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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> “You’ll never be bored again” is one of the more fitting slogans attached to Tumblr. (credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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Once-great social media and blogging platform Tumblr has gone through a number of big changes in recent years, and another one is right around the corner. Parent company Automattic says it is migrating all Tumblr blogs\u2014more than half a billion in number\u2014to the WordPress back end.<\/p>\n

In a blog post<\/a> announcing the initiative this week, Automattic is careful to note that it doesn’t want anything about the front-end user experience of Tumblr to change. We love Tumblr\u2019s streamlined posting experience and its current product direction. We\u2019re not changing that,” a rep wrote.<\/p>\n

In terms of user experience, the two blogging platforms have very different emphases. WordPress is meant to be powerful, customizable, and extensible to serve a variety of needs, while Tumblr is meant to streamline the experience to be something like a middle ground between operating a WordPress blog and using something like X or Threads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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