Message
Send me a message if:
- You've searched for an answer first (using my FAQ, search bar on my blog, Google).
- You've checked the theme preview for notes and known bugs.
- You've checked the top of the code for notes.
- You're off anon and are asking for a direct link for the code.
- You have a comment/suggestion about my themes/work.
- You have a question about commissions.
DON'T message me if:
- You HAVEN'T searched for an answer first or checked for any notes.
- You want to complain/yell at me about the ads (read below).
- You're asking about generic Tumblr things. I don't work for Tumblr. Try Googling instead.
Theme FAQ
Click on a question to reveal the answer.
How do I install/update a theme?
Click here for a pretty nice tutorial on how to install tumblr themes and here for a tutorial for page themes. Updates are done the exact way, just replace the code with the new one from the theme preview page.
The theme isn’t showing up properly?
Keep in mind that the theme might not show up correctly on the page you edit your theme on, especially some things like fonts and some parts may overlap. Check your actual blog instead. If that doesn’t work, try installing one of the default tumblr themes, refresh the page, and install the theme again. If that still doesn't work, send me a link and I'll check it out.
How do I customize things (images, fonts, colours, etc.) on the theme?
On the page before the one you copy the code into, where you can change your blog name and description and such, there is a bunch of options you can customize. This will change from theme to theme but I suggest looking through it before you ask how you change something.
Some themes might have things that you have to go into the code to edit. Check the notes at the top of the code (if there are any) to see how to do it.
Some themes might have things that you have to go into the code to edit. Check the notes at the top of the code (if there are any) to see how to do it.
How do I format the description or other parts of the theme?
If you check out the description on the theme preview, there might be a few things listed that you can do with it. For other things (like bold text, italic text, or other fancy stuff), I suggest looking up some basic HTML. Click here for a little cheat sheet on it. Also, some themes may have specific instructions on either the theme preview or the top of the code. Please check those!
Help me modify a theme?
I'm sorry but unless it's very specific to the theme, I don't help with theme modifications. I suggest you look up some basics on HTML and possibly even CSS. Usually a quick search on google can help you with whatever you're looking for. And no worries, you don't have to ask to modify a theme, go right ahead!
- Looking to change font sizes? Click here.
My posts aren't showing up anywhere?
Check if the theme you're using is either a blog theme or a page theme. It should say so at the top of the code. Blog themes are meant for your whole blog but page themes are meant to be for separate pages on your blog so they won't show any posts on them.
My post images aren't showing / being duplicated?
First make sure that you only have one post size (500px/400px/250px) selected. Toggle all these options on and off and then select the one you want. If this still doesn't help, try turning off the "lazy load images" option.
My asks/messages aren't working?
Make sure you have your asks enabled! Some people forget to do this with sideblogs and such so make sure you have that enabled. Also, some themes may require you to replace some text that says USERNAME with your tumblr URL for it to work. So if enabling asks still aren't working, try to find that in your code.
You haven't replied to my message?
I try to answer all messages and usually will do so within 24 hours. Please be patient! Also Tumblr does tend to eat messages a lot. If you're gonna send links then I suggest you do that through messaging, since Tumblr seems to eat those asks the most. Also I may decide not to reply to questions that are clearly answered here. I get a lot of anon messages asking the same questions I answer all the time.
The link to the code doesn’t work / the link/ads are a virus
The link should work. Click on it, and follow the directions. Submit the captcha and wait a few seconds to get the link. If that one doesn't work, try the mirror link. Wait a few seconds, and click “Skip ad” to go straight to the code. You don't have to click on any ads. If it’s not coming up for some reason then ask off anon and I can link you right to it instead or something. Please tell me what browser you’re using and why you can’t get to it though maybe? That way I can look into it. This post might also be worth a read. As for the virus thing, I've posted a lot of things about this, but my themes and the ads are not viruses. If you don't believe me, please do not use my themes.
I have infinite scroll on and...
Okay so here's the thing about infinite scroll. It may be a really nice feature to have but it really slows down browsers and can break a lot of things. I didn't write the script either so there's not much I can do if it does break. If something on your theme isn't working, try switching infinite scroll off. I don't recommend using it so please note that if infinite scrolling is breaking your theme, I may not be able to help you with that, sorry about this!
Some thing doesn’t work.
Check all these first:
- I’ll put updates and things I already know I gotta fix up on the theme preview. If you’re using an older version of the code, it’s probably a good idea to update.
- I usually put details on customization either on the theme preview or near the top of the code. Please check those.
- I keep a tag of questions I already answered. Might be a good idea to skim through a bit. Click. There's also a bunch more in the dropdown menus below.
Use the search bar too! Your question could've been answered before.
If I feel your question would benefit others, I'll post it publicly. Let me know if you for sure want your question asked privately! And I probably won't answer questions that have answers clearly stated above (to avoid spamming).