “Go To”-button still appearing when the extension was removed
• Servant
  • v0.5.8: Added a “Chat” option to the “Post is type”-cause
• Shorten Posts
  • Fixed the embiggen button overlapping various UI elements
• Show Originals
  • v1.2.2: Fixed a logic error which broke the extension
• Tweaks
  • v4.0.4: Fixed some titles not getting the classic look
• XKit Patches
  • v4.0.5: Fixed a logic error which broke a load of stuff
• Other
  • XKit Editor: Added various keyboard shortcuts

Upcoming changes

• A new extension to change the looks of reblogs however you want (446)
• Integrating Estufar’s Sidebar Fix into official New XKit (409)
• A fix for multiple “Keep Reading”-links on a post opening all at once (360)
• A button to add post bundles if none are configured (173)

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current state regarding the dashboard update

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We know that the dashboard update isn’t liked by everyone. We’re currently working on an extension that allows various changes to how reblogs are shown, including but not limited to decreasing the margin in replies and going back to the “old” blockquote look. When this will be released is unknown (we’re working hard on it), so wait comfortably with the idea of a fix coming soon™.

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Now with link to track this feature: https://github.com/new-xkit/XKit/pull/446

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current state regarding the dashboard update

We know that the dashboard update isn’t liked by everyone. We’re currently working on an extension that allows various changes to how reblogs are shown, including but not limited to decreasing the margin in replies and going back to the “old” blockquote look. When this will be released is unknown (we’re working hard on it), so wait comfortably with the idea of a fix coming soon™.

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Resolution for People Unable to Update Editable Reblogs on Firefox

We have located a solution for those people who have the Editable Reblogs extension installed on New XKit on Firefox, but were having trouble updating it from 1.0.9 to 2.0.0 (now 2.0.1).

It is likely, if you were encountering this problem, that you are running on one of the 7.6.x versions of New XKit, and Firefox has not auto-updated you to 7.7.0 because the extension is unsigned (we’re working on this but it’s a separate issue).

Note: If you are on 7.5.x or below, you are on the old XKit which we do not support, and need to uninstall it completely and install the extension from the link below instead.

What you will need to do is manually update to 7.7.0 by going to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-xkit/ and clicking “Add To Firefox” – this will install 7.7.0 over your existing copy of New XKit and will maintain all your existing settings. After it is installed, you may need to close and reopen your browser to get XKit to work again.

Once you’re on 7.7.0 of the main New XKit extension, open your XKit control panel, navigate to the Editable Reblogs control panel, click Update, and confirm that you have updated to version 2.0.1!

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Reminder For Firefox XKit Users - Turn Off Private Browsing

We are still looking into why Editable Reblogs isn’t updating for some Firefox users. However, in response to a few other Firefox issues we have been fielding in our support chat, we would like to issue a reminder to anyone who is having issues with running XKit on Firefox:

Be sure you are not using Private Browsing. New-Xkit is not submitted to Firefox’s app store in a way which allows this and will only work in non-private mode, regardless of how old XKit worked.

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions. Thanks!

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Issues Updating Firefox to Latest Version of Editable Reblogs

Just as a heads-up – we are experiencing reports of people having trouble force-updating to the most recent version of Editable Reblogs (and possibly other extensions) in Firefox. We’re still trying to nail down what would cause this and will hopefully have a fix soon.

To be clear: if you have version 2.0.0 or newer, you’re fine. This is for people who are still stuck on 1.0.9. If you’re not sure, try updating all of your extensions from the XKit Menu (under “Other”) before doing anything else—you just may not have gotten the update yet.

In the meantime – updating definitely works on Chrome, and some people have had luck with a full uninstall and reinstall of XKit from their browsers to bring things up to date. (You can find a guide for saving your settings to XCloud at http://new-xkit-extension.tumblr.com/post/126630096169/how-the-fuck-do-i-use-xcloud-a-troubleshooting).

We will update further on this situation when we know more.

Thanks!

(Additionally, if you are on 2.0.0., please make sure that you uninstall the temporary greasemonkey script that was floating around—I have no idea how they’re going to interact)