You can no longer use Tumblr’s tipping feature 

Tumblr formally shut down “Tips,” an opt-in characteristic the place creators might obtain one-time funds from their followers. 

As of as we speak, the tipping icon has robotically disappeared from all posts and blogs with the characteristic enabled. Creators that use the characteristic ought to word that June 15 is the final day they will withdraw cash they obtained from tipping. 

The rationale for shutting down the characteristic is straightforward: it failed to realize traction. According to a post written by the corporate final month, “Tipping hasn’t seen the utilization we’d hoped for.” Moreover, it has been Tumblr’s plan since last year’s reorg to place an finish to issues that aren’t performing effectively.

“Whereas this may have an effect on a really small variety of you, we all know that these of you who do Tip accomplish that with nice admiration in your Tumblr friends, and we’re sorry to be taking this away from you,” the corporate added.

In 2022, Tumblr introduced Suggestions as a complementary characteristic to Post+, its subscription providing that allowed creators to place content material behind a paywall. Nevertheless, Put up+ was discontinued final yr attributable to user backlash. Evidently customers have been uninterested in their favourite platform making an attempt to earn money from them, so it’s not stunning that the platform’s try to make use of Suggestions didn’t work out.

By way of different monetization options, Tumblr nonetheless has its Supporter badge, which prices $2.99/month or $29.99/yr and could be displayed on their weblog like every other badge. The corporate explained on its website that the supporter badge will seem “shiner and shiner” as time goes on and the consumer continues to help the platform.