How to Find People on Tumblr

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This wikiHow teaches you how to look up a Tumblr blog by searching for a user's name, the blog name, the user's email address, or related categories. While you can't follow specific people on Tumblr the way you can on Twitter or Facebook, you can follow their blogs.

Searching Tumblr Profiles on Any Platform

  • To find people in the Tumblr mobile app, tap the magnifying glass at the bottom, enter your search terms, and tap Search .
  • On a computer, click your profile icon, select Following , and type a username, URL, or email address into the field.
  • To follow a Tumblr user from your search, just click or tap Follow .
Method 1
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Using the Mobile App

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  1. It's a dark-blue app with a white "t" on it. This will open your Tumblr dashboard if you're already logged into Tumblr.
    • If you aren't logged into Tumblr, enter your Tumblr email address and password to log in.
  2. It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will open a search bar and bring up your phone's keyboard.
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  3. Alternatively, you can type in a person's name or a blog URL, as long as the information matches what's on their blog.
    • If you aren't looking for a specific person to follow, type in a keyword like "gaming" (or, more specifically, something like "dark souls 3 art").
  4. It's in your phone's keyboard. This will search Tumblr for your specified blog, person, or keyword.
  5. It's at the bottom of the "TOP TUMBLRS" section. This allows you to view all search results that redirect to blogs.
  6. Tap Follow in the top-right corner of a blog's card. After doing so, the blog's posts will appear in your Tumblr dashboard.
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Using a Computer

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  1. Go to https://www.tumblr.com/ . This will open your Tumblr dashboard page if you're already logged in.
    • If you aren't logged in, click Log In , enter your email address and password, and click Log In .
  2. It's a person-shaped silhouette in the top-right side of the dashboard. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu.
  3. You'll find this near the top of the drop-down menu.
  4. It's in the middle of the page, just below the "Following # Tumblrs" heading.
    • If you aren't searching for a specific person, you can instead click the search bar in the top-left side of the page.
  5. Make sure you spell whatever you type here exactly the way it appears on the blog (or in the email).
    • If you're using the search bar, you can also type in a keyword (e.g., dogs) to search for blogs that fit a theme.
  6. It's on the right side of the "Follow" search bar. This will automatically follow the blog in question.
    • If you're using the search bar instead, press ↵ Enter and then click Follow next to a blog you want to follow.
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    Would they get a notification? If so, is there any way to make that not the case?
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    If you're talking about following a user, yes they will receive a notification. For them to not receive a notification they would have to turn it off in their own personal settings.
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    Will the person who is being searched know they're being searched due to use of password and email?
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    No, they won't know your email or password. They will not know you are searching for them.
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      • Some people will have multiple different blogs. Following the blog attached to such a person's email address will only follow one of those blogs.
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      • You can only follow 5000 blogs. Once you reach the 5000 blog limit, you must either unfollow some of the blogs or create a new account to begin following more blogs.
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      1. Open Tumblr .
      2. Tap the magnifying glass
      3. Type in a blog name, email address, or keyword.
      4. Tap Search
      5. Tap More Tumblrs
      6. Tap Follow next to a blog.

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