XKit

XKit Patches

• Fixed a random image which started appearing on the back of buttons added by XKit on retina screens due to a recent Tumblr change.
• Small bug fixes.

You can update XKit manually by performing an update all from XKit Control Panel > Other > Update All or you can wait for XKit to update itself.

XKit Patches

• Fix for Find Blogs and Profiler not working correctly on blogs and making the buttons disappear due to a recent Tumblr change.
• Another fix to Safari for the “Update XKit Now” popup.

I’ve received over 20 fan mail in an hour with the title “Check This Out” followed by a TinyURL link. When clicked on the link, you get a “Tumblr” login page saying your session has expired.

Do not enter your login information, since it is a phishing attempt to gain access to your account.

Safari Update Message

• If you are repeatedly receiving a message telling you to update XKit, please perform an “Update All” from XKit Control Panel > Other > Update All. If that does not fix the problem, please send me an ask. Thank you!

Your asks and XKit Updates

• I realize that my “weekend off” has turned into an “on a break for half a month”, I apologize deeply for the lack of updates, and delays in answering your asks. I will be back with new features and bug fixes as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your patience.

Seems like Tumblr is having some problems with their servers: pages might take too long long or you might get a timeout error.

This, of course, affects XKit: some features of XKit, such as TagViewer or One-Click Postage might not work for a while. There is absolutely nothing I can do about this except let you know about it, sorry about that.

One-Click Reply

• Fixed “block” link appearing on replies when you have NotificationBlock on.
• Fixed In-Dashboard Reply function not working on some computers.

XKit Control Panel

• Fixed XKit telling Safari users to upgrade to 7.4.3 even though 7.4.3 is only available for Firefox. (So sorry about that.)

The XKit Guy

• I think I’ve answered all the asks I’ve received while I was on the break. But if you haven’t received a reply (and the reason you did not receive a reply was that it was, well, rude and/or full of curses), please send me a reply if the problem continues and I will reply as soon as possible. Thank you!

Since today’s update was the first in the last 6 days (and that I usually update XKit every single day), I feel bad and would like to clarify a few things, especially related to the Safari support and the asks you’ve sent.

1. Safari Support

As of today, XKit download page for Safari says it’s “unsupported” and provided “as-is”. There was always a warning message on the Safari download page, the new message is just a stronger worded version of that.

And yes, XKit on Safari is buggy, for reasons stated here, but that does not mean that I will not continue updating XKit for Safari. It just means that Chrome and Firefox will have a higher priority from now on (so, for example, when I release XKit 7.5, Safari users will get it a few days later.) 

I still recommend switching to Chrome, but don’t worry, XKit for Safari isn’t “dead” and you can still use it.

2. Your Asks

I’ve spent quite a time today (~2.5-3 hours) replying to asks I’ve received since my break, but still could not reply to all (there are still around ~300 posts in my inbox.) Once again, I apologize if you haven’t received a reply, I will be replying to you as soon as possible.

3. Updates

I also apologize for the lack of updates lately, I’ve been very busy with work and school. I’ve tried to fix as many problems as I could today, but there are still a few known bugs (and a lot of features requested), mainly with XCloud and Post Archiver, which I will try to fix as soon as possible. I apologize for this and thank you for your patience.

XKit 7.4.3 for Firefox

• Fixed a bug in Firefox 27 and up that would cause XCloud to hang while restoring settings (due to changes made by Mozilla). To learn how to upgrade your XKit, please click here.

NotificationBlock

• Deleted the post or can’t find it? Now you can block notifications from a post from the notification itself: just hover over it and click on “block” button.

Drafts+

• Added “Shrink Posts” option.

Enhanced Queue (formerly Queue+)

• Rewritten Shuffle Queue function to make it work more reliably when you a lot of posts in your queue.

Search Likes and Blacklist

• Small bug fixes.

Once again I apologize for the lack of updates and if you’ve sent me an ask and didn’t get a reply yet. I’ve received a lot of asks while I was on my break (and I am still on a semi-break actually) but I’ve been trying to reply to your asks. It might take a few days to get a reply. Thank you for your understanding.

XKit Patches and Quick Tags

• Fixed not being able to use Tag Bundles on sideblogs on posts that were created/posted by another user.

Convert Links

• Fixed it not working due to Tumblr changes.

Blog Tracker

• Increased limit track to 15 blogs.
• Small bug fixes.

XKit Preferences

• Now you can reach the Tumblr Help pages by holding down the ALT key while clicking on the XKit icon.

Drafts+ and Classic Header

• Small bug fixes.

I’ve been reading the bug reports I’ve received in the last 5 days, and I’ve realized that most of the bug reports come from people using Firefox or Safari. What makes this even worse is, according to the last survey, 77% of XKit users use Chrome.

As part of my policy on transparency, I’m writing this in order to let you know why that is happening and what might happen in the future.

(Read Mored, I apologize deeply if you are on mobile.)

Keep reading

Tweaks

• Fixed “Hide Recommended Blogs” option that got broken by Tumblr just a few hours after I’ve posted the “Gone Restin’” post.

Post Archiver and XKit Patches

• Fixes related to storage.

I apologize for the lack of updates and answers to your asks. I was and will be gone for a few days since I’ve had a long week.

In the meanwhile, since there are already a lot of asks in my inbox, even though I love receiving them, I ask you to not send any suggestions since I believe bug reports should have a priority while I’m gone. Your asks will be answered as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

One-Click Postage (and possibly, more features of XKit) when using Firefox 30 (“Nightly”) is not working right now. It’s not XKit’s fault.

For example, If you’ve noticed, when clicking on the reblog button or trying to create a new post, Tumblr opens the now-ancient reblog page, and not the regular “light popup” version thats been in use for over a year and half now.

Upon closer inspection, I’ve discovered that Tumblr servers return a “Not Found” page when trying to use their /svc/ API (that XKit and Tumblr itself uses). This, combined with the re-appearance of the old page suggests that Tumblr servers does not recognize Firefox 30 so it treats it as a “very old browser”, denying access to the /svc/ API requests.

Unfortunately, there is absolutely nothing I can do about this. I suggest using Chrome or downgrading to a non-nightly version of Firefox, at least until they fix this.

PS: Please do not use a user-agent switcher. They cause more problems than they fix because of various technical reasons.

Bookmarker, TagViewer, ReplyViewer and XKit Main

• Updated to work with SSL Security setting.

Classic Notifications

• Fixed a bug where it would cause this extension to show 40+ notifications on your dashboard.

The XKit Guy

• Really tired now, apologizes for not replying to your asks. It will take a while to get a reply from me this week due to work and school related stuff. They will be answered as soon as possible.

To get all the updates at once, click on XKit Control Panel > Other > Update All.

I’m terribly sorry about releasing two versions in one day: I’ve released 7.4.1 in less than an hour after I became aware of the SSL problem, and apparently I forgot to update some parts of the code.

If you are running 7.4.1 and have SSL Security on, XKit will not work on the blog frames (the little buttons that appear on the top-right corner when you visit a blog), so extensions such as View on Dash will not work. XKit 7.4.2 fixes this bug.

And once again, in case you’ve missed, if you have the new “SSL Security” setting on on your account, and using 7.4.0 or below, you have to update your XKit or it won’t work at all on your account until you do. (The reason for this is explained here.)

If you don’t use SSL Security and don’t plan to turn it on, you don’t need to update your XKit yet.

You can learn how to update XKit here.

This version adds support for the new SSL setting that Tumblr added and broke XKit earlier. It is available for Firefox, Chrome and Safari. I’m working on the Opera port.

On Chrome, you can wait for Chrome to update XKit or follow the instructions here.

On Firefox and Safari, just go and re-download XKit, then restart your browser. Your settings will be preserved.

You should also perform a XKit Control Panel > Other > Update All for XKit Main extension to update unless you don’t want to wait for XKit to update that extension.

If you don’t plan on using SSL setting, you don’t need to update, but it is recommended.

If your XKit went missing after enabling the new “SSL Security” setting from Tumblr, it’s because XKit disables itself automatically on pages served using SSL protocol.

The reason for it is pretty simple: before today’s update, the only Tumblr pages served using SSL was the login and settings pages, and both of those pages contain your e-mail and password, so it was a no-brainer to disable XKit on those pages to protect your privacy.

I’m working on a workaround that will let XKit work on SSL, but still protect your privacy, and an update will be made available as soon as possible. In the meanwhile, if you want to use XKit, unfortunately, you have to turn off that setting. I apologize about this.

PS: SSL does not exactly provide any additional security unless you use a public network such as the Wi-Fi at your local Starbucks or your workplace’s internet connection to use Tumblr. It will not protect you from viruses, it prevents people from snooping on the data your computer sends and receives on public places.