Direct Link to Subscribe to a WP.com Blog
FAQ - Don’t I need to inform my readers before hand that they would be redirected to a widget on clicking that link since they might not be expecting that?
Yes, you might want to do that. And this can be easily achieved in either of the following two ways:
Method 1: Use the Title parameter in the <a> tag to give them directions. The readers will view these directions when they hover over the link.
Code – <a title=“You will be redirected to my Subscription widget on clicking this” href=http://genobz.wordpress.com/#blog_subscription-5 >
Method 2: Use a separate page to give them directions. Check the page I use
On this new page, you can put up images as a guide.
Here is the image that I have used -
Hope this post helped you!
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Dear genobz,
I was directed to this page by timethief on the WP forum (http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-email-subscriptions-on-posts?replies=5#post-702071). This tip really worked for me. It was just about what I was looking for. Thank you for taking the pains to share this!
Greetings, Evita Martina
(aka IvichieSays)
Hi Evita!
I’m glad this post was able to help you out there.
hi, i’m trying to use this method for my blog and i want to add the subscribe button to my menu at the top of the page. for some reason it’s not showing up when i create the custom link and add it to my menu. any ideas? thanks!
hey.
can you paste the code you have inserted in the custom menu of yours. That might help me to help you out.
here it is: http://falling4food.wordpress.com/#blog_subscription-3. thanks for your help!
i checked your blog. the link to your subscription widget should be #blog_subscription-2 instead of #blog_subscription-3 try making the change and test the link. Should work. let me know the result. gud luck.
unfortunately it still doesn’t seem to be working. oh well. thanks anyway! i’ll probably just change my theme so i can get a widget at the top
oh. I tried putting that link on your site and it worked. What’s the exact code you’ve put this time?
http://falling4food.wordpress.com/#blog_subscription-2 . will it just not work in the menu bar?
actually it worked when i tried putting that link in my address bar. it was redirecting me to your subscription widget. Will check again when i m bak home and revert back to you
got it! thanks! it finally showed up. i played around with my menu a little bit and actually made a new one and it’s on there. thanks so much for your help! it’s exactly what I was looking for!
Does this work with bought domain names? My blog doesn’t have a “name.wordpress.com” address.
yes, it will work. it is merely a link to the widget area.