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Where: Settings → Content & publishing → Follow buttons
Open this page: admin.<your-site>/settings/distribution (replace <your-site> with your site address)
Steps
- Open Settings → Site & brand → Add features. The page is called Features.
- Find Google follow buttons. If it shows Off, turn on Use this feature.
- If it says Not in your plan, see your plan on keynate.com (Choose a plan).
- Open Settings → Content & publishing → Follow buttons.
- Find the Google News and Discover part.
- Turn on the follow buttons and add the details Google needs.
Good to know
- To stop using it, turn Use this feature off. Your site and admin then stop showing it, and you can turn it on again any time.
Common problems
I cannot find Google follow buttons in my admin. Why: The feature is off or not yet installed. Fix: Open Add features in Settings. The admin says: "This feature is switched off. The owner can switch it on in Features." Ask the owner to switch it on, or buy it if it says Not in your plan.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Where do I turn them on?
Open Settings → Content & publishing → Follow buttons, and find the Google News and Discover part.
Do they work on Google News and Discover?
They are follow buttons. Google decides what to show.