Creating a group tumbleog on Tumblr
I noticed the documentation for creating themes on Tumblr included template variables referring to group posts, but I couldn’t find any information on creating these group tumbleogs. In particular I wanted to be able to use the PostAuthorName so a post could be attributed to a specific person. I emailed Tumblr support and received the response below:
Your default tumblelog is just for you, but additional tumblelogs can have multiple authors. You can create a new tumblelog using the tabbed drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Dashboard.
Once you create a new tumblelog, you can add Members to it by clicking the Members link on the new tumblelog’s Dashboard page. You just type in someone’s email address and click the “Invite to this group” button.
The other person will get an email with a link that lets them join your new tumblelog. (Each invite link can only be used once by one user.) If they already have Tumblr, your tumblelog will just appear in their tabbed menu. If they don’t already have Tumblr, they will need to sign up for a free account before they can join the tumblelog.
All Members can post to a tumblelog. And, Members can edit or remove their own posts.
When you create the new tumblelog, you will be the only Admin. This means only you can invite new users, remove existing users, and delete posts by any Member.
You can use the Members area to promote a Member to Admin so they have the same abilities as you do. But, be aware that once you make someone an Admin, you will never be able to take away their Admin rights and you will never be able to remove them from the tumblelog.
