Tumblr Search: How to Find Your Stuff Double Quick

Tumblr search refers to searching on the microblogging site Tumblr, using a specific keyword or search term. 

Do you know there are some techniques that will narrow down your searching on Tumblr to pinpoint results tailored for you?

Let’s find out in this Innocams blog post how to become a power searcher on Tumblr.

What is Tumblr?

Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform. Sounds confusing? Here’s the deal, this platform allows you to post audio, video and text content but in a short form.

It is something like X but with a focus on short-form content. 

As a social networking platform, Tumblr allows you to post microblogs, share others’ blogs, communicate with others and so on. 

What is Tumblr Search?

Tumblr search means searching for something that interests you on Tumblr. But instead of a basic search you can do special searches on this platform that will produce results you actually want. 

Here are the types of searches you can do on Tumblr:

The Basic Search

Like all other social networking platforms, Tumblr has a basic search function, accessible through a magnifying glass icon at the upper right corner of its homepage. 

This search option will give you a generalised result against your search terms. These results may not show exactly what you are looking for. This is the limitation of this search. This search is suitable for people who are looking for a general idea of something. 

Here you can search for blogs, users or posts on topics that interest you. 

The Tag Search

The second approach to Tumblr search is searching for specific tags. Tumblr relies heavily on tags. You can search for a specific tag and find what you want. 

For example, if you put in #lionpicture you will get all photographs and texts on the lion. This is a method to pinpoint your search results to exactly what you want. 

The Blog Search

You can also search for specific blogs on Tumblr. Tumblr is rich in microblogs and you can go to the platform’s blog section and search for blogs of your interest. 

The site provides links to the most popular blogs in the Trending Blogs window at the upper right of Tumblr’s homepage. 

Search Engine Exploration

You can also utilise search engines’ excellent crawlability to find Tumblr content. Just go to your favourite search engine and type in the keyword relevant to your interest and you will get your stuff almost instantly. 

Utilising Google Dorks

Google dorks are search codes that bring out results for specific searches. This is an advanced search option and it should be handled carefully. This option is often misused by hackers. 

If intelligently used, a Google dork will provide you with pinpointed results for Tumblr search.

For example, site: tumblr.com is a Google dork. If you add your search query to it, this dorking will produce exact matches for your search. 

The process is simple. Suppose you want to learn about backlinks. Just type backlinks site:tumblr.com in Google’s search bar and presto! all Tumblr content on this topic is in front of your eyes. 

Once again, you must exercise caution using this technique. Google is very strict about how people use its dorking techniques. 

Exploring Tumblr Homepage Search

Tumblr search generally means searching for stuff on the platform’s homepage. Don’t underestimate this option. If you carefully choose your search terms, the homepage of this site will give you exactly what you want. 

Let’s see how to utilise Tumblr’s homepage to find out content that we want. 

The Explore option

There is an ‘Explore’ button at the upper left corner of Tumblr homepage. This is the open sesame to Tumblr’s all content. But you need to do a little navigating to get what you want. 

This button will offer you three major search options. They are:

• Trending: The trending searches on Tumblr.
• Staff Picks: Content selected by Tumblr editorial team.
• Answer Time: Here you will get live discussion on various topics. 

Tumblr search through this ‘Explore’ category will give you a ‘More’ option. Clicking this you will get a dropdown menu that will show you content on the following:

• All text content on Tumblr.
• All photos on the platform.
• GIFs on Tumblr.
• Quotes.
• Chats.
• Audio.
• Videos.
• Asks (answers to questions users ask of others on this social media platform).

The Tumblr Community Search

Tumblr recently introduced a feature that allows users to create private or public communities based on their interests. 

You can create your own community and interact with like-minded people in your community. There is a community search option that will produce communities related to your search term.

Tumblr is now giving a sharp focus on this community section and you can take advantage of it and find and interact with people who share your interests. 

Conclusion

Tumblr search will give you access to all content on Tumblr, a social networking platform. 

But you can take advantage of different searching techniques to pinpoint your search and get the exact results you want. 

For that, you can use the platform’s own search options or you can utilise more advanced search techniques like Google dorking albeit, carefully.  

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