February 2012
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Timestamps 1.1 is Out!
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:
Click on the X icon on your dashboard
Click on Manage Extensions, then Timestamps
Click on Re-install / Manually Update This Extension
Refresh pages.
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Patches and Tweaks 2.4 is out!
Part II of “Fixing what Tumblr broke.”
To update Patches and Tweaks:
Click on the X icon on your dashboard
Click on Manage Extensions, then Patches and Tweaks
Click on Re-install / Manually Update This Extension
Refresh pages.
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XBigot 2.5 is out.
Part I of “Fixing what Tumblr broke.”
To update XBigot:
Click on the X icon on your dashboard
Click on Manage Extensions, then XBigot 2
Click on Re-install / Manually Update This Extension
Refresh pages.
Follower Checker 2.2 is out!
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):
Click on the X icon on your Dashboard
Click on Manage Extensions, then Follower Checker
Click on...
Reminder: Check the Extension Gallery!
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:
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Quick Inbox 1.6
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
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One-Click Postage: 2.9 Update
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...
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Open In New Tab 1.2
There was a bug in Open In New Tabs 1.1 which prevented Follower Checker to not work properly on some configurations. It has been fixed now.
You should get the new version in a few hours, but if you want to update manually (recommended!) here’s how to do it:
Click on the X icon > Manage Extension
Select Open In New Tabs
Click on Re-install / Manually Update this Extension
Refresh...
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IMPORTANT: If your One-Click Reblog is not working
Just follow the following simple steps to make it work again:
Click on the X icon
Click on Manage Extensions
Click on One-Click Postage 2
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...
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Oops: One-Click Postage 2.8 REV C
There was a small bug in the One-Click Postage 2.8 REV B, which can cause the text “Send!” (and a picture) to appear on the end of the asks you answer.
I’m terribly sorry about that, and it has been fixed now. To update it:
Click on the X icon
Click Manage Extensions > One-Click Postage 2
Click on Re-install / Manually Update this Extension
Again, I’m really sorry...
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Extension Updates of Feb 14
I’ve made some changes to the following extensions:
Patches and Tweaks (Version 2.3 REV A) Now ‘delays’ start-up to decrease CPU usage.
Quick-Asks (Version 1.7 REV A) Tweaked, or re-wrote parts of it to decrease CPU usage.
You should get the new updates in a few hours automatically. If you don’t want to wait, you can back up your data using XCloud, and do a Clean...
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One-Click Reblog: Fixed!
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):
Click on the X icon on your...
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Show Likes 1.0 REV B
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:
Click on the X icon
Click on Manage Extensions, and select Show Likes
Click Re-install / Manually Update this Extension
Refresh the page.
Again, sorry...
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Profiler 1.0 REV C
It looks like Tumblr changed some stuff so Profiler weren’t working properly.
I’ve fixed it, and you should get the new version in a few hours.
If you don’t, or if you don’t want to wait:
Click on the X icon
Click on Manage Extensions, and select Profiler
Click Re-install / Manually Update this Extension
Refresh the page.
Sorry about that, and thanks for using XKit.
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Follower Checker Update
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:
Click on the X icon
Click on Manage Extensions
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Making XKit Faster: Part II
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:
Make a backup with XCloud
Reset XKit by going to http://www.tumblr.com/xkit_reset or the X icon > Advanced Settings menu
Restore using XCloud
More will come tomorrow. =3
A little warning: XBigot is still kinda slow, so you might...
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Making XKit Faster: Part I
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:
Phase 1: XKit 5.8 (soon!) I’ve been making adjustments in XKit extensions, the...
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January 2012
49 posts
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