want to allow visitor to subscribe via RSS

roberthyndman · Member · Dec 11, 2008 at 9:25 pm
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I know it’s here somewhere, but i cannot find how to add the RSS button to my sidebar so visitors can subscribe. Sorry for the newbie question.
beemeister · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 1:18 am
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Here you go.

Put your feed in your sidebar
roberthyndman · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 4:09 am
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Muchas thanx.
beemeister · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 4:16 am
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Sure! Have fun feeding your readers.
roberthyndman · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 7:53 pm
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Sorry, not working. I typed in the instructions — not in the top line of Text but the box below — hit Done, and Saved changes. In the sidebar, the blue ? box appears. Again, what I want is for visitors to subscribe to my blog via RSS. And I’m not sure how/why the varieties of icons can be selected. Suggestions?
beemeister · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 8:02 pm
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That link I gave you should work.

Here is what you should put in a text widget in your sidebar:

<a href=”http://roberthyndman.wordpress.com/feed”><img src=”http://faq.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/c141.png” /></a>

Simply change

http://faq.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/c141.png

if you want different colored feed icons.
beemeister · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 8:04 pm
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Oops, Sorry…This is easier on the eyes:

<a href=”http://roberthyndman.wordpress.com/feed”><img src=”http://faq.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/c141.png” /> Subscribe to RSS Feed</a>

You can change the text “Subscribe to RSS Feed” to whatever you want. The   is a space to separate the icon from the text.
roberthyndman · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 8:18 pm
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Dang it. I’ve done it 3 times, and the Subscribe to RSS Feed shows up as a blue link with no RSS icon.
roberthyndman · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 8:21 pm
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Now the icon is there, but it links to a page with an Error 404 page. Sigh.
roberthyndman · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 8:27 pm
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Think I got it. Thanks you SOOOOO much.
beemeister · Member · Dec 12, 2008 at 9:05 pm
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Right on! I checked the link, and it works good! Your welcome…
wordsandsteel · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 2:02 am
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hrm… i’ve been trying this with nothing but problems. Either it doesn’t show up at all, or when it does- i click, try to subscribe, and the blog doesn’t shows up on the Google reader (only says that an error occurred). Sigh.
beemeister · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 2:04 am
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Can I have a link to your WordPress.COM blog, please?
wesleysoccer · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 2:20 am
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wesleysoccer.wordpress.com

im having trouble too
raincoaster · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 2:25 am
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Could you be more specific about the trouble you’re having? What exact URL are you using for your feed? What does the failure look like? Is there an error notice?
wesleysoccer · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 2:38 am
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trying to use the medium red rss button…it’s at the bottom of my side bar…just says rss feed…this is what is says in error

Looks like you have a problem here sir/madam. You sure you have the right place? Maybe you got a little lost? Maybe you’re looking for something you’re not supposed to find? Either way, just go search for it, it can’t hurt.
aw1923 · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 2:50 am
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Excessive questions annoy me :|

Anyways your feed url has the ” at the end of the url, remove that and it work properly.
raincoaster · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 3:31 am
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I don’t see it at all.
wesleysoccer · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 3:31 am
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i took it down…not working,…
aw1923 · Member · Dec 28, 2008 at 3:51 am
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It was way at the bottom of the page as like a tiny little link, and it would have worked if you just removed the ” from the RSS link that you created.

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