How to Install a Post Notification in WordPress

1. Click to open the 'Plugins' heading on the left side of the WordPress dashboard. Under this heading, click 'Add New.'
2. Click the search box at the top of the page and type 'Post Notification.' Press 'Enter' to run the search.

3. Click the 'Install Now' link under 'Post Notification' on the results screen and confirm the installation by clicking 'OK' and 'Activate Plugin.'
4. Click to open the 'Settings' heading on the left side of the page and then click 'Post Notification.'
5. Click the 'Settings' link at the top of the page.
6. Use the three drop-down menus at the top of the page to select whether WordPress should send an email notification when you publish normal posts, private posts and pages.
7. Enter a value in the 'Nervous Finger Wait' field to have WordPress wait a certain number of seconds after you publish a new post before sending a notification email. With this feature set, you can quickly un-publish a post if you notice a mistake before the notification goes out.
8. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the 'Save' button.
9. Click to open the 'Appearance' heading on the left side of the page and then click 'Widgets.'
10. Drag the 'Post Notification' widget from the middle of the window to the sidebar area on the right side.
11. Click the 'Save' button. Readers of your website now have the ability to receive post notifications by entering their email addresses in the 'Post Notification' widget.