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One of the things that I absolutely loved about tumblr were the sideblogs. It meant that I could post whatever I wanted, and people could opt in to my stuff, based on content type. Before tumblr deleted my account, I think I had ... 19 sideblogs? About 5 of them were for various events that I modded, one was a translation blog, 2 were for my original comics, and then there were the refblogs, the personal blog, the fan blog, the let's read blog that I had planned on returning to... you get the idea.
So, how do you make sideblogs on DW?
Answer 1: Communities
You can create a Community by going to Create -> Community. The great thing about communities is that they're basically like another blog that you can post to, with some pretty advanced customization and modding abilities. Check out some of what you can do:
You can run events with communities with multiple mods and a specific page of guidelines. OR, you can create a community of just yourself, where you post pictures of dogs. You can tag your community to make it searchable, same as any blog.
And posting is easy, too! You just go to the regular posting page, and pick from the dropdown:
Voila! Now people can subscribe or join your community!
BUT: one downside of using communities as sideblogs, is that you are always posting as your main account. Sure, I can use a different icon if I'm posting to a specific community, but the username of the poster is still potofsoup.
Which is why:
Answer 2: Make another account
For example, for fandom events or kinkmemes, there is usually a separate mod account. I compartmentalize like whoa, so I have my fandom account (potofsoup), but also a personal account (summercomfort), which I will use to create comms for my original art.
To keep 2 accounts straight, I recommend using your secondary account with a separate browser. However, if you, like me, need to also be logged some the mod accounts, I recommend using Chrome's profile handling system. It makes toggling between things super easy!
Of course, there's also:
Answer 3: Keep everything on the same blog and tag carefully
For example, instead of having a refblog, you can just post things as "Private" and then use Memories or Tags to track them. Or, instead of having a separate sideblog for your funny bird pictures, just put them on your main blog and tag them properly. Content moves slower on DW, so I personally don't mind a bit of blog merge.
Does DW have a way of blacklisting tags?
Answer: yes, and no.
If you're a free user, the answer is no. (See the Dash Curation post about other ways to filter your Dash) BUT, if you're a paid user, the answer is a resounding YES.
I'm going to put it behind a cut tag because it's paid-only, but IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
Basically, it lets you choose a person, and then either whitelist or blacklist a selection of that person's tags.
JUST LOOK AT IT:
This is something I've always wanted on tumblr -- the ability to whitelist. Like, what if I just want to see the "life fart" tag of a mutual and not their 20000 reblogs from a different fandom? Or just an artist's "my art" tag? With this, I can do it. I can create a reading list that is just "Friends' life stuff", or just "fanart". !!!!!
Anyway, it's a paid feature, so I know not everyone has access to it. It *has* made me more eager to tag things properly, though. it's why I've been tagging my reblogs
One of the things that I absolutely loved about tumblr were the sideblogs. It meant that I could post whatever I wanted, and people could opt in to my stuff, based on content type. Before tumblr deleted my account, I think I had ... 19 sideblogs? About 5 of them were for various events that I modded, one was a translation blog, 2 were for my original comics, and then there were the refblogs, the personal blog, the fan blog, the let's read blog that I had planned on returning to... you get the idea.
So, how do you make sideblogs on DW?
Answer 1: Communities
You can create a Community by going to Create -> Community. The great thing about communities is that they're basically like another blog that you can post to, with some pretty advanced customization and modding abilities. Check out some of what you can do:
You can run events with communities with multiple mods and a specific page of guidelines. OR, you can create a community of just yourself, where you post pictures of dogs. You can tag your community to make it searchable, same as any blog.
And posting is easy, too! You just go to the regular posting page, and pick from the dropdown:
Voila! Now people can subscribe or join your community!
BUT: one downside of using communities as sideblogs, is that you are always posting as your main account. Sure, I can use a different icon if I'm posting to a specific community, but the username of the poster is still potofsoup.
Which is why:
Answer 2: Make another account
For example, for fandom events or kinkmemes, there is usually a separate mod account. I compartmentalize like whoa, so I have my fandom account (potofsoup), but also a personal account (summercomfort), which I will use to create comms for my original art.
To keep 2 accounts straight, I recommend using your secondary account with a separate browser. However, if you, like me, need to also be logged some the mod accounts, I recommend using Chrome's profile handling system. It makes toggling between things super easy!
Of course, there's also:
Answer 3: Keep everything on the same blog and tag carefully
For example, instead of having a refblog, you can just post things as "Private" and then use Memories or Tags to track them. Or, instead of having a separate sideblog for your funny bird pictures, just put them on your main blog and tag them properly. Content moves slower on DW, so I personally don't mind a bit of blog merge.
Does DW have a way of blacklisting tags?
Answer: yes, and no.
If you're a free user, the answer is no. (See the Dash Curation post about other ways to filter your Dash) BUT, if you're a paid user, the answer is a resounding YES.
I'm going to put it behind a cut tag because it's paid-only, but IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
Basically, it lets you choose a person, and then either whitelist or blacklist a selection of that person's tags.
JUST LOOK AT IT:
This is something I've always wanted on tumblr -- the ability to whitelist. Like, what if I just want to see the "life fart" tag of a mutual and not their 20000 reblogs from a different fandom? Or just an artist's "my art" tag? With this, I can do it. I can create a reading list that is just "Friends' life stuff", or just "fanart". !!!!!
Anyway, it's a paid feature, so I know not everyone has access to it. It *has* made me more eager to tag things properly, though. it's why I've been tagging my reblogs
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Date: 2018-12-22 01:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-12-22 04:09 pm (UTC)yup! I talked about that here: https://potofsoup.dreamwidth.org/5302.html
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Date: 2018-12-22 03:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-12-22 04:10 pm (UTC)^^;; I think we're waiting for all the mods to have time to look through the comm and get some more stuff on there first.
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Date: 2018-12-22 04:29 pm (UTC)Great Series
Date: 2018-12-22 11:44 pm (UTC)FYI, every December Dreamwidth has a sale on paid time! Ten percent off in the shop!
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Date: 2019-01-26 01:26 pm (UTC)