Jetpack forms

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    eenriik · Member ·

    [AFAIK, this hasn’t been asked before, so please link me up to relevant discussion if otherwise]

    How to configure Jetpack forms to send email/push alerts whenever there’s new content?

    I’ve been discovering them several weeks later.

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    staartmees · Member ·

    Jetpack Forms are meant to send and email whenever you post new content on your site.

    You find all info regarding sending newsletters at https://wordpress.com/support/newsletter/send-newsletter-emails/

  • ahmadbaig1 · Staff ·

    Hi there!

    It sounds like there might be a bit of a mix-up between two different Jetpack features, so let me quickly clarify:

    • Jetpack Forms are contact forms — they let visitors send you messages through your site (like a “Contact Us” form). They’re not designed to send out alerts when you publish new content.
    • What you’re looking for is the Newsletter / Subscription feature. This is the one that automatically sends email notifications to your subscribers whenever you publish a new post.

    How to set it up:

    1. Go to Settings → Newsletter in your WordPress.com dashboard (or at https://wordpress.com/settings/newsletter/).
    2. Make sure the option to send new posts by email is enabled.
    3. Your subscribers will then receive an email each time you publish a new post.

    You can also add a Subscribe block to your site so visitors can sign up to receive these notifications.

    Here’s a detailed guide that covers everything: https://wordpress.com/support/newsletter/send-newsletter-emails/

    If you’d also like to receive a notification yourself when a new post goes live, you can subscribe to your own site using a different email address — that way, you’ll get the same alert your readers do.

    Hope that clears things up! Let us know if you have any other questions.

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