This guide shows you how to combine two powerful features to create a seamless content automation workflow: WordPress’s Post by Email feature and Louderlines.com’s email subscription system.

By subscribing to a Louderlines creator’s updates using your unique WordPress Post by Email address, every new story they publish will automatically become a blog post on your WordPress site—no manual copying, no third-party automation tools required.

Note: you can also try the RSS to post and email feature.

How It Works

The integration works through a simple but clever workflow:

1. WordPress generates a unique, secret email address for your site. Any email sent to this address automatically becomes a blog post.
2. Louderlines allows visitors to subscribe to a creator’s profile to receive email notifications whenever new content is published.
3. By using your WordPress Post by Email address as your Louderlines subscription email, incoming update notifications are transformed into published posts on your WordPress blog.
4. The result: Zero-touch content syndication from Louderlines to WordPress.

Visual Workflow

Louderlines Creator Publishes New Story

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Louderlines Sends Email to Subscribers

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WordPress Receives Email & Creates Post

Part 1: Setting Up WordPress Post by Email

WordPress’s Post by Email feature allows you to publish blog posts by sending emails to a special, secret email address. The setup process differs slightly depending on whether you’re using WordPress.com or a self-hosted WordPress site with Jetpack.

For WordPress.com Sites

1. Log in to your WordPress.com dashboard
2. Navigate to Settings → Writing in the left sidebar
3. Scroll down to find the “Post by Email” section
4. Click the “Enable” button
5. WordPress will generate a unique email address that looks like:

[random-string]@post.wordpress.com

• Copy this email address and save it somewhere secure—you’ll need it shortly

For Self-Hosted WordPress with Jetpack

If you’re running WordPress on your own hosting with the Jetpack plugin:

1. Ensure Jetpack is installed and connected to your WordPress.com account
2. Go to Jetpack → Settings in your WordPress admin
3. Click on the “Writing” tab
4. Scroll to “Post by email”
5. Click “Create Address” to generate your unique email
6. Copy the generated email address

⚠️ Security Warning: Keep this email address secret! Anyone who knows this address can publish posts to your blog. If you suspect it’s been compromised, click “Regenerate” to create a new address.

Part 2: Subscribing to Louderlines with Your WordPress Email

Now that you have your WordPress Post by Email address, you’ll use it to subscribe to a Louderlines creator’s updates.

Finding a Louderlines Creator

Every Louderlines creator has a public profile page where visitors can view their stories and subscribe to updates. The profile URL follows this format:

https://www.louderlines.com/public/[username]

For example: https://www.louderlines.com/public/alanorourke

Subscribing to Updates

1. Visit the Louderlines creator’s public profile page
2. Look for the “Subscribe to Updates” button (typically located near the creator’s profile information)
3. Click the subscribe button
4. When prompted for an email address, enter your WordPress Post by Email address (the one ending in @post.wordpress.com)
5. Complete any verification steps if required
6. Confirm your subscription

That’s it! From now on, whenever the Louderlines creator publishes a new story, an email notification will be sent to your WordPress Post by Email address, which will automatically create a new blog post on your site.

Part 3: Testing the Integration

Before relying on this automation, it’s wise to test that everything is working correctly.

Verify Your Setup

1. Send a test email: From any email account, send a simple test email to your WordPress Post by Email address with a subject line like “Test Post” and some body text
2. Wait a few minutes: WordPress typically processes incoming emails within 1-5 minutes
3. Check your blog: Look for the new post on your WordPress site. The email subject becomes the post title, and the body becomes the content
4. Check for confirmation: WordPress sends a confirmation email to your account’s primary email address when a post is published via email

What to Expect from Louderlines Updates

When a Louderlines creator publishes a new story, the email notification you receive will typically include:

• The story title (becomes your post title)
• The story content/description
• Any images attached to the story
• Links back to the original Louderlines post

Part 4: Advanced Configuration

WordPress Post by Email supports special shortcodes that can be used to customize how posts are created. While you can’t control what Louderlines sends, you can adjust your WordPress settings for better control.

Available Shortcodes

If you’re manually emailing posts or want to understand how WordPress processes emails, these shortcodes can be included in email bodies:

Shortcode	Function
[status draft]	Save as draft instead of publishing immediately
[category Name]	Assign post to a specific category
[tags tag1, tag2]	Add tags to the post
[delay +1 hour]	Schedule the post for later
[publicize off]	Disable social media auto-sharing
[end]	Ignore everything after this (removes signatures)

Managing Auto-Published Posts

Since incoming Louderlines emails will be published automatically, consider these strategies:

1. Create a dedicated category: In WordPress, create a category like “Louderlines Updates” or “Syndicated Content” to organize these posts
2. Review posts regularly: Check your blog periodically to ensure the automated posts look correct and edit formatting if needed
3. Consider attribution: The posts will link back to Louderlines, but you may want to add a note crediting the original creator
4. Monitor image handling: Email attachments become part of your WordPress media library

Part 5: Use Cases

This integration is particularly useful for:

Content Aggregators

If you run a site that curates content from multiple creators, you can subscribe to several Louderlines accounts and automatically collect their updates on your WordPress blog.

Personal Archives

Subscribe to your own Louderlines account to maintain a backup of your content on your WordPress site.

Team Blogs

Multiple team members can publish to Louderlines, and all content automatically appears on a central WordPress blog.

Cross-Platform Presence

Maintain your primary presence on Louderlines while automatically mirroring content to your WordPress site for SEO or audience reach.

Troubleshooting

Posts aren’t appearing on WordPress

1. Verify your Post by Email address is correct and active
2. Check your WordPress spam/trash for misrouted posts
3. Send a test email directly to your Post by Email address to confirm it’s working
4. Allow up to 10 minutes for processing

Not receiving Louderlines emails

1. Confirm your subscription to the Louderlines creator
2. Check that the creator has published new content after you subscribed
3. Verify you entered the correct WordPress email address during subscription

Posts have formatting issues

1. WordPress strips unnecessary HTML for security
2. Some email formatting may not translate perfectly to WordPress posts
3. Edit posts manually in WordPress to adjust formatting as needed

Comparison: Email vs. RSS Integration

How does this email-based method compare to using RSS feeds?

Feature	Email Method	RSS Method
Setup complexity	Simple—built into WordPress	Requires plugin installation
Third-party tools	None required	Plugin required (WP RSS Aggregator, etc.)
Cost	Free	Free to premium options
Content control	Limited (depends on email format)	More control (filtering, mapping)
Image handling	Attachments uploaded to media library	May link to external images
Best for	Simple, quick setup	Advanced customization needs

Conclusion

Using WordPress Post by Email with Louderlines email subscriptions creates a simple, free, and automated content syndication system. This approach requires no third-party tools, no technical expertise, and works with both WordPress.com hosted sites and self-hosted WordPress installations with Jetpack.

While it offers less control than RSS-based solutions, the simplicity and zero-cost nature of this method makes it an excellent choice for creators who want a “set it and forget it” approach to cross-posting their Louderlines content.

Quick Reference

WordPress Post by Email: Settings → Writing → Post by Email

Louderlines Subscribe: Visit creator’s public profile → Subscribe to Updates

WordPress Support: wordpress.com/support/post-by-email/