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You can add the Subscribe block to any page or post to encourage readers to keep up-to-date on your content. Once readers have followed your blog, they can elect to receive an email each time you post or to receive daily or weekly digests of all of your new posts. They can also select to receive no emails but to read your posts in the WordPress.com Reader.

Table of Contents

  1. Add the Subscribe Block
  2. Block Toolbar
  3. Block Settings
    1. Styles
    2. Color
    3. Typography
    4. Border Settings
    5. Spacing Settings
    6. Settings
  4. Manage Followers

Add the Subscribe Block

To add the Subscribe block click the + Block Inserter icon and search for “Subscribe.” Then, click the icon to add the block to the post or page.

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Using your keyboard, you can also type /subscribe on a new line and press enter to quickly add a new Subscribe block.

For more, visit our detailed instructions on adding blocks.

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Block Toolbar

When you click on the block, a toolbar of options will appear:

The toolbar above the Subscribe block with tooltips for each icon.

For example, the Subscribe block has the following options in its toolbar:

  • Change block type.
  • Drag the block.
  • Move the block up or down.
  • Change alignment.
  • More options.

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Block Settings

When you click on the block, you will find additional block settings in the right sidebar. If you do not see the sidebar, you may need to click on the ⚙️ (gear/ cog) icon in the top right corner to bring up the settings.

The block settings can be found in the right sidebar.
Block settings
Styles

Display the Subscribe block Compact, meaning no space between the input field and the Subscribe button. Or, Split to add some padding between the input field and the Subscribe button.

Color

You can choose the text and background colors for your buttons and the border color.

Select colors that will make the button stand out, and make sure to find a nice contrast for readability purposes. Accessibility parameters are built into the editor to warn you when the text may become illegible for persons with reading impairments.

The Color options in the Block Settings sidebar with the Button Background expanded to show the options to change the colors.
Typography

Typography settings allow you to change the font size of the button text and input field.

Border Settings

Want a rounder button? The Border Radius option allows you to give your buttons a more rounded appearance. Setting this to 0 means the button has sharp edges. The border weight options make the line around the button bolder.

Spacing Settings

Adjust the padding within the button as well as between the email sign-up area and the button.

Settings

Select Show subscriber count to display the number of followers:

Move the button below the sign-up form by selecting Place button on new line:

Advanced

The advanced tab lets you add a CSS class to your block, allowing you to write custom CSS to style the block. Learn more.

The advanced section lets you add a CSS class to your block.
The advanced section lets you add a CSS class to your block.

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Manage Followers

To view followers who joined using the Subscription Form, select My Sites → Users → All Users. You’ll see the following tabs on the next screen:

The relevant tabs are:

  • Followers: A list of people currently following your site.
  • Email Followers: A list of people who are subscribed to your blog via email only. They may or may not have a WordPress.com account.

Learn more about how to manage your site followers.

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