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Tumblr encourages users to create and submit new themes to the Theme
Garden. Before you do that, however, make absolutely sure that you carefully follow
all the submission rules. If you don't, your account may be permanently banned,
which (obviously) you don't want to happen.
Your theme can have no external assets such as images or css files (they must be
hosted on Tumblr's site using their file uploader), all third-party widgets must be
options, and the theme must support all post types and standard tags. In addition,
the whole enchilada has to take up no more space than 64 KB — and above all, the
theme must “meet the aesthetic standards of Tumblr.”
3. If you're 100% positive you've met the Submission Requirements, enter a title for
your theme in the Title field.
Your title can be anything you like, such as “Superduper” or “Sue's Amazing Theme”
but if you can, try to name it something short, cool, and memorable like “Stars &
Night.”
4. Paste your HTML code into the Source Code text box.
5. In the Screenshot area, click the Choose File button to browse for and select a
screenshot graphic of your theme.
The graphic can be JPG or PNG at 72 ppi, and should be exactly 375 x 250 pixels.
6. Check the box that says that you certify you're the theme's author.
Read this document, too, to make sure you agree with the terms.
7. Click the Submit Theme for Approval button.
Now you sit back, relax, and wait for an e-mail from Tumblr to find out whether
they've accepted your theme into the Theme Garden.
Most themes submitted this way will either not be accepted or will be added to the Re-
cent Themes listing in the Theme Garden.
If you want your theme to be listed among the Premium Themes, however, keep in mind
that it might not happen; Tumblr's standards are very high. Even so, if you're confident
and want to see whether your theme meets their standards, you can e-mail Tumblr at
support@tumblr.com
to let them know you're “interested in participating in their beta
program as a Premium Theme designer.”
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