Email Notifications

Contents

• Can I reply to comment notification emails?
• Can I reply to likes or follow notification emails?
• What if the emails aren't getting through?

Related

• Comment Display Options
• Comment Notification Email
• Comment Reply via Email
• Comments
• Comments I’ve Made
• Enable and Disable Comments
• Facebook and Twitter Comments
• Manage Comments
• Unwanted Comments and Comment Spam
• Who Can Comment

There are two main types of email notifications that you’ll receive from WordPress.com. You may want to designate a different email addresses for each of these.

The email address you used when registering your WordPress.com account is listed in:

• the Settings tab on the WordPress.com home page, or
• Users -> Personal Settings in your dashboard

Administrative and account notifications are sent to this address, for purposes including:

• Forgotten password
• Updates from blogs you follow
• New blog activation

The email address listed in Settings -> General in your dashboard is used for blog activity notifications, for purposes including:

• Comments posted on your blog*
• Comments held for moderation
• Likes received on your posts*
• New blog followers

* notifications on a multi-user blog will be sent to the post author

You can change your activity notification preferences on the Settings -> Discussion page.

If you want to receive a notification every time someone leaves a response on a post you’ve commented on, you can follow the comments on that post.

Can I reply to comment notification emails?

If you turn on the comment reply by email feature on the Settings -> Discussion page, you can reply directly to comments from the email notification messages. Make sure to include the quoted comment message or use the !END delimiter when you reply to comments by email.

See the Comment Reply via Email help page for more details.

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Can I reply to likes or follow notification emails?

No. Anything that comes from the email address donotreply@wordpress.com should not be replied to.

What if the emails aren’t getting through?

If you’re not receiving notification emails:

• First check to make sure you are the author on the post where the comments are getting added.
• Check the Settings -> Discussion page to make sure email notifications are turned on.
• Check the spam/junk folder in your email program to make sure the messages weren’t filed there by mistake.

If you are still having trouble, contact support for help and please include an example of a post URL where you expected to receive a comment or other notification.

Last modified: May 23, 2012