How to Display All Your Subscriber Counts in WordPress (4 Ways)

Showing off your subscriber and follower numbers on your WordPress site is a great way to build authority and social proof.

Visitors want to engage with popular blogs and influencers. Displaying your total reach can encourage more subscriptions, followers, and engagement from your audience.

In this comprehensive guide, I‘ll share four proven methods to showcase your subscriber counts, from social media followers to email list members and more.

After 15 years as a professional webmaster, I‘ve seen first-hand how displaying your overall audience size and recent growth can establish credibility and prompt visitors to join your community.

Let‘s dive in to the tactics and tools to effectively display your subscriber counts in WordPress.

Why Displaying Subscriber Counts Boosts Conversions

Before showing how to showcase your follower numbers, it‘s important to understand the benefits of doing so:

• Increased conversions – A study by Nielson Norman Group found that displaying evidence of past purchases or signups increased conversion rates by over 300%.

• Improved social proof – Seeing an existing large community or subscriber base reinforces your authority and legitimacy.

• Higher satisfaction – Visitors who join a popular blog or influencer often feel increased satisfaction from being part of something bigger.

• Added engagement – Existing subscribers are more likely to return and participate when they can see how large the community is.

According to industry experts like Neil Patel, displaying subscriber counts improves perceived authority and acts as a type of social validation that encourages others to subscribe or follow you as well.

With the tactics ahead, you can take full advantage of these benefits.

1. Display Multiple Social Media Follower Counts

One of the fastest ways to showcase your overall reach is by displaying follower counts from all your social profiles in one compact area.

Seeing the combined sizes of your Facebook fans, Twitter followers, YouTube subscribers, Instagram followers, and more makes it easy for visitors to realize your total audience scale at a glance.

To implement this, I recommend the Social Pug plugin. It‘s the best all-in-one social media plugin for WordPress to add share buttons with follower counts for a wide range of networks.

How to Show Multiple Follower Counts with Social Pug

Once installed, go to Social Pug » Settings in your WordPress dashboard and configure these options:

1. Select the social networks you want to display by checking them in the "Show icons for these social networks" list. Most major platforms are supported including:

   • Facebook
   • Twitter
   • Youtube
   • LinkedIn
   • Pinterest
   • Instagram
   • Reddit
   • Snapchat

2. Check the "Show follow count" box next to each network you want to display the follower number for.

3. Choose where to display your social icons from the "Icon layout" settings. You can add them:

   • In a horizontal/vertical bar
   • As floating icons
   • Via shortcode
   • Using a widget

4. Click Save Changes.

Now the share buttons with follower counts will be displayed across your site. You can customize their size, padding, themes, and other design options in Social Pug‘s settings as well.

Here‘s an example of how these social counts will appear:

As you gain more subscribers and followers, their numbers will update automatically here to reflect your growing audience size.

Benefits of Displaying Multiple Follower Counts

• Allows visitors to see your total reach across social platforms at a glance.

• Reinforces your authority and credibility by showcasing your combined audience scale.

• Adds social proof when visitors realize how many followers you have.

• Only requires installing one plugin vs. adding each platform separately.

This is the fastest way to showcase your overall subscriber count and takes just a few minutes to setup in WordPress.

Next let‘s look at highlighting follower counts from specific networks.

2. Show Individual Follower Counts

If you have an especially large following on one particular social platform, you may want to showcase it individually to maximize the impact.

Displaying your main subscriber/follower count alone can better call attention to your biggest audience.

Let‘s explore how to spotlight your Facebook fans, YouTube subscribers, email list members, and more.

Display Facebook Fans

Facebook Pages can easily display their current number of Page "Likes" using Facebook‘s embedded plugins.

To add it your WordPress site:

1. Go to Facebook for Developers
2. Click Get Code next to Page Plugin
3. Enter your Facebook Page URL
4. Select to display your Page‘s follower count
5. Choose width and layout options
6. Copy the generated code
7. Paste the embed code into a widget or embed block in WordPress

This will output live updating follower numbers from your Facebook Page.

You can customize the text around it and add graphics to match your branding.

Here‘s an example of showing Facebook fans:

Display YouTube Subscribers

YouTube also provides embed code to display your live subscriber count in widgets or posts.

From YouTube‘s Subscriber Counter tool:

1. Enter your Channel ID
2. Select subscriber count layout options
3. Customize colors and branding
4. Copy the generated embed code
5. Paste into a widget/content block in WordPress

It will then display and update your YouTube subscriber totals.

Show Email Subscribers

Most email services like Mailchimp, ConvertKit, etc have badges or widgets to showcase your email subscriber numbers.

For example in Mailchimp:

1. Go to Account > Extras > Badges
2. Select badge type (Subscriber Count)
3. Choose size and customize
4. Copy embed code
5. Add to a widget or content block in WordPress

This will display your latest email subscriber count to establish credibility.

Benefits of Showing Key Follower Counts

• Draws attention to your most impressive subscriber/follower achievements.

• Builds authority in your main channel or platform.

• Adds social proof from large individual communities.

• Encourages others to help grow your audiences further.

Spotlighting your biggest follower count can maximize its impact and authority-building benefits.

Next let‘s look at showcasing subscribers within your WordPress community.

3. Display Registered User & Member Counts

If your WordPress site allows user registration, you may want to showcase the size of your registered user base.

Seeing an existing large community can encourage more users to join and participate.

For standard registration sites, you can display your total registered user count.

For paid membership sites, showing your current active member total works best.

Let‘s go over how to display both.

Show Total Registered Users

To display your overall number of registered users:

1. Install the User Count Plus plugin
2. Add the [user_count] shortcode to a widget/page
3. The current user count will be outputted

For example, you can include text such as:

"Over [user_count] people are already registered members of our community!"

This will showcase your signup numbers and social proof.

Display Membership Site Member Count

For paid membership sites, install the Member Count Plus plugin instead.

Then add the [member_count] shortcode to show your current active member total rather than all users.

This gives prospective members a better idea of your existing member base size.

Benefits of Showing User/Member Counts

• Shows your community scale and social proof.

• Encourages more user signups and member conversions.

• Rewards existing members by displaying their contribution.

• Helps drive engagement when members realize how many peers are active.

Displaying your registered users or paid members is an easy way to boost conversions and participation.

Next let‘s look at showcasing your latest followers.

4. Display Recent Follower Activity

While total subscriber counts show your overall size, displaying your latest followers has a different benefit:

Showing real people actively joining your community recently has a bandwagon effect. Visitors want to participate in something new and growing.

Plugins like Fresh Pop and TrustPulse make this easy:

Show Recent Followers with Fresh Pop

Install the Fresh Pop plugin to display popups highlighting your latest:

• Newsletter subscribers
• Social media followers
• Commenters

It grabs their profile pictures and names for authentic social proof.

Show Real-Time Notifications with TrustPulse

TrustPulse adds live notification bubbles as visitors take actions like:

• Subscribing
• Following
• Registering
• Commenting

Seeing this real-time activity encourages others to participate too.

Benefits of Displaying Recent Followers

• Showcases current momentum and growth.

• Triggers a bandwagon effect for more followers.

• Adds authenticity with real visitor profiles.

• Builds FOMO by revealing who else is engaging.

While total counts demonstrate size and authority, recent followers promote activity and buzz. Combine both for the optimal impact.

Best Practices for Growing and Leveraging Your Follower Counts

Here are a few pro tips from my 15 years of experience as a professional webmaster:

• Update counts routinely – Follower numbers get stale quickly. Regenerate widgets and badges regularly.

• Rotate display locations – Change which counts you showcase over time.

• Avoid fake numbers – Don‘t inflate your totals. Only show verified follower counts.

• Customize branding – Match colors and styles to your site‘s aesthetics.

• Make counts "stand out" – Use contrasting colors, bold fonts, and graphics to draw attention.

• Use alongside calls-to-action – Pair follower counts with subscribe/follow/join buttons.

Properly displaying your subscriber counts takes some finesse. Use these strategies to maximize their conversions potential for your WordPress site.

Conclusion

Displaying your total subscribers, followers, members, and recent growth is a proven tactic for boosting conversions, social proof, and engagement.

This guide covered several effective ways to showcase your counts in WordPress:

• Multiple follower counts via social media plugins
• Individual platform counts like Facebook and YouTube
• Total registered user and member counts
• Latest followers through popups and notifications

The best approach depends on where most of your audience is concentrated. Test different placements to determine which convert best.

Whichever options you choose, take advantage of every opportunity to flaunt your subscriber counts proudly. This social proof can inspire visitors to become the next new follower of your community.