As of April 2026, Comment Mention is a WordPress bbPress plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Top alternative: One User Avatar | User Profile Picture.
5/55 reviews
100active installs
14K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Comment Mention lets you easily enable @mentions in your WordPress comments — no BuddyPress required!
When someone mentions a user by typing @username in a comment, the mentioned user receives an email notification. Perfect for blogs, communities, and discussion-based sites.
Key features:
- Simple and lightweight — works with the native WordPress comment system.
- Mention users by typing
@username. - Sends customizable email notifications to mentioned users.
- Backend settings to customize email subject and content.
- Compatible with bbPress — mention users in forum topics and replies.
- Compatible with WooCommerce – mention users in product reviews.
FREE Plugin Compatibility
- bbPress – Mention users in topics & replies.
- WooCommerce – Mention users in product reviews.
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Ratings & Reviews
55 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
1.7.20
- Added hook for email content.
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