Love the new search but wish it looked more like your dashboard? Well, we put a toggle on the results page that does exactly that. Go ahead, try it out. Neat, yes?
“Yes,” you whisper.
Great! Glad you like it.
Tumblr’s new “little blue links”
Remember when David Karp said “no little blue links on Tumblr” to help you find the “right asbestos attorney”?
Surprise.

TechCrunch Article | May 13, 2013
Yep, that’s an actual results page (also known as a SERP) from a search on “right asbestos attorney” using Tumblr’s new Web search feature.
Tumblr’s New Search Still Drawing Fire on Twitter
This is just a very small sample in a short time frame—there have been plenty more.
Check this post for one way that will help you fix the biggest complaint about the new search results format.
Survey says over 90% want this Tumblr Search tweak added.
Online survey of 200 respondents conducted 12 NOV 13–21 NOV 13
The Scary Side of Tumblr Search
There’s an easy way and there’s a hard way to switch back and forth between Tumblr’s search results formats.
Using Your Old Tracked Tags in Tumblr’s New Search is Easy
Most folks know by now that typing a term in the tag format like #tumblr into the search box brings you to the new Search Results page.
Some folks like this new approach, others don’t.
You can manually modify the URL to get back to how it used to display tag results using this syntax: tumblr.com/tagged/tagname.
There’s an easier way. Lots of folks don’t realize that their beloved Tracked Tags will work and display exactly how they used to—no manual intervention required.
Awesome! How do I do it?
Click on any of your Tracked Tags and the results will appear in a new tab in the old school format rather than on the new Search Results page.
Your Tracked Tags display when you click in the search box or if you press the tab key when on the Dashboard. Just click on the one you want to trigger its search.
Here’s how to add new tracked tags when you’re on a Tracked Tags results page.
You can add new Tracked Tags form the new Search Results page too (check the bottom of this page).
How do you add a new Tracked Tag on old school Search Pages?
1. Enter the new tag you want to track in the address bar in this format and search for it:
In this case we’ll add tumby: www.tumblr.com/tagged/tumby
2. Notice that the #tumby appears in the top-right.
Track this tag displays underneath the new tag you added. Click that and you’re done.
You just added the new tag to your tracked tag list that appears when you click on the search box. You’ll need to refresh the page at least once to see it.







