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  rosiebirch888 · Member · Jul 22, 2015 at 6:48 am

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  How do I make the site available to people who are not WordPress users.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 22, 2015 at 9:35 am

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  Hi there. It already is. Your site is public, meaning ANYONE with internet can see it, and you have the follow blog widget making it easy for non-WordPress.com users to also follow your site. The only issue is discovery, and WordPress.com notifies the major search engines, which is the most common way people can find your blog, each time you publish a new post.

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  rosiebirch888 · Member · Jul 25, 2015 at 7:20 am

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  Thanks Kokkieh. This is really helpful. When I sent out invitations to members they were being pushed into enrolling in WordPress rather than just being able to see the Site ( I expect enrollment in WordPress is required to be able to author on the site)

  We are ok currently not being dicsovered by the major search engines. The site is primarily for members and potential members (who rock up physically to find out what we are doing. )

  Thanks again for your help.
  Regards
  Rosie

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 25, 2015 at 7:25 am

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  I expect enrollment in WordPress is required to be able to author on the site

  To be added as a user to a blog you need a WordPress.com account, yes, but you can follow a blog via email without one. If someone you invited doesn’t want their own account they can just visit the blog manually and sign up via the email subscription widget.

  Glad I could help :)

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  rosiebirch888 · Member · Jul 25, 2015 at 8:01 am

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  Splendid. Its so clear now. Thanks.
  Regards
  Rosie

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 25, 2015 at 8:02 am

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  You’re very welcome :)