How to schedule Tumblr posts
Tumblr posts have an unusually long shelf life — reblogs keep resurfacing them for months — so a steady posting habit compounds there more than almost anywhere. Here's how to schedule Tumblr posts with iHatePosting and keep your blogs active without daily effort.
Scheduling lets you write Tumblr posts ahead of time and have them publish automatically to your blog at yourblog.tumblr.com, exactly as if you'd posted from the app. One connection covers every blog on your account.
How to schedule a Tumblr post
Connect Tumblr
Approve iHatePosting on tumblr.com through Tumblr's official login — no password is shared. Connecting brings in every blog you own, primary blog first, so side blogs are ready too.
Write your post
Draft up to 4,096 characters of text and attach up to 10 images. Tumblr gives long-form writing and photo sets equal footing, so both formats work.
Pick a time
Choose when it should publish, in your own timezone, and iHatePosting posts it to your blog automatically.
Confirm and cross-post
If the post suits your other networks — Mastodon, Bluesky, Instagram — add them from the same composer, then confirm.
What you can publish today
- Text posts up to 4,096 characters — essays, updates, link commentary.
- Photo posts with up to 10 images.
- Text and images together in one post.
One post, every blog-adjacent network
Tumblr sits somewhere between a blog and a social feed, which makes it a natural pair with Mastodon and Bluesky — independent networks where your writing isn't fighting an ad-driven algorithm. iHatePosting publishes to all of them from one composer, and you can tailor each version without starting over.
Frequently asked questions
Can you schedule posts on Tumblr?
Yes — two ways. Tumblr's own queue can space out posts on tumblr.com, and iHatePosting schedules Tumblr alongside your other networks: write once, pick a time in your timezone, and it publishes to your blog automatically.
Which of my Tumblr blogs can I post to?
All of them. Connecting brings in every blog you own — primary first — and you choose which one a post goes to when you compose it.
Can I schedule videos to Tumblr?
Yes — one native video per post (MP4 or MOV, up to 10 minutes and 500 MB, Tumblr's own limits), alongside text up to 4,096 characters and up to 10 images.
Is scheduling Tumblr posts free?
Yes, for your first 90 days — Tumblr is on every iHatePosting plan, and the 90-day free trial (no credit card) includes 4 connected accounts, 20 scheduled posts a month, and unlimited immediate posting. After the trial, paid plans start at $19/month with annual billing.
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