Email subscribers
Email subscribers let your fans sign up on your site and get notified when you upload a new video or go live. This is available on the Starter plan and above (Free plan has 0 subscriber slots).
Enabling email subscribers
Email subscribers are enabled by default on paid plans. You can toggle the feature on or off from Admin Panel → Settings → General, then the Email Subscribers tab. When disabled, all subscribe forms are hidden across your site and new subscriptions are blocked. Your existing subscriber data is kept — turning it back on restores everything.
How it works
- You add a Subscribe section to your homepage via the homepage builder
- Visitors enter their email and choose what they want to be notified about (new videos, live streams)
- They receive a verification email and must click the link to confirm
- Once verified, they'll receive emails automatically when you upload or go live
- Email notifications can help generate early views and engagement when you publish
Adding the subscribe section
- Go to Admin Panel → Settings → General, then the Homepage tab
- Drag the Subscribe block from the palette into your homepage layout
- The subscribe form will appear on your site with email field and notification preference checkboxes
Subscribe forms also appear on blog post pages and can be enabled on your link-in-bio page from Admin Panel → Content → Link in Bio.
Subscribe section on a live homepage showing email field
The subscribe section is only available on Starter and Pro plans.
Subscriber limits
| Plan | Max subscribers |
|---|---|
| Free | 0 |
| Starter | 200 |
| Pro | 1,000 |
Managing subscribers
Go to Admin Panel → Content → Blog → Subscribers to view your subscriber stats. You can see counts for active (verified), pending verification, and unsubscribed users.
For privacy, individual email addresses are not shown. TubeCMS manages subscriber data on your behalf — you cannot export or view individual emails.
Automatic notifications
Once subscribers have verified, TubeCMS can send emails automatically:
- New video alerts — sent when you upload a new video to YouTube (one email per video, no duplicates)
- Live stream alerts — sent when you go live on YouTube
Both notification types need to be enabled in Admin Panel → Settings → General, then the Email Subscribers tab. Subscribers only receive the types they opted into when they signed up.
Manual broadcasts
You can also manually send any published blog post to your subscribers from the blog editor. Each post can only be broadcast once.