How do I let readers sign in to my site?

Where: Settings → Readers & money → Connections → Readers & sign-in (Let readers sign in section)

Open this page: admin.<your-site>/settings/connections/readers#kn-r1c-h (replace <your-site> with your site address)

Before you start

• You are the site owner. Other team members can see the card but cannot press the button.
• Save or discard any changes on the page first. The button waits until you do.

Steps

1. Open Settings → Readers & money → Connections. Find the card Let readers sign in.
2. Read the list. Each line says what the button will turn on:
   • Sign in with email. Readers get a short code by email.
   • Sign in with Google. Readers sign in with one tap.
   • Sign-up box for readers. A small box invites readers to sign up while they read. If you use Newsletters, the sign-up form also shows Also send me the newsletter (ticked at the start; unticked for readers in the EU and UK).
   • Bot check. It stops fake sign-ups from using up your email.
3. Press Let readers sign in.
4. Wait a moment. The card shows Readers can sign in when it worked.
5. Press See it on your site to look at it as a reader.

Good to know

• You can press the button again at any time. Nothing is done twice.
• If a line says Needs an email service first, press Connect email. Your site already sends sign-in codes with Keynate Email when it is ready.
• Google's window says Keynate. If you want your own name there, press Use your own Google sign-in.
• If one step cannot be turned on, the others still work. The card names the one that waits and gives a link to fix it.
• The bot check is recommended. Press Set up the bot check if it says Not set up.

• Readers and the newsletter. In Newsletters, turn on Add new readers to this newsletter to choose which newsletter new readers join. A signed-in reader joins with one tap and gets no confirmation email. See Newsletters guide.

Common problems

• "Not on yet". Nothing is turned on. Press the button, or follow the link on the line that waits.
• "Couldn't turn on". Nothing else changed. Press the button again.
• The sign-up box says "Waits for email". Connect email, then press the button again.
• Google says "Not available on this site yet". Readers can use email meanwhile. It starts by itself when Keynate has it ready for your site.

Questions

Related

• Readers & sign-in
• Sign-in methods
• Human check
• Keynate Email
• Sign-up prompt