Questions about "Follows" and "Likes"
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I’m finally on a roll with writing and I’ve noticed new followers. I’m glad to see fellow bloggers liking some of my materials. :) However, this brings up a couple of questions.
For one, I’d like to give non bloggers a chance to “Like” an article. How do I do this? Am I missing something?
Here’s the second question. I test visited my site by logging out. I notice a “Follow” button on the bottom right of my screen. What is it? Is it for regular visitors? Would they get an email notification of new story posted to my blog?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Can someone please help me with this issue? I’d like to enable non WordPress users to simply Like a post or blog.
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One has to have a WordPress.com/Gravatar account and be logged into WordPress.com to use the “in-house” WordPress.COM like button for WordPress.COM bloggers. In other words, it’s the same here as it is at Facebook and everywhere else there is an “in-house” like button provided for member use only.
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You can set up email subscriptions here > Appearance > Widgets > Follow Blog Widgets by using this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/
If you would like a follow button to appear on the bottom right hand corner of your site for those who do not have WordPress.com accounts go to > Settings > Reading and scroll down to Follower Settings:
These settings change emails sent from your blog to followers.
Logged out users __ Show follow button to logged out users.Checking this will present a follow button to logged out users in the bottom corner of their screen.
Your subscribers will control the frequency they receive your posts emailed to them (instantly, daily, weekly, never).
You could create a Subscribe Page.
Place the shorrcode on it. We 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/
Create a custom menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ and add the page into it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-pagesYou could also simply include the subscription shortcode at the end of every post you publish.
Note: You can create a Page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ and place a contact form on it for private communication with your visitors, or for opting into receiving a newsletter for example. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/
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Hi Time,
If you would like a follow button to appear on the bottom right hand corner of your site for those who do not have WordPress.com accounts go to > Settings > Reading and scroll down to Follower Settings:
These settings change emails sent from your blog to followers.
Logged out users __ Show follow button to logged out users.Checking this will present a follow button to logged out users in the bottom corner of their screen.
So, that is what I was seeing when I did that test.
As for the rest, I look into it at a later time.
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The support docs are all found at http://support.wordpress.com
following http://en.support.wordpress.com/category/following/
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