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Optin Comment Notifications

Allows users to opt into receiving a notification email whenever a comment is made to the site.

By Scott Reilly·Email·Free
5(3 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, Optin Comment Notifications is a WordPress email plugin with 60 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most….

5/53 reviews
60active installs
4.3K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

This plugin adds a checkbox to the profile page for users which allows them to opt into receiving a notification email whenever a comment is made to the site.

If a comment goes into moderation, only users who have the ability to manage comments on the site will receive the moderation notification email.

By default, all users of the site have the ability to subscribe to notifications about comments. A filter is provided to facilitate use of code to customize the feature’s availability to users.

Note: a “user” is a person with an actual login account for the site. The plugin does not facilitate permitting visitors who do not have an account on the site to be able to subscribe to all comments.

Links: Plugin Homepage | Plugin Directory Page | GitHub | Author Homepage

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Ratings & Reviews

53 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4 (2019-03-26)

  • New: Add CHANGELOG.md file and move all but most recent changelog entries into it
  • Change: Initialize plugin on ‘plugins_loaded’ action instead of on load
  • Change: Merge do_init() into init()
  • Change: Note compatibility through WP 5.1+
  • Change: Update copyright date (2019)

…and 2 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Scott ReillyScott Reilly
Plugin Info
Version
1.4
Last Updated
Mar 27, 2019
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
5.1.22
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
60
Downloads
4.3K+
Added
Jan 12, 2015
Business
Free

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Developer

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Scott Reilly
63 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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