Following channels and content subscribes you to receive email notifications from them.

• When following a channel, you will receive email notifications when content is added to the channel.
• When following content, you will receive email notifications when the content is edited, or a comment is made on it.

Sections in this article:

• Considerations and caveats
• What can and can't be followed
• How to follow channels and content
• Frequently asked questions

Considerations and caveats

• Frequency: Depending on how you follow, you may have the option to also set a notification frequency. However, you can change the frequency of existing subscriptions at any time. For more information, see Managing your Subscriptions.
• Automatically following content: By default, you will automatically follow content that you create or post a comment on. For more information, see Managing your Subscriptions.

What can and can't be followed

The following channels and content can be followed:

• Blog channels and articles
• Calendar channels and events
• Folder channels, folders, and files
• Forum channels and topics
• Microblog channels and posts
• Wiki channels and articles

The following channels and content can't be followed:

• Task channels and tasks

How to follow channels and content

By following the steps below, you will create a subscription to the channel or content that has a frequency of Instant. You can't use this method to follow calendar or folder channels.

1. Go to the channel or content that you want to follow.
2. Select Follow.
   • On blog articles, you can find the Follow button above the article.
   • On other channels and content types, you can find the Follow button on the right-hand side of the screen.
     
     

How to follow channels and content at a specific frequency

1. Go to the channel or content that you want to follow.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the channel or content.
3. Select Follow.
4. Select a Frequency.
5. Select Set.

Frequently asked questions

• I am following the content and I selected weekly updates. It’s been a week, why haven’t I received my notification? The counter doesn’t start counting down until content has been posted.
• Why don’t I see an option to follow my channel? You may not be on a channel. Pages and spaces do not have a follow option and can be constructed to look a lot like a channel. You can be sure you’re on a channel by clicking through to one of the articles, and then using the Breadcrumbs to navigate up to the channel it's in.
• I have followed a folder channel, why am I not receiving any notifications on items within sub-folders? Subfolders within a folder channel need to be followed separately from the folder channel itself. Following a folder channel, does not result in a subscription that cascades to sub-folders in the channel.