how to add the tumblr bookmarklet on iphone

if you have experience with tumblr, you know how awesome the “share on tumblr” bookmarklet is. you can reblog anything, anywhere on the web with one-click!

the true appeal of the bookmarklet is that it doesn’t interrupt your surfing flow – you explore the web, find something you like, share it, and go back to surfing. tumblr’s native iphone app doesn’t do this very well – you can’t browse in it, meaning you’ll have to exit iphone safari to blog anything.

so wouldn’t it be cool to be able to add the tumblr bookmarklet on the iphone? yes, it would be, and you can!

the easy way to do it is to add the tumblr bookmarket in safari on your computer, and sync it with you iphone. voila, your bookmarklet is now available on your iphone!

however, if you are like me and don’t use safari, here’s a more long-winded way of going about it:

on your computer:

1. go to your tumblr dashboard and go to “Goodies”.
2. right click on the “share on tumbler” link and select “properties”.
3. copy value the “address” of the field in the popped up properties box (it should be a big line of javascript mumble-jumble). make sure you copy the whole thing – it’s a long line and won’t show up entirely on the screen!
4. email this to yourself.

on your iphone:

1. find the email and copy the javascript from the email.
2. go to safari on your iphone. bookmark a random page and save it.
3. go to your bookmarks in mobile safari, tap edit and open up the bookmark you’ve just created.
4. change the name to “share on tumblr” and replace the address by pasting the javascript.
5. save, and you’re done!

now you can tumble like you do on your computer. see something you like, just open up your bookmark and tap “share on tumblr”. a familiar screen should open up and you can tumble away!

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