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  sailinginfidels · Member · Sep 19, 2016 at 12:35 am

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  I have been informed by a viewer to my blog that she was unable to “like” a blog. When she pressed the “be the first to like” button, she was prompted to log in or register with WordPress.
  Is this some kind of glitch or is there a setting that I can change to correct it? Or do viewers actually have to sign up with WordPress in order to interact with a blog?

  Thanks

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

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  paszczencja · Member · Sep 19, 2016 at 10:26 am

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  Hi there!

  You must be logged into WordPress.com in order to use the Like button. More information about it are here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/#how-to-like-a-post and here: https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/like-a-post/

  I see, you have some share buttons, so I’ll skip this one. But there is also a Follow button. It can be used by readers not logged in to WordPress.com. More information about it you can find here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/ and here: https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/more-traffic-for-your-blog-with-the-follow-button/

  Hope this helps!

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  sailinginfidels · Member · Sep 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm

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  Ok thanks for that. I will read the links you provided.

  Cheers!