Tumblr — Connect it to MokonyxSocial

Details
Category: MokonyxSocial
  • Applicable Software: MokonyxSocial
  • Min Version Number: 01.03.00 and later
  • Max Version Number: Not Applicable

MokonyxSocial posts your Joomla content to a Tumblr blog using the Tumblr API v2. It targets one blog per service, so if you run several blogs, set up a service (or fill in the blog identifier) for each.

What you need

  • A Tumblr account with at least one blog.
  • A registered Tumblr application for the OAuth credentials.
  • An OAuth access_token authorized on your account.

Get your credentials

Access token access_token (required)

This is the OAuth token Tumblr uses to authenticate and create your posts. Here's how to get one:

  1. Sign in and register an app at https://www.tumblr.com/oauth/apps — click Register application, add a name, description, and callback URL. You'll get an OAuth Consumer Key and Secret.
  2. Tumblr uses OAuth 1.0a, so use the API console at https://api.tumblr.com/console (or any OAuth client) with your consumer key/secret to authorize your account and receive your OAuth token and token secret.
  3. Copy that access token — it's what MokonyxSocial uses to sign its requests.

Blog identifier blog_identifier (optional)

The blog you want to post to, like myblog.tumblr.com (or your custom domain). Leave it blank and MokonyxSocial posts to your primary blog.

  1. Open your blog — the identifier is its hostname, e.g. staff.tumblr.com.
  2. Type it in exactly as the hostname, with no https://.

Set it up in MokonyxSocial

  1. In Joomla admin, go to Components → MokonyxSocial → Services → New.
  2. Choose Tumblr.
  3. Enter the credentials above.
  4. Click Send Test to verify, then Save & Close and make sure it's Published.

Verify

Once Send Test succeeds, open the blog and confirm the test post landed. Then publish a Joomla article and check it shows up.

Troubleshooting

  • 401 Unauthorized: your token or secret is wrong, or the app was revoked — re-authorize and regenerate.
  • Blog not found (404): the blog_identifier is misspelled — use the exact hostname like myblog.tumblr.com.
  • 429 Too Many Requests: you hit Tumblr's daily post limit — slow down.
  • Flagged as spam: identical repeated posts can trip filters — vary your content.

Notes & limits

  • Tumblr caps you at 250 posts per day.
  • One service posts to one blog — add another service for each additional blog.
  • Tumblr's API uses OAuth 1.0a, so your consumer key/secret matter when you generate the token.
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