Get instant updates from WordPress.com blogs

Jabber (XMPP) is an open instant messaging protocol used by millions of people daily. At WordPress.com we use Jabber to instantly deliver new blog posts and comments to subscribers.

It’s currently free to use our Jabber blog subscription service.

Connect to im.wordpress.com

You need a WordPress.com account and a Jabber client. You will set up your client with these connection details:

• Jabber ID
  [email protected]
  This is your WordPress.com user name followed by “@im.wordpress.com”. (This looks like an email address but it’s not for email.)
• Password
  The Jabber service uses the same password as your WordPress.com account.
  Note: Make sure to generate an Application Specific Password if you have Two Step Authentication enabled.
• Jabber Server/Host
  im.wordpress.com
  Some clients ask for this; most will figure it out from the Jabber ID.
• Port
  5222
  This is the usual port for Jabber services. You shouldn’t have to enter this.

Some clients have additional connection parameters. If you need help with a specific client, contact Support. We can’t be responsible for any third-party software but we’ll do our best.

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Get subscriptions delivered to Jabber

After you setup your Jabber client, you’ll need to go to the Subscription Settings page and set which blogs you’d like to have delivered through Jabber. You can also set Jabber as your default delivery option from your Notification Settings.

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Befriend the robot

Our friendly chat robot will help you manage your subscriptions. Add [email protected] to your buddy list, then open a chat window and say “howdy”.

Here are the commands the bot understands:

• subscribe (shorthand: sub)
  sub en.blog.wordpress.com
  This command subscribes you to posts and comments on en.blog.wordpress.com, our blog.
  sub en.blog.wordpress.com/posts
  This command subscribes you to posts only.
  sub en.blog.wordpress.com/comments
  This command subscribes to comments only.
  sub @mentions
  This command subscribes you to @mentions of your WordPress.com username.
• unsubscribe (shorthand: unsub)
  unsub en.blog.wordpress.com
  This command works the same way as subscribe.
• subscriptions (shorthand: subs)
  subs
  The bot will reply with a list of your subscriptions.
• stop / start
  Use “stop” to temporarily suspend all subscriptions without unsubscribing. Notifications will be discarded until you use “start”.