: Tumblr Custom URL Not Working I have bought a domain that I want to use as a unique Tumblr website but I can't get the url to pick up on Tumblr settings. The domain is a .com registered

@Smith883

I did this recently, and it usually takes some time for the A record to update before tumblr's test button will recognize that it is set up.

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@Heady270

It sounds like you haven't completed the "Post-login steps" from www.tumblr.com/docs/en/custom_domains


Click Settings (the gear icon) at the top of your Dashboard.
Click the blog you’d like to update on the right side of the page.
Click the pencil to the right of the username section and enable "Use a custom domain."
Enter your domain (e.g. mywebsite.com) or subdomain (e.g. blog.mywebsite.com).
Click “Test your domain.”
Correct problems if the test finds any, and click “Test your domain” until the test is successful.
Hit “Save.”



Until you complete these steps, the Tumblr server won't know which tumblr account with which to associate this domain name.

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