Inviting followers to a Tracks Blog
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I am new to blogging and not the most tech savvy person in the world – though I do know some stuff. I recently set up a blog following the instructions I found on YouTube (but I can’t find that particular tutorial again right now). I’m using the Tracks Theme. Everything is cool; I’ve posted one post and got some good responses. But some people have asked how to follow me – and I can’t figure out how to allow them to follow me. That’s what I need help with. I was told there should be an option in the Appearance Tab on the right side of the Dashboard, but I don’t see that option there. What am I missing or what should I be doing. Thanks for your help on this.
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I recently set up a blog following the instructions I found on YouTube
Most of those tutorials do not apply to sites hosted by wordpress.COM. They apply to wordpress.ORG sites on paid hosting.
All that’s required to follow any blog hosted by wordpress.COM is exactly what you were required to provide to register here, and that is a valid email address that the published posts can be sent to.
Here subscribers control their own subscriptions and frequency of receipt of posts from sites they subscribe to. We cannot act on their behalf.
You can set up email subscriptions here > Appearance > Widgets > Follow Blog Widget by using this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/
Widgets can be configured to appear only on certain pages (or be hidden on certain pages) by clicking on the Visibility button.
https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/#widget-visibilityWe have a subscription shortcode which you can make use of. The help page on it is right here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/blog-subscription-shortcode/ You can also include the subscription shortcode at the end of every post you publish.
Staff have recently added the mailchimp widget for subscriptions and here is the link to the guide you must use https://en.support.wordpress.com/mailchimp
Additional information:
You can create a Subscribe page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ add and customize a contact form with multiple fields, change the email address where you’ll be notified, and mark feedbacks as spam from your dashboard on that page. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/Read more at https://en.support.wordpress.com/?s=following
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P.S. All support docs are wordpress.COM hosted sites are found at https://en.support.wordpress.com/
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So I went to the link you posted above : appearance>widgets>follow blog widget. But that link only tells what the widget does, not how to attach it to my blog. When I go to Appearance>widgets> there is no option to follow my blog. That is my problem. Is there another way to get the widget without paying someone else money?
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This is not about money. Provided you are logged in under the same username account that registered the site you go to http://rachelsrovings.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php and select the widget by clicking it and proceed.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/ -
Click Follow Button
Add a WordPress.com follow button to allow people to follow your blog easier -
I seem to have 2 blogs with the same name. The one I am referring to is: http://rachelsrovings.com/wp-admin/
I have one post on it “New Beginnings”.I can find the follow blog widget on the one you have noted above, but not on the other one. And that’s the one I’m trying to use actively. The previous one was just an attempt that I didn’t like :)
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http://rachelsrovings.com/ is not hosted by wordpress.COM. It is a wordpress.ORG software install.
You are posting to the wrong support forum.
We provide support only for wordpress.COM hosted sites. Our support docs do not apply to
(1) local installs of wordpress.ORG software on your own server or
(2) wordpress.ORG software installs on paid hosting, and we do not provide support for them at wordpress.COM.Also, note that we do not provide Jetpack support https://jetpack.me/support/ for sites linked to wordpress.COM accounts with the Jetpack plugin so they display on the My Sites wordpress.com account page.
Some Jetpack solutions are here http://jetpack.me/support/
Others are in the Jetpack support forum at WordPress.org
http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jetpackHowever, if help cannot be found at either one then they can file a Jetpack support ticket here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/?jetpack=needs-service
WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
As you are referring to a site that is not hosted here, if you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right-hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
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OK – that is what I was missing. It is rather confusing, though, since my blog site does not use .org at all.
Thank you so much for your help. I understand the issue now. -
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