Widgets »Follow Blog Widget
The Follow Blog Widget enables your readers to sign up to receive your posts via email.
Looking for more ways to add a subscription form? You can use the Subscription Form block!
Adding the Follow Blog Widget
To add the widget:
- Go to My Site(s) → Design → Customize → Widgets
- Select the widget area to which you’d like to add the Follow Blog widget.
- Click Add a Widget
- Find the Follow Blog Widget in the search box
- Click the widget title to add it to your widget area
- Customize the widget’s settings

Here’s an example of the widget when it’s activated on a blog’s sidebar:


Widget Settings
Widget title for followers/non-followers — Enter the title for the widget, which can include a different message depending on whether users are already following the site (followers) or not (non-followers).
WordPress.com users optional text – Enter a message to display to WordPress.com users. This will only be displayed when the user is logged in. The user will see this message followed by a follow button.
Non-WordPress.com users optional text – Enter a message to display to readers who are not logged in to WordPress.com. The reader will see this message followed by an email field and follow button.
Follow button text – Enter the message to display in the subscription button. (e.g. Follow, Sign me up)
Show total number of followers – If you choose, the widget will display the total number of followers, which is the sum of:
- WordPress.com users following your blog
- Any followers from connected Publicize services (Facebook and Twitter)
Note: This doesn’t include blog post (comment) followers.
Click here to see how to find more information about widgets’ configuration and visibility conditions.