Subscribe to Comments
Subscribe to Comments is a robust plugin that enables commenters to sign up for e-mail notification of subsequent entries. The plugin includes a full-featured subscription manager that your commenters can use to unsubscribe to certain posts, block all notifications, or even change their notification e-mail address!
Download
Latest version: Download Subscribe to Comments v2.1.2 [zip]
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Installation
- Put subscribe-to-comments.php into [wordpress_dir]/wp-content/plugins/
- Go into the WordPress admin interface and activate the plugin
- Optional: if your WordPress theme doesn’t have the comment_form hook, or if you would like to manually determine where in your comments form the subscribe checkbox appears, enter this where you would like it:
<?php show_subscription_checkbox(); ?> - Optional: If you would like to enable users to subscribe to comments without having to first leave a comment, place this somewhere in your template, but make sure it is outside the comments form. A good place would be right after the ending
</form>tag for the comments form:<?php show_manual_subscription_form(); ?>
FAQ
Q. How can I tell if it’s working?
A.
- Log out of WordPress
- Leave a comment on an entry and check the comment subscription box, using an e-mail that is NOT the WP admin e-mail address or the e-mail address of the author of the post.
- Leave a second comment using a different e-mail address than the one you used in step 2 (it can be a bogus address).
- This should trigger a notification to the first address you used.
Q. I’d like the subscription checkbox to be checked by default. Can I do that?
A. Not anymore. But the checkbox status will be remembered on a per-user basis.
Q. My subscription checkbox shows up in a strange place. How do I fix it?
A. Try unchecking the CSS “clear” option. Beyond that, you’re on your own with CSS positioning.
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Hi Mark,
Love the plugin, it’s awesome. I’ve seen that some other blogs have two checkboxes under the comment box, the first being ‘subscribe to comments’ and the second being ‘subscribe to email newsletter’. I have a feedburner email newsletter and I’d love to give commentors the option on opting in, especially since they’re already entered their email address. However, I can’t figure out how to do this, or find any plugins to do this. Sorry my question is off topic but I’m wondering if you know of any way to do this?
Thanks!
David
Hi David,
I’m not sure how to do what you are asking but I do have a solution / work around.
On one of my blogs I use Subscribe to Comments… and also a plug in called the Comment Relish plugin
http://old.justinshattuck.com/2009/04/01/comment-relish-version-20-release/
With comment relish when someone makes a comment for the first time on your blog they are sent a thank you email (that you write / customize) in that email you can add a note asking them to subscribe to your RSS feed or email list (make sure to include the links to those in your email)
Actually I think the plug in that does exactly what you are asking for is called:
Subscribe Remind
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe-remind/
I hope this helps
Eric Bonnici
Awesome thank you so much, very much appreciated
Hey really good plugin useing it on my web pages. Visitors love it. Good work. Vlad From Slovakia
Thank you very much for this post.
you re welcome
Nice plugin, i like it
i agree thanks
This is all very well and good, and I should try it.
But am I missing something? Why isn’t there a widget to add your Email and name and be subscribed, or is that default – what’s the widget called!?
my thoughts exactly, why isnt this included or created separately?
I echo your opinion but wonder if you can point me in the direction of a good newsletter subscription plugin anyway? please!
Hi Mark,
Thank you for the plugin. I installed the plugin and activated it.
When a user clicks on Subscribe to Comments they get the following:
You may not access this page without a valid key.
Can you tell me what this error is all about?
Thank you!
Got the same error.
very good this plugin. tanks
Hi!
I wonder how can I subscribe certain users automatically to all posts and pages?
Love the plugin btw!
lackyg
I Love the plugin very much, it’s awesome. I’ve seen that some other blogs have two checkboxes under the comment box, the first being ‘subscribe to comments’ and the second being ‘subscribe to email newsletter’. I have a feedburner email newsletter and I’d love to give commentors the option on opting in, especially since they’re already entered their email address.
Fantastic blog post! This would aid plenty of people learn about this matter.
This really is a neat looking plugin. I particularly like how it snazzes up the comment form for people who aren’t logged in, a feature I was going to disable before activating the plugin.
Very neat
Hi, Mark!
In version 2.1.2 CSS “clear” option is not working (my wp ver. is 2.9.2).
When i uncheck it, style=”clear: both;” attribute is still on its place (p class=”subscribe-to-comments”)
Great plugin but not for all wordpress versions.
Hi,
Excellent widget!
But… I installed it and can’t seem to leave a comment with entering the info for the widget also, not everyone wants to subscribe….
I’m using the latestword press (not 3.0, but the one before that).
Any ideas?
Also, if I have a redirection widget installed that redirects 1st time posters to a thank you page how could I incorporate this with Subscribe to Comments.
Thanks
Dominik
Thank you! It’s perfect!
Thank you for your plugin… is Excellent for my websites…
Very nice plug-in & good job.
I just translated this into russian language, if it’s ok?
Thanks
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Hello Mark!
Thanks a lot for this GREAT plugin!
Just wondering if any update is planned as actual version came out in December 2007. Will it be alright with new WP v3.0 soon available?
Thanks again!
Captain JJ Dean
Wondering when the one click opt out will be in the plugin. It’s required by most or many hosts so that people can easily unsubscribe.
nice plugin
thanks ..
Hey,
When I activated your plugin, following warnings were displayed in admin panel.
Notice: Undefined index: solo-comment-subscribe in D:htdocsblogwp-contentpluginssubscribe-to-comments.php(852) : runtime-created function on line 1
Notice: Undefined index: salt in D:htdocsblogwp-contentpluginssubscribe-to-comments.php on line 709
Notice: Undefined index: clear_both in D:htdocsblogwp-contentpluginssubscribe-to-comments.php on line 714
Notice: Undefined index: default_subscribed in D:htdocsblogwp-contentpluginssubscribe-to-comments.php on line 266
I have activated and installed this plugin. It will not work. No box shows up anywhere on my site for them to check. Am I missing something?
I just love this tool!
Thanks!
Thanks- it is a great plug in.
works perfect for me thanks
Works perfectly and exactly what people on our website have asked for.
Many thanks indeed
Testing this plugin out – going to post with my other email after this.
Will this comment fire an email to my waww email address?
thanks a lot for this nice plugin, I’ll try it….
thanks a lot for this nice plugin, I’ll try it…
Hi. I’ve got a private website for my band and i’d like for all 5 of us to be automatically subscribed to comments. How can i do this?
Nice Plugin! It works just awesome!
I may add this plugin as well. Thanks for the info!
Coool
Thanks allot
so i translated all the stuff in the pot-file. and now? all the stuff is still in english
the only thing you say about translation is that this file is for doing so and other users should leave it. but how do i get the plugin to use the translations? i need help!
I would love to have the option to receive only the replies to my comments not all new comments for the post. Is this something your thinking of adding?
Thanks for that plugin!
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Nice plugin! I would like to translate the plugin into Spanish where could I get the .po or .mo file?
I had the same question en found the answer here:
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/SubscribeToComments
Read there also point 6 under “Installation”.
Thanks for this plug in!
Thanks for this plugin !
Thanks for the plugin! A very useful one)
nice plugin ,m adding it to my the list of plugins that new WP blog must have.thnx a lot for such a nice plugin
What does the notification email look like?
Has version 2.1.2 been tested with WordPress 3.0?
It’s a great plug-in but I’ve been having trouble with unsubscribing people as the admin and found that the plug-in hasn’t been updated for 2.9. I see that many other people are having similar problems here.
I’ve replaced it with “Gurken Subscribe to Comments” (which was based on this plug-in) and it seems to be working fine.
If an admin adds a comment, can the admin receive notification by e-mail when other comments are posted?
I submitted a comment on another computer with a different e-mail click on notification box, and the admin (me) received notification on my admin e-mail address. I (admin) responded to the comment, but I (personal) did not received an e-mail notification using your plug-in. Do you know what the problem is?
I tried it one more time with a 3rd e-mail address. That comment notification was sent the personal e-mail. However, the personal e-mail did NOT receive notification about the Admin comment?
exactly the kind of plugin i have been looking for, thanks for the resource!
Pretty nice a plugin it is!It can be a good assistant.
Thanks! This is what I’m looking for a long time. You really made my day!
Thanks for this wonderful plugin! Does it work with WordPress 3.0?
An important issue, thank you.
Great plugin which i am definitly going to us eon my new website
Thanks for the plugin
good idea! Thanks.
Hi
It doesn’t work well on my website : http://www.blog-bazar.com
I can see the checkbox, but no text.
Subscribe to Comments is really a good plugin.Thanks for sharing!
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I have made a Danish translation of the plugin.
Should I just e-mail it to you?
Thanks….Mark!
i love this plugin, thanks for the good work…
nice plugin
thanks ..