For those who haven’t seen.
The Return of Missing e
It’s back!
After an arduous effort to modify the Missing e extension it is finally ready.
In order to operate amid the obligations set forth by Tumblr’s various agreements and terms, Missing e will no longer interact with the Tumblr API in any way, favouring alternate techniques in order to continue to provide you with almost all of the great features you have come to love.
Please note that it is possible that I may need to continue negotiating with Tumblr if they do not agree with my interpretation of their policies and agreements. If anything should change, I will keep you posted on the Missing e Tumblr blog.
Almost all features unaffected!
The only noticeable difference in how the features work is in Timestamps. Unfortunately, timestamps will no longer be added to posts on the Tumblr dashboard. However, timestamps will continue to be displayed on unanswered ask messages and privately answered asks.
All other features will continue to work as normal, with a couple of exceptions noted below. Please note that features that have been adapted to function without the Tumblr API are not as well-tested. There may be some rough patches, but I will strive to provide timely updates to fix any problems that come up.
Other features fixed!
- The wrap tags feature has been fixed to work with Tumblr’s new tag implementation.
- The Better Reblogs feature will now allow you to control whether or not your tags get reblogged.
Find these and more in the Missing e settings page. Find out how to get there!
Follow Checker and Unfollower no longer available!
The Follow Checker and Unfollower features, though much-loved by many users, will no longer be a part of Missing e. These features were the most significant perpetrators of a technique called “page scraping”, an arguably bad web practice that can strain a website’s server infrastructure.
Neither of these features is likely to return in any form. Please understand that, though useful, these features represent only a small fraction of all the great options available as part of Missing e.
Important Notes
Some of Missing e’s features tweak the way the Tumblr interface is presented to you. However, none of them hide, block or otherwise remove any promotional or informational content intended to be viewed by users.
By downloading, installing, using or continuing to use Missing e, you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the Missing e End User License Agreement. I cannot be held responsible for any action taken by any other party with respect to your use of Missing e.
Update or Install Missing e
If you currently have Missing e installed and want the new version immediately, DO NOT uninstall and reinstall Missing e, instead read the instructions on how to update:
Firefox users: There seems to be some trouble getting the Add-On site re-enabled. In the meantime, try this direct link: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/128930/missing_e-2.0.0-fx.xpi
New users or users who previously uninstalled Missing e can go to missinge.infraware.ca to install it. Simply click on the logo for the browser you use.
Thanks to thefrogman for the celebratory image!
If you enjoy this extension, please consider donating to support future development.
(via missing-e)
‘Missing e’
I’m *almost* done moving all my Tumblr userscripts into a single Google Chrome extension, with some new features.
Are you excited?
Woo!
I’ll also be working on extensions for Firefox and Safari. Chrome is just easier.
To support future development, make a donation!
DO NOT REBLOG THIS! If you want, please reblog the original post (which has been updated with the new features) or my post relating to all my tumblr userscripts.
I’ve made a couple of useful updates for this NSFW-protecting tool:
- Photoset thumbnails are now revealed and hidden all at once when you hover your mouse over any of them
- Enlarged photoset slideshows (when you click on photoset thumbnails) are hidden unless you hover your mouse over it
Oops, looks like there was a bug in creating the tumblr name tags when replying to multiple posts. Version 0.5.1 is fixed now. Sorry!
I’ve updated the Tumblr Reply Replies userscript to add tags to the reply post for everybody you are replying to.
Also, you can change this setting (and the setting for whether or not to add the tumblr avatar to the new post) by right-clicking on a notification icon (or, if you have Firefox and Greasemonkey, using the menu item: Tools > Greasemonkey > User Script Commands… > Tumblr Reply Replies - Settings)
PLEASE DON’T REBLOG THIS! Instead, reblog the updated Tumblr Reply Replies post or the post for all my tumblr scripts if you want.
I’ve updated the Tumblr Reply Replies userscript to add tags to the reply post for everybody you are replying to.
Also, you can change this setting (and the setting for whether or not to add the tumblr avatar to the new post) by right-clicking on a notification icon (or, if you have Firefox and Greasemonkey, using the menu item: Tools > Greasemonkey > User Script Commands… > Tumblr Reply Replies - Settings)
PLEASE DON’T REBLOG THIS! Instead, reblog the updated Tumblr Reply Replies post or the post for all my tumblr scripts if you want.
Q:Hey good sir,
At some point would it be possible to label our tumblr bookmarks from your great script? Sometimes I tag posts for reasons other than to remember my spot, and it would be helpful to know which bookmark is for what.
If not, no big deal.
It’s in my notes to do. It shouldn’t be extremely hard, but it’s there.
After the wedding. So, not long.
Mac: Greasemonkey v0.9.x breaks install for user scripts?
For those of you who have had problems installing my userscripts with Firefox on Mac lately, this might be a Greasemonkey 0.9.x problem.
So I’m a pigheaded Anglophone, apparently
I just fixed the Tumblr Follow Checkr and Tumblr Unfollowr scripts so that they’ll work for tumblrs who have their language set to something other than English.
Sometimes googling your name for an hour means you find a tumblr post that asks “WHY DOES JEREMY CUTLER HATE GERMAN?”
Though, I’d have preferred a note in my askbox….
Tumblr Post Crushes - Now add usernames as tags in new posts
Those of you with Firefox will get informed of this update soon enough (or already have).
For everyone else, I’ve updated the Tumblr Post Crushes userscript to have a new option in settings to add your crushes’ usernames as tags in the new post. It defaults to not doing that unless you set it otherwise.
Tumblr SafeDash updated for performance!
I fixed a problem with my Tumblr SafeDash script that would result in load time taking longer and longer the more you scrolled through an endless dashboard.
Now, it should work O(n), where n is the number of posts loaded per scroll, as opposed to earlier version’s O(mn), where m is the number of times new posts have been loaded. Kudos if you understand my Big-O notation.
For those who don’t know, Tumblr SafeDash:
- Hides images in your tumblr dashboard in case they are NSFW
- Shows the images only when you point your mouse over the placeholder
Find out more about the script in the original post.
To support future development, make a donation!
Don’t forget to check out my other Tumblr userscripts
Tumblr Post Crushes (a fix, but you don’t need to upgrade)
Do you see the hotness that should have been jezebelthegreat’s avatar? Yeah, I just fixed that so it shouldn’t happen anymore. You don’t need to upgrade, this fix went in on the server side.
If you are not a nerd, you don’t need to ready any further. Just know that I am great.
For the nerds out there, it turns out that PHP’s GD library doesn’t know what the fuck to do when it gets a PNG32 with grayscale + alpha data. So, I detect it by reading the 25th byte in binary for the value 4 (indicating that it is grayscale+alpha), then using cURL to POST to a third-party server to convert those PNGs into JPEG. Because this shitty server blocked out exec().
OOPS! I already found a bug in Tumblr Post Crushes. You should update to version 0.1.3 if you already downloaded it.
That’ll be 13 of you, I think.
PLEASE DON’T REBLOG THIS, REBLOG THE ORIGINAL POST!
Tumblr Post Crushes has been replaced by the ‘Missing e’ browser extension for tumblr, available for Chrome, Firefox and Safari!
Tumblr Post Crushes Userscript
To support future development, make a donation!
Automatically create posts showing your tumblr crushes, straight from your following page!
Works in Firefox with Greasemonkey, Google Chrome and Opera.
What It Does
- A “Post your Crushes to Tumblr” button appears on your following page (ie. tumblr.com/following), along with a custom settings link.
- Click on the button to automatically start a new photo post with a pre-generated image of your current crushes, and a list of links to their tumblr pages.
Customizable Settings
- Display large or small avatars (the small version is the same size as you see on your following page)
- Show or hide crush percentages
- Add a prefix for the list of crushes in the post (such as “Tumblr Crushes:”)
- Include crush usernames as tags in the new post
Limitations
The server that generates the crush images has limited bandwidth. If WAY too many people use it in during a single month, the auto-generated image may not work until the 1st of the following month.
Don’t forget to check out my other Tumblr userscripts!
Feel free to reblog!
Q:how do you install that tumblr thing?
So, I have no intention of answering anon questions about my tumblr scripts.
Why? Because of questions like this one.
What script are you talking about? What browser? Do you even follow me to see the answer?
If I answered it, I’d be fielding them all the time. If, instead, you were to ask as yourself, I could just drop the answer in you askbox. I do a fair bit of tech support that way. That way, nobody has to know you asked the question!
Nobody needs to know that you aren’t bright enough to realize:
- The script webpages all include a link to the installation instructions
- Most of my tumblr script posts include a link to the installation instructions
- My tumblr page header includes a LINK TO THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Sorry, anon. I’m in a bad mood.
Honestly, if you DO have any trouble, please feel free to post questions in my askbox. I’ll do my best to help out. JUST DON’T DO IT AS ANON.
- loftylovin
- skinnerwrx
- shiraselko
- tangerinechristine
- apricotica
- heathernicolezilla
- mmmooonbeams
- jerzee55
- sillynoose
Neat. I just wrote a script to automatically generate this post (minus this little message, of course). It’s not ready for the light of day yet, but I was wondering if you guys think this is worthwhile?
This is what the followers page could look like:

See the link at the bottom?






