How do I actually add the RSS feed widget to my blog's sidebar?

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  pgglynn · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:33 pm

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  Sorry, but despite all the info you give, I still can’t work out how to add an RSS feed to my blog’s sidebar!
  Blog url: http://mydevondiary.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:35 pm

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  You go here > Appearance > Widgets and select the RSS links widget
  You follow the guide here to see it up http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/rss-links-widget/
  Then you click “save” and “close” inside the widget.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:35 pm

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  see it up = set it up

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  pgglynn · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:43 pm

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  Thanks, Timethief, I’ll try again following your advice!

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  pgglynn · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:51 pm

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  Do I first have to add a blogroll link?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:52 pm

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  No. This has nothing to do with a blogroll. The RSS widget provides your readers with your site’s RSS feed URL for posts and your site’s RSS feed URL for comments too if you select to display both.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:54 pm

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  If you want to create a blogroll of links to other people’s blogger’s sites and display it in a Links widget then see these guides:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/blogroll/add-a-blogroll-link/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/links-widget/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 8:56 pm

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  edit: RSS widget = RSS Links Widget

  If you want to use the RSS widget to display links to other bloggers sites then see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/rss-widget/

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  pgglynn · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 9:08 pm

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  Thanks for being so patient with me. I just want the RSS Links Widget and have looked several times at the relevant links you’ve given me, but still can’t work out the mechanics of how to actually add the RSS to my site!!! Maybe I’m just tired and will come to it fresh in the morning. You’ll gather that I’m not yet as computer-literate as I intend to be … Thanks again for your help.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 9:13 pm

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  Will you please tell me what you want to use the widget for?
  1. I want to display the RSS feeds to my own blog posts and/or comments in my sidebar
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  2. I want to display links to other blogger’s RSS Feeds for their blogs in my sidebar.
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  pgglynn · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 9:16 pm

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  I want to display the RSS feeds to my own blog posts and comments in my sidebar

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 9:16 pm

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  but still can’t work out the mechanics of how to actually add the RSS to my site

  There are no mechanics involved here. All WordPress blogs have multiple built-in RSS Feeds. http://en.support.wordpress.com/feeds/

  This is the RSS Feed URL for your posts
  http://mydevondiary.wordpress.com/feed/

  This is the RSS Feed URL for your comments
  http://mydevondiary.wordpress.com/comments/feed/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 9:17 pm

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  I want to display the RSS feeds to my own blog posts and comments in my sidebar

  Now we are cooking. :)

  You go here > Appearance > Widgets and select the RSS links widget
  You follow the guide here to see it up http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/rss-links-widget/
  Then you click “save” and “close” inside the widget.

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  pgglynn · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 9:18 pm

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  Thank you SO MUCH. I greatly appreciate all your support!

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 9:18 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)