Inviting followers to WordPress.com blog

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  bhobbib · Member · Sep 29, 2012 at 5:33 pm

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  I have just transferred a blog to WordPress.com and cannot figure out how to invite the 80 previous subscribers via email to now follow the new WordPress.com blog.

  This support post says there is a command/function to “Invite New” where the blog administrator can enter just the email address:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/#invite-people-to-follow-your-blog

  But, that doesn’t work. I do not have that “Invite New” command available where I can add a subscriber with just an email address. I have “Add New”, where Instead, “Add New” requires that I enter individual User Names, passwords, names and emails. I only have email addresses, not all of this additional information .

  How can I invite 80 email addresses to re-follow the blog?
  Blog url: http://blog.exagrid.com

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  hnsaifi · Member · Sep 29, 2012 at 5:57 pm

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  You can invite people using their email addresses and it doesn’t rquire any other information. http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/#invite-people-to-follow-your-blog

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  bhobbib · Member · Sep 30, 2012 at 2:31 am

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  Thanks for the quick response. The problem is that I don’t have the “Invite New” menu selection available which is documented in that support thread. It’s extremely frustrating, as I don’t know how to fix that problem.

  The support post shows under Users, there are 4 submenus:
  –All Users
  –Invite New
  –My Profile
  –Personal Settings

  I don’t have “Invite New.” What I have under Users are just 3 sub-menus:
  –All Users
  –Add new
  –My Profile

  I don’t have the “Invite New” menu choice available. “Add New” requires User Names, passwords, names, and emails.

  How do I get the “Invite New” menu command? Could it be a but, or some limitation on my template?

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  hnsaifi · Member · Sep 30, 2012 at 12:09 pm

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  Oh sorry!
  The blog you’re talking about is not hosted here on WordPress.com but WordPress.org and the support document is for WordPress.com hosted blogs.
  >http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/#invite-people-to-follow-your-blog.
  Go to WordPress.org support forum and post your query there.
  See the difference http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org.