How do I add a YouTube Subscribe button?

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  chicadita · Member · Oct 13, 2013 at 11:49 pm

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  I don’t see a Widget for a YouTube subscribe button, and I somehow changed my version of WordPress to one that doesn’t support plugins. While this version is “supposed” to be easier, I feel I’m at a disadvantage without the plugins. So, I tried an HTML code for the button, but something in the code violates a safety issue because each time I add the HTML, it gets deleted when I click “save.”

  <script src=”https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js”></script>

  <div class=”g-ytsubscribe” data-channelid=”(removing for public viewing)” data-layout=”default”></div>

  So without the ability to add my own plugins and without a code that is “safe” enough for WordPress, how do I add a YouTube subscribe button to my sidebar?

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  rachelmcr · Member · Oct 15, 2013 at 8:43 am

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  Hi there,

  Plugins and Javascript code are not allowed here at WordPress.com, for security reasons. You can read more about that here: Plugins & Code

  We don’t currently have a widget that creates a YouTube subscribe button, but I passed along that idea to our team for future features and updates. In the meantime, you can create an image link to your YouTube channel, and visitors can click through to subscribe to your channel there. Here’s more information about creating image links:

  • Image Links
  • Image Widget

  Please let me know if I can provide any further help with that! :)