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Hi there,

I thought I would be very proactive (for me...) and register to the MyBB blog so I would receive in my inbox the news of the latest updates hot from the press. Well, I could not find anything of the sort... Perhaps this is something that should be added on as I don't often access the MyBB site (unless I have a problem Big Grin).
Did I just miss it?
If you go to http://blog.mybb.com/ there is a grey div with "+ Follow" at the bottom right. I think you have to be logged out, at least that's what I read somewhere.
I know, but, as fas as I am concerned, it's no use because it assumes that you actually check a webpage (where you have all your subscriptions) which personally I NEVER do. It is not a normal feed you subscribe to.
I don't think it is going to be that hard to add a "subscribe to this blog" widget somewhere, so that people can be kept updated.
For example I would have not know about the security threat had I not been on the MyBB site for a different reason and I believe that lots of people still don't.
I have no idea what you're talking about... The "+ Follow" widget does exactly what you say - adds you to an automatic Email subscription.
Hi,

If you use the box indicated in the below screenshot, you should receive an email every time a new post is added.

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I see this:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g8qrn2x3xeiuf8...8.png?dl=0

and it says that new posts will be available in my reader. But never, ever, ever do I look at it (and I was not asked for my email address).
Quote:When you follow a blog on WordPress.com, the new posts from that site will appear in your Reader, where you can view the latest posts published across the blogs you follow. You’ll also receive notifications of new posts by email.

http://en.support.wordpress.com/following/
That's... odd. Have you done it using the tool I indicated? Clicking the follow tab at the bottom right asked me for my email address and all new entries are then sent to that address.
@Euan, I don't see that... Perhaps unbeknown to me, I am logged on?

@Nathan, well, we'll see what happens. Usually I get notifications of blog I have actually subscribed to and the procedure was never done using that button (which I don't think I have ever seen). even if it works I would still getting something more obvious. An arrangement like that (even if it works) tells me that the blog owner does not care about people subscribing.
That's maybe why. Have you checked your following settings on wordpress.com? I believe there's a setting to enable/disable emails about new posts (and I believe it's on a per-site basis). I haven't used my Wordpress account in ages though.
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