Deleting a Tumblr Blog – Need Some Guidance!

Hey folks,

I’m looking to delete a blog from Tumblr but can’t quite figure out how to do it. What’s the step-by-step process to make it disappear for good? Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a bunch!

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Did you start a sideblog under your current Tumblr account, or did you create a completely new account with a different email and password?

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I assume you created a so-called sideblog? Aka you have two blogs now, both with different names and both attached to your account?

Deleting such a blog is quite straightforward:

  • on mobile choose the blog you want to delete from the drop-down list at the top left corner of your profile (in the same place you previously clicked “new blog”!)

  • tap the gear icon (“account settings”)

  • scroll down, there should be options such as “change your username”, “queue”, “gifts”, “visibility” and, finally, “delete this tumblr”

  • tap it and then enter your password - that is, your MAIN password, the same one you use to log in to tumblr, the one you chose when you made a main account.

That should do it - you’ll delete your sideblog only, and NOT the main blog (because I assume you want to keep it