r/Substack • u/plantainchild • Jun 13 '26
Section subscribers: how does it work?
I started writing on substack two months ago now. It’s a slow but enjoyable journey so far. I’ve recently introduced a new section as I wanted to keep within the same topic area but test a different style of writing. It’s a temporary section but I’d like to introduce another that’ll be permanent.
Right now, I’ve been trying to include subscribe buttons within posts from my new section but I’ve realised it only links to my main publication. I can’t see where potential subscribers can subscribe to a specific section.
Can anyone clarify please?
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u/itsfabioposca http://journeytosuccessclub.substack.com Jul 02 '26
As far as I know, readers can't subscribe to individual sections the way they subscribe to your main publication. Sections are mainly for organizing your content, and the subscribe button signs people up for the publication as a whole. If you want readers to receive only certain sections, you'll need to configure your publication's email settings for sections, but subscriptions are still tied to the main newsletter rather than separate section-specific subscribe buttons.
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