What is Subscribe by Email?
Subscribe by Email is a plugin you can enable on your blog to allow your audience to receive email updates as soon as posts are published to your blog.
This plugin is being retired by the vendor. Though it continues to be available no further development is being done.
How do I enable Subscribe by Email?
Firstly you need to enable the Subscribe by Email plugin in your blog. To do this, go to the Plugins section of your Dashboard, find Subscribe by Email and click Activate.
Manually Add users to your subscription list
Subscriptions to your blog can be managed manually
- In the left hand menu of your blog’s Dashboard click Subscriptions
- Click Add Subscriptions
- To add a single user’s subscription fill in the email in the Subscribe a single user section. Click Subscribe.
- To add multiple users in one go, import a Windows-format CSV file with each email on a separate line
Allow users to self-subscribe
To allow users to self-subscribe:
- Open the Appearances menu in your blog’s Dashboard
- Click Widgets
- Click and drag the Subscribe by Email widget to the Left Sidebar of your blog. If you place the widget in the Right Sidebar you may observe some incorrect wrapping of the text
Above: An example of the widget as seen in a sidebar of a blog - You can alter the text of the Widget to suit the style of your blog in the Widget’s settings
Text displayed when a user subscribes:
The default is: Thank you, your email has been added to the mailing list.
It is suggested this be changed to: A confirmation email has been sent to you. If you don’t receive it please check your junk emailAuto-opt in
It is recommended this option is not checked
Subscribe by Email Settings
There are many additional settings which can be changed to allow the customisation of the Subscribe by Email plugin. These can be found in the Setting page of the Subscribe menu item in the left hand side of the Dashboard.
Unsubscribe
When receiving a notification of a new post, the email will include the following information and options:
If you have any problems with this plugin please contact AskOtago (university@otago.ac.nz)