How to Add a Box at the Top of a WordPress Blog to Subscribe to the RSS Feed
WordPress automatically creates an RSS feed from your blog's content, and your readers can subscribe to your posts using RSS software and email clients. However, readers unfamiliar with WordPress may not be aware of this feature unless you inform them. Add a box with an RSS subscription link to the top of your WordPress website to let your readers know how they can receive your latest content.
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Instructions
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Click the Plugins option on the left side of your blog's Dashboard menu. Then click the Widgets link below.
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Drag the button titled "Text" from the center of the page to the top of the widget area on the right side. To place the RSS subscription link at the top of the page, position it above the other widgets in your blog's sidebar.
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Type a heading in the Title field of the Text widget's configuration options, such as "Subscribe to My RSS Feed."
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Type the following code in the large field below the title:
<a href="http://www.mywebsite.com/feed">Subscribe to My RSS Feed</a>
Replace "www.mywebsite.com" with the URL of your blog, and replace "Subscribe to My RSS Feed" with the text that you want the subscription link to contain. If you experience problems with the URL "www.mywebsite.com/feed," use the URL "www.mywebsite.com/rss."
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Click the "Save" button to begin displaying the subscription link at the top of your blog.
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Tips & Warnings
If you use a third-party service such as Feedburner to syndicate your blog's content, use the URL of the Feedburner feed rather than the built-in feed generated by WordPress when creating the subscription link.
