XKit

Release 1.1 brings a lot of performance fixes, and a bug that would cause the tab to freeze when accessing the inbox and some blog pages on Chrome.

To update Timestamps:

1. Click on the X icon on your dashboard
2. Click on Manage Extensions, then Timestamps
3. Click on Re-install / Manually Update This Extension
4. Refresh pages.

Part II of “Fixing what Tumblr broke.”

To update Patches and Tweaks:

1. Click on the X icon on your dashboard
2. Click on Manage Extensions, then Patches and Tweaks
3. Click on Re-install / Manually Update This Extension
4. Refresh pages.

Part I of “Fixing what Tumblr broke.”

To update XBigot:

1. Click on the X icon on your dashboard
2. Click on Manage Extensions, then XBigot 2
3. Click on Re-install / Manually Update This Extension
4. Refresh pages.

What’s New?

• Added the ability to click on the usernames to open the blogs.
• Much accurate and stable results.
• A lot of speed improvements.
• Various bug fixes.

You should be able to get the new version in a couple of hours, but if you don’t, or want to update it manually (recommended):

1. Click on the X icon on your Dashboard
2. Click on Manage Extensions, then Follower Checker
3. Click on Re-install / Manually Update this Extension
4. Refresh pages.

I keep seeing posts about XKit not having a particular feature while in reality, it actually does.

Not all features of XKit is installed or enabled by default. If I did that, it would change your dashboard too much, and that would, well, upset some users.

There is a reason why XKit have an Extension Gallery. If you have never checked it before, here is some of the features you are missing:

1. Post Crushes
2. Timestamps
3. Open Links in New Tabs
4. Themes
5. Shorten Posts

and much, much more! To open the Extension Gallery and get new features, just click on the X icon on top of your dashboard, then click on Extension Gallery!

Also, some extensions are customizable, which you can customize by clicking on the X icon, then selecting Customize Extensions.

There was a bug in some versions of Quick Inbox that prevented the popup menu that appears when you click on the “i” icon on users avatars to appear in the Quick Inbox window. It has been fixed now.

You should get the new version in a few hours, but if you don’t want to wait, or want to do this manually (recommended):

• Click on the X icon on your dashboard
• Click on Manage Extensions
• Select Quick Inbox
  
• Click on Re-install / Manually Update This Extension
• Refresh pages.

Thanks for using XKit.

There was a bug in some versions of One-Click Postage that prevented adding tags that included the letters “J” and “K” (tumblr’s keys for jumping through the posts.) This has been fixed in version 2.9, and the page shouldn’t “jump” while typing tags.

You should get the new version in a few hours, but if you don’t want to wait, here’s how to update it manually (recommended):

1. Click on the X icon on your dashboard
2. Click on Manage Extensions
3. Select One-Click Postage 2
4. Click on Re-install / Manually Update this extension
5. Refresh the pages.

Sorry for any inconvenience, and thanks for using XKit!

Just follow the following simple steps to make it work again:

1. Click on the X icon
2. Click on Manage Extensions
3. Click on One-Click Postage 2
4. Select Re-install / Manually Update this Extension

Also, please note that you should’ve gotten the update automatically. 

If your One-Click Reblog was not working, it means there is/was a problem with your Automatic Updates extension, please reset XKit by going to www.tumblr.com/xkit_reset.

Thank you.

Again, sorry about this. It looks like Tumblr made some sneaky changes that refuses reblog requests from XKit when it detects a variable on the form.

Anyway, it took a while but I think I’ve fixed it. You should get the updated version in a few hours. If you don’t, or don’t want to wait, here’s how to update it manually (recommended):

1. Click on the X icon on your dashboard
2. Click on Manage Extensions
3. Click on One-Click Postage 2
4. Click on Re-install / Manually Update this extension
5. Refresh the pages.

Again, sorry about this, and thanks for your patience!
Feel free to send me any messages if the problem continues.

Again, some changes Tumblr made rendered Show Likes (and Profiler) not work. I’ve fixed Profiler yesterday, and today, Show Likes got fixed too.

You should get the new version in a few hours.

If you don’t, or if you don’t want to wait:

1. Click on the X icon
2. Click on Manage Extensions, and select Show Likes
3. Click Re-install / Manually Update this Extension
4. Refresh the page.

Again, sorry about that, and thanks for using XKit.

I’ve made some adjustments to Follower Checker:

• A much faster loading time
• A message box that pops up when Follower Checker can’t fetch any pages (that’s a Tumblr related problem btw.) warning you that the results might be unreliable.

You should be able to get the new version in a few hours, but if you don’t want to wait:

1. Click on the X icon
2. Click on Manage Extensions
3. Select Follower Checker
4. Click Re-install / Manually Update This Extension

I am working on making it faster, and update the UI so you can click on the blog names.

Today I’ve updated 4 extensions so they can load up a lot faster. I think I’ve shaved off more than 6% of the CPU use.

To upgrade all your extensions:

1. Make a backup with XCloud
2. Reset XKit by going to http://www.tumblr.com/xkit_reset
   or the X icon > Advanced Settings menu
3. Restore using XCloud

More will come tomorrow. =3

A little warning: XBigot is still kinda slow, so you might want to disable it until I update it tomorrow.

I know that XKit can be slow sometimes. And it is slower on Chrome.

And one of the most requested features on the XKit Survey was a faster backend. (after small bug fixes, and new features.)

So I’ve been working on making XKit faster. And there are two ‘phases’ I plan on to make this real:

1. Phase 1: XKit 5.8 (soon!)
   I’ve been making adjustments in XKit extensions, the bootstrapper, and the whole back-end. I’ve done some tests, and these adjustments led to a nearly 25% decrease in CPU use. (even though it is making the X icon appear later and whatnot, because of the “postponing” of the extension loader.) I’ll be releasing it as soon as possible.
2. Phase 2: XKit 6.0 (in a few months)
   This requires all the extensions for XKit to be re-written from scratch. (and there are over 27 extensions to be re-written), so it won’t be ready for a few months, but when it’s out there, there will be a lot of performance-wise improvements.

Thanks for using XKit, and I hope those releases will make the experience a lot better for you.