Can Tumblr Track Visitors Who Don’t Have an Account? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Ah, the age-old question: can Tumblr track all those sneaky visitors lurking around who don’t even have an account? Let’s unravel this digital mystery. Spoiler alert: it’s less “CSI: Tumblr,” and more “Guess Who?”
If you’re a die-hard Tumblr user (seriously, how many stickers of baby animals do you have on your blog?), you already know the drill. You can only see who engages with your posts if they like, reblog, or follow you. So, if someone is just chilling on your page, casually scrolling through your content without any engagement, you won’t have the slightest clue. It’s like a secretive ninja that’s browsing your Tumblr in complete silence.
Now, if you’re thinking, “Well, that’s boring!” you might consider popular web analytics tools like Google Analytics, but let’s be honest, most Tumblr users probably have more important things to do—like finding the perfect cat GIF. Unless someone goes out of their way to set up Google Analytics on their blog (and let’s face it, that’s next level), it’s pretty much like trying to see your friend’s side of a grocery list—it’s just not happening!
Can People Connect Your Sideblogs to Your Main Blog? Maybe, But Only If You’re Not Sneaky Enough!
Now, let’s dive into the juicy part: can people figure out if your sideblog is YOUR sideblog? Well, technically yes—and no. If you turn on the “Show author portraits” feature, every post you make on that sideblog will flaunt your main blog’s profile pic. Talk about a digital glow-up! But guess what? That means your sideblog has officially been unmasked as “yours.” To keep things on the DL, just toggle that feature off. You can easily outsmart the snoopers!
Okay, okay, perhaps you want a bit more privacy. If you’re looking to make your Tumblr feel more like a cozy, little hideaway, you can do a few things on the desktop version:
- Disable “Share posts you like” from your main account.
- Disable “Share the Tumblrs you’re following” so no one’s in your business.
- Enable “Hide [account name] from people without an account” to keep the curious away.
- Enable “Discourage searching of [account name]” because who needs that attention anyway?
For a detailed rundown of these features, check out Tumblr’s privacy options. Because knowledge is power, and in this case, power is having a stream of cute cat videos all to yourself!
Finally, if you’re hoping to keep mutual followers from getting too close to your sideblog, you’ve got the power to block them directly. Just hop into the settings of your sideblog on desktop mode, find the “blocked tumblrs” section, and voilà! Bye-bye, unwanted prying eyes!
So there you have it! Tumblr won’t personally track your visitors without a bit of intervention from you, and with a few tweaks, you can keep your sideblog as private as you want. But if you have burning questions or need more resources about whether Tumblr can track those sneaky visitors without accounts, don’t hesitate to live connect with us!
