'like' restrictions
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only readers with a wordpress account are able to “like” a post
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Yes that’s correct. Only those who have a WordPress.COM/Gravatar account and who are logged in can use the in-house like button. That’s not different than it is anywhere and everywhere else with in-house like buttons, for example, Facebook.
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P.S. I have blogged for many years and I caution you not to get all excited and worked up about likes. They may make you feel warm and fuzzy but they aren’t page view stats. Comments are more valuable than likes and more valuable still are backlinks in other bloggers original posts to your own posts as opposed to reblog button clicks.
Those who follow your blog in the Reader or by email don’t have to click into the blog unless they wish to. Your followers and anyone with a WordPress.com blog who is logged into WordPress.com can “follow” your blog, “like”, “share” and “reblog” your posts in several locations such as the Reader, without ever clicking into your blog and creating a single page view stat.
Likes and shares and reblogs and follows are not page views. In fact, likes, shares and reblogs are completely misleading when you are talking about page view stats.
Visitors using a mobile can read the full post without creating a page view stat. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-reader-show-full-text?replies=31#post-1373606
You can control the length of the entry sent out on your RSS feed here > Settings > Reading. Choose the “summary” setting for your RSS feed rather than to “full text”. That will compel followers who are not using mobiles to click into the blog to read the full post which will create a page view stat.
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