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A step-by-step guide to set up a Vialog on your Tumblr website.

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Prerequisites:

  • Have a Tumblr website
  • Your 8-character discussion shortcode from your relevant discussion's settings page on the Vialog Dashboard.
  • You will need these two HTML code snippets:
<script src="https://ui.vialog.app/vialog-loader.js"></script>
Vialog Loader script
<a name="vialog-YOUR_DISCUSSION_SHORTCODE"></a><div data-vialog="YOUR_DISCUSSION_SHORTCODE"></div>
Vialog embed snippet

Note: you will need to change YOUR_DISCUSSION_SHORTCODE to your 8-character discussion short-code

Example of a Vialog integration on Tumblr.
Example of a Vialog integration on Tumblr.

Steps

1. Log into your Tumblr account.

2. On your dashboard, add a new Text post or edit an existing post (wherever you want to add your Vialog widget.)

3. Click the Gear ⚙️ icon on the top right of the post and select HTML for Text editor before pasting your Vialog embed snippet.

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4. Paste the Vialog embed snippet code and change YOUR_DISCUSSION_SHORTCODE to your 8-character discussion shortcode.

<a name="vialog-YOUR_DISCUSSION_SHORTCODE"></a><div data-vialog="YOUR_DISCUSSION_SHORTCODE"></div>
Vialog embed snippet

Enable Vialog on Tumblr

The following steps only need to be set up once. You also need to repeat the steps below if you change your Tumblr's Theme.

A) To enable Vialog to load on your Tumblr website, go to Account > Edit Appearance

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B) At the Website Theme section, click the "Edit theme" button

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C) At the top left, click on "Edit HTML"

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D) Search for </body> inside the code (it should be one of the very last lines of code displayed here) and insert the Vialog Loader script before the </body> tag

<script async src="https://ui.vialog.app/vialog-loader.js"></script>

Vialog Loader script

E). First "Update Preview" then "Save"

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That's it, you're all set! Your Vialog widget is now live on your Tumblr site!

FAQ

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Q: When I try to save my custom theme, the following message appears! What should I do?
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Q: When I visit my Tumblr from a mobile device, the Vialog discussion is not available.
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Q: How can I change the language of the Vialog?

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