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How Easy Is It To Follow Your Blog? How To Add A Subscribe Button To All Your WordPress Posts

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Sometimes, I struggle to find a subscribe or follow button on blogs. I came across one recently where there wasn’t one. I spent ages looking and even left a comment asking how to subscribe to receive more posts, but the host didn’t reply to my comment!

But I’m delighted that WordPress now makes adding a subscribe (to my blog) button to all your posts (past and future) even more effortless. And the best part is that once you switch on this setting, you won’t have to do it again.

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Is it easy for visitors to follow your blog?

Where and how to switch on the Subscribe Block button.

  • On the dashboard of your blog, go to Settings – Newsletter.
  • On the Newsletter settings page, look for ‘Add the Subscribe block at the end of each post,’ and slide the button to the ‘on’ position.
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Slide the button to the ‘on’ position.
  • Click the ‘Save Settings’ button.

That’s it! The ‘Subscribe’ block will appear on all of your posts (past and future), making it easy for anyone visiting your blog to follow you.

This is what the block looks like if you’re already subscribed to the blog or have just signed up.

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You’re following my blog. Thank you.

How easy is it for a new visitor to follow or subscribe to your blog?

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59 responses to “How Easy Is It To Follow Your Blog? How To Add A Subscribe Button To All Your WordPress Posts”

  1. Treechange Writer avatar
    Treechange Writer

    Done! Thanks so much. I don’t use the newsletter feature so I never thought to look at those settings.

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Same here. I wonder why that setting is under Newsletter, so they may move it.

      Reply
  2. V.M.Sang avatar
    V.M.Sang

    Wow! As easy as that? I’m going to do it immediately.

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Yes, as easy as that. Once that setting is switched on, there will be no more worrying about visitors being unable to find a subscribe button.

      Reply
  3. Brenda's Thoughts avatar
    Brenda’s Thoughts

    Well, that was very helpful. Thanks!!

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      You’re welcome, Brenda. I’m glad it helped.

      Reply
  4. junedesilva avatar
    junedesilva

    Thanks for this useful reminder, Hugh. I was under the impression that the subscribe button was already in place on my blog but it turns out it wasn’t. It is now!

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      The subscribe/follow button can be hard to find on many blogs, June. Turing on this setting sorts that problem out.

      Reply
  5. Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader) avatar
    Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)

    Great tip, Hugh. I manually add the subscribe block to all my posts but it seems I don’t have to!

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      No, not anymore, Michelle. Turning on this setting takes care of it for you.

      Reply
  6. Michael avatar
    Michael

    Wow Hugh! This was such a helpful post. There are so many things on WordPress in which I have no idea that they even exist. Thank you so much for letting us all know about this easy feature! I just added it to my blog.

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      That’s great to hear, Michael. You’re right about WordPress. It has so many excellent features, and I enjoy finding them.

      Reply
      1. Michael avatar
        Michael

        And I so appreciate you passing along what you find!

        Reply
  7. Erika avatar
    Erika

    What would we do without you, Hught? Thanks for this input. I just fixed it.

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Good to hear, Erika. You’re welcome.

      Reply
  8. Colleen Chesebro avatar
    Colleen Chesebro

    Thanks, Hugh! This was a great tip. Much appreciated.

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Always a pleasure, Colleen.

      Reply
  9. Brenda avatar
    Brenda

    Oh I like this idea. I hate that the button I created can only be added on the website, not through the Jetpack app. I’ll definitely be looking at this before I share my next post

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Glad it’s been helpful, Brenda.

      Reply
  10. Author Jan Sikes avatar
    Author Jan Sikes

    Thanks for sharing, Hugh!

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      No need to thank me, Jan. It’s always a pleasure.

      Reply
  11. Paul Ariss avatar
    Paul Ariss

    Hugh, you diamond geezer you! I’ve just done it and it looks so much easier to subscribe now. It doesn’t mean people will but it is far more likely than it was ten minutes ago!

    Now all I have to do is start posting!

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      I’m glad it helped, Paul. Unless you had a subscribe button in the widget bar on your blog or you saw the ‘follow’ link when scrolling up on a page of a blog, you’ll have missed it. This block makes it so much easier to now subscribe or follow.

      Reply
  12. avatar
    Anonymous

    That was easy! Thanks.

    It’s a section of Settings I’ve never opened before.

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      You’re welcome. Check out the other settings while there, especially the ones about pop-ups appearing on your blog. Lots of bloggers, including me, dislike pop-ups, so turn them off if you feel the same way about pop-ups.

      Reply
  13. Esther Chilton avatar
    Esther Chilton

    I didn’t realise this so thank you for pointing it out, Hugh. I just assumed it was there for everyone, but I have often struggled to subscribe to others’ blogs. It’s so easy to change too!

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Many WordPress blogs have a follow button that becomes visible, but only when you’re scrolling up the page of the blog, Esther. It’s easy to miss when scrolling. This new setting ensures it’s easy for visitors to subscribe or follow a blog. I see you’ve already implemented it on your blog.

      Reply
      1. Esther Chilton avatar
        Esther Chilton

        You’re right about the follow button – very easy to miss when scrolling. I always find your blogs so useful, Hugh. Thank you for taking the time to help us.

        Reply
  14. AM avatar
    AM

    I think I have that setting on, but I have to double check. No matter what I know that I have a subscribe button there.

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Good to hear, but is it visible and easy to find?

      Reply
      1. AM avatar
        AM

        I hadn’t really thought of that. I go through the menus a lot. In self-hosted WordPress it’s easier I think to find every setting. On WordPress.com – not so much 😝.

        Reply
        1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
          Hugh W. Roberts

          I’ve never had a self-hosted blog so I can’t comment on that.

          Reply
  15. masgautsen avatar
    masgautsen

    Thank you for the good advice. A very easy, but important thing to fix

    Reply
    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Certainly a fix if you don’t have a subscribe/follow button that’s easy to find.

      Reply

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