Months ago we added the ability for readers to like your posts, and ever since thousands of people have been liking posts every day. But something was missing: there was no way for post authors to discover when someone liked something they’d written. Or even when someone new subscribed to the entire blog.
Today, these problems have been solved: We’ve added two new email notifications, one for likes and one for subscriptions.
Post authors will receive an email notification from WordPress.com, telling them which post was liked and who it was. And blog owners will receive an email when someone new subscribes to their blog. This gives instant feedback every time your post or blog gets some positive attention.
If email notifications are not for you, no problem. You can turn these notifications off by going to Dashboard→Settings→Discussion and deactivating the appropriate checkbox under “Email me whenever”.
And if you have a particularly active blog, we decided to leave some features off by default so you wouldn’t be annoyed. You can turn them on if you wish as described above. More details can be found in the support page for email notifications.
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I realy like it ….
This is a good idea, you’re really working hard, for that reason we like WP very much, thanks!!!
THIS IS NICE I LIKE IT
thank you to mdawaffe for your return comments on my post.
i love it…
thanks..
I like it. I’m thinking about incorporating this into my web design & technology blog.
http://webdesigntechnology.wordpress.com/
Just getting started!
I am more happy with WordPress EVERY day!
-M
It’s getting better day by day…
Thanx to the wordpress team…
i am new here and i am shall see iff it like hehe,,,
Thanks for now and all the best here,,,
I was wondering why I started getting these notification e-mails. Have received 4 so far. A great feature. Thanks!!
The little details are important. This is a welcome addition
I just tested this feature, and I do like it. Of course, I didn’t have much to choose from on the likes and the 1 subscription, but okay! Now we can stalk our readers, hahahaha, just kidding. Bad joke.
That is awesome! 🙂 Thank you.
So how do we get more people to actually look at the blogs?
Start by reading this: https://wordpress.com/support/getting-more-views-and-traffic/
I wondered why I was getting all of those subscription emails all of a sudden. I like it! Thanks!!
Awesome! I love it!
http://www.dominojames.wordpress.com
Terrific feature – we like! http://www.exploreengage.com
greats
huh? what is the whole I Like thingy, im clueless
great!
Wouldnt mind some feedback on my audio blog if anyone has the time to listen
thanks
StuE
HELLO WORD PRESS,
NAMASTEY TO EVERY ONE,
My respected viewer/reader,till I am not add my blog at your doer ie word press.com please take it easy because my essay THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH, THE ABSOLUTE ALMIGHTY, HUMANITIES,DUTY=RESPONSIBILITIES=WORK is going on to a wearing the whole world as my honest duty,if any is in position to understand my views then I will think that my views are going in right way.please your comment aspect ad with due regards.please your criticism will be honourably accepted.
thank you
ADISHAKTI KARUNAKAR
Cool. I’ve been working on my site for a few months now, and have been enjoying the results! Thanks for having a great system to work within. Shout-outs to Michael Hyatt for being the one to get me on WordPress!
one of the best ideas yet 😀
grazie i tuoi commenti sono molto utilissimi
Above and beyond…mucho appreciated!~ LM
OK! I´M BUILDING MY SITE STEP BY STEP….ONCE EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER
I´LL BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC…THANKS WORDPRESS
AND INTERNET MARINERS
me likey
Thank you so much! This is great!!!
This is really good. I put alot of work into my blogs as others do as well and I would like to know who likes my content.
Very cool
Wm Jackson
http://myquesttoteach.blogspot.com/
Check it out and let me know what you think….
wordpress became part of my life. It is good to share my thoughts to the people who reads what i wrote. Thanks you!!!
Thanks tp WP team
Thanks WordPress. Liking all you do.
Not that I don’t like this, but I pushed the “I Like” button by mistake and now I can’t undo that. If one pushes a button here by mistake, is there a way to undo it? Facebook has a toggle “like/unlike”. Is there such a thing here? Thanks for all of your help?
Currently there is no way to undo. So be careful what you like! It goes on your permanent record! Just kidding. We’ll think about adding the ability to unlike.
Great new function.Thanks, kind thanks for all your support. Your platform is helping me to get my work product out there.
yes i lke,…you can view my pic 🙂
I totally agree with anilsignity ! Thank you for this option!!!
like it
Nice topic !! Xoxo
Like This so much…
Great feature, thanks for this.
Nice .I like it.
nothing special
cool now i know, this has helped lots
by the way if people don’t like me 😦 will i get an email saying so
So far we have no plans to implement a dislike feature, but we’ve thought about it 🙂
Is there a way to tell who clicks the Facebook “like” button on your blog?
This is Great!! thanks for this.
Utile!
Spammers began to use this feature: they “liked” my post, and I received a notification with their link and gravatar.
I have turned off the Like button, but nevertheless a friend of mine (she is able to comment in my blog) “liked” my post, and I received an e-mail with notification. Is it possible through wordpress account to “like” the post without the button?
Spammers began to use this button – they “like” the post, and you receive an e-mail with their link and gravatar. And the only way is to disable the “like” button, or turn off notifications 😦
Zau: we are aware of this issue and are investigating – thanks.
wish someone would like my posts (other than my Mum who is my number one fan!)
I very much like the idea of being able to gauge traffic, as well as seeing WHERE it comes from. Thanks.
Awesome!
best site ever. hands down
wow i feel like a stranger…you know we South African are new in these things..but i have a mind to share and hope tha tit will be interesting to you guys as well…thankx for letting me part of the family..more fire!!
no dislike feature, pls! :0 🙂
How do I put the “Like (#)” in my top menu bar? I do not even see anything about ‘likes’ under Appearance > Extras ?
Go to Dashboard -> Settings -> Sharing.
Thank you for making thing’s easier for Us Beginners!!
As a new blogger, I find the information in your post very helpful and encouraging. Thank you, Scott!
Thanks for the feedback system!
thanks!
Hi, I’m very new to this blogging world. I entered and began exploring only 24 hours ago, so I may have missed something. I really love the email notifications which tell me that someone’s subscribed to my new blog, but I wonder if there’s a list somewhere on my dashboard of subscribers. (Sorry, if the answer to this question is obvious.)
It’s not easy to do, but you can view a list of current subscribers. Go to Dashboard->Site Stats-> Scroll down to General, Click on subscriptions in the general tab. Then if you click on the number of subscribers, you’ll see a list of addresses for subscribers.
It’s a long way to go, but it’s there.
sounds like a good idea actually. should be good!
good to know
You know, I simply love all these email notifications. It updates me really quick. And this one shall surely help. Thanks 😀
Great. I enjoyed it all the way.
Best Wishes!
Sunder Thadani
Mumbai, India.
Like the subscriber feature…thanks!!!
My personal view about Word Press is that its great to help one to express oneself globally conveniently through its most scientifically well maintained blog running smoothly on the net.
Cool! Nice way of being recognised and to recognise 🙂
Word press,
This will help new bloggers and encourage them . If it could be shown in the blog itself i will like it.
COMPETITION in many places even in this WORDPRESS, and as usual good bloggers always have a lot of fan.
THANKS TO WORDPRESS TEAM & GOOD LUCK FOR EVERYONE
(“_”)
Thank you!
this is very awesome…it is very great to be hooked onto your service
Right now not in amood to write………
Sounds great to me
Thank you ! : )
Yees!) Thank you ^_^
great tool. Big fan.
This sounds good to me.
just wonderful.
Great post but how can I add to my post?
Loving wordpress, keep up the GREAT work.
Many blessing of love light and peace.
Allan
ow thanks.
I love what this site is all about so far! I have been searching so long for a blogging site that is free and has features that can allow me to organize my blogs in a presentable and appealing way. So far, WordPress is the winner….and seems to be the defending champion for a very very long time!!! I am new, and I am just learning the ropes of this website; and think I am catching on fairly well.
It was a much needed feature, as we’d like to hear from readers as to what they think of our blog. Specially, when someone writes about important online stuff such as Search Engine Optimization.
It was a much needed feature, we like to hear from readers of what they think about our blog. Specially, when someone writes about important online stuff such as Search Engine Optimization and how to do stuff…
Merci!
Giant step forward!
Well done!
I don’t think the likie feature is on my posts! Help? Is it because I use the Tarski theme? I would really like to add this feature. Thanks.
You should be able to turn likes on by going to Dashboard->Settings->Sharing. It’s supported by most themes, and you can always change to a different theme if you’d really like to get the likes feature.
Super! Is there a way to find out who subscribes to your blog using RSS feeds (if they click it from your page’s widget)? The subscription notification is only if they use the “subscribe here” widget, correct?
Thanks!!
Maggie
who likes my posts ? hahaha no one even reads my posts 😦