Lightweight Subscribe To Comments
Easiest and most lightweight plugin to let visitors subscribe to comments and get email notifications.
4.9(25 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Lightweight Subscribe To Comments is a WordPress comment plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 25 reviews. It has been downloaded 17K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 30% this week. Top alternative: Comments – wpDiscuz.
4.9/525 reviews
1.0K+active installs
17K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
This simply adds a subscription checkbox to your WordPress comments form to let your visitors subscribe to comments. They will then be notified by email when others comment on the same post. Works automatically upon activation, no settings required.
This plugin focuses on a lightweight footprint and fastest pagespeed. No scripts are added. It simply just works upon activation. All settings are optional.
Easily Switch From Other Comments Subscription Plugins
Your subscribers will be imported for an easy switch from the following listed plugins. This is done automatically upon activation. Your comment subscribers will be migrated from these plugins:
- “Subscribe To Comments” plugin
- “Subscribe To Comments Reloaded” plugin
- “Comment Notifier” plugin
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Ratings & Reviews
4.925 reviews
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Recent Reviews
The best plugin for comment alert!
by Arhea·4 years ago
I have tried many plugins for subscribing to new comments, and this one is the best for the settings inside, the possibilities for messages, performance and convenience!
Many thanks to the developers!
please support the plugin, I am ready to show one’s gratitude you!
Perfect and Lightweight
by Maxime_13·5 years ago
Thank you for this plugin. Very easy to configure and completely functional. Well Done Isabel and again, thank you. From France.
Thank you!
by blackdragon100·5 years ago
Thank you for making a nice plugin. ^^
Works like a charm :)
by nittygrittytechy·5 years ago
This plugin is lightweight and very easy to use. However after using it for awhile I started to notice some items not working well.
1. The thank you email did not work at all but I did receive the test emails and I received an email when I did a test reply.
I noticed in the forum there has not been a response for about 10 months so not sure if this plugin offers support.
For us we had to uninstall this plugin because it did not fully work.
However I gave it 4 stars for the lightweight and simplicity. But with all the laws of GDPR and privacy policy etc. I think a more complex plugin would be appropriate for us.
- This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by nittygrittytechy.
easy and useful, but I miss…
by meisterleise·5 years ago·1 reply
Easy and useful!
Nice Plugin, although it may have problems with GDPR?
I still miss some features. But most I miss, that the author hasn’t answered for questions since more than a year. Well, it’s a free plugin, so I don’t wanna whine – but: what a pity.
Thanks anyway!
Download Trends
Today: 4Yesterday: 3This week: 26Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.7+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.5
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.5.8
- Fix – Deleting comments from the Trash caused PHP errors.
- Build – Removed deprecated functions and options.
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