Subscribe to Comments 2.1 is a plugin that allows commenters on your blog to check a box before commenting and get e-mail notification of further comments. It is one of the most popular WordPress plugins out there for the simple reason that it helps foster a community around your blog by encouraging commenters to come back and stay engaged in the dialog.
Features
Rudimentary security
Users cannot enter a random e-mail into the subscription manager and modify someone else’s subscriptions In order to modify subscriptions, users need to use a special link, given in notification e-mails, and printed in the comments form as long as they have their comment cookie
Recognition of subscription status
Unsubscribed users see the “subscribe to comments” checkbox, but subscribed users see a “Manage your subscriptions” link The author of the post is recognized by either login or comment cookie and is assumed to be subscribed to the entry (as they will receive notifications through WordPress)
Themeable subscription manager
Uses visual style of WordPress interface Can be optionally accessed via “Manage” menu in WordPress E-mail verification of block requests Javascript “invert selection” link to check/uncheck subscriptions for mass deletion “Return to the page you were viewing” link that persists at the top of the page, so that users can easily return to the post they were reading once they are done modifying subscriptions
Ability to let users change notification e-mail address
In the subscription manager, users can request that their notification address be changed for all their subscriptions Special link is sent to the old address for verification Once clicked, their e-mail address will be changed instantly for all their comments
Easy integration into comments form
No modification of comments form needed for WP 1.5+ (supported themes) For users who want custom placement of the checkbox/link to subscription manager, this can be done with one simple function call, placed anywhere in the comment form
Subscription without leaving a comment
By popular demand, you can now offer visitors the option of subscribing to comments on an entry without having to leave a comment themselves If the reader later decides to join the conversation, their subscription continues without them having to explicitly set it
Customization
You can make the Subscription Manager that your users see use your theme’s header, footer and sidebar, using CSS to style it to fit your site
Internationalization
I’ve written Subscribe to Comments 2.1 with i18n in mind, making full use of __() and _e() functions. The domain is “subscribe-to-comments”.
Download
Version 2.1 Update
Version 2.1 of Subscribe to Comments has a feature that people have been begging me to implement for many months: you can view the list of people who are subscribed to posts on your blog, and you can also see a list of the most “subscribed” posts. Also in this version is a new one-file install. You just put subscribe-to-comments.php in your /plugins/ directory, activate, and you’re done. This version will work on WordPress versions from 2.0.6 through 2.3.1 (highest tested).
Versions
2.1.2 Fixed a few bugs that’d send bad notifications (thanks Donncha!), cleaned up some code and moved to using proper WP escaping functions 2.1.1 WordPress 2.2 compatibility! Also note that support for attribute_escape() is needed, so if you get errors about that, upgrade to the latest version in your branch 2.1 big update, fixing a few potential XSS holes, and misc error messages… see above for details 2.0.8 XSS security fixes, hopefully fixed “+” symbols in e-mail for good 2.0.7 additional “funky e-mail” fixes 2.0.6 support for e-mail addresses with “+” symbols, option to disable CSS “clearing” 2.0.4 potential security bugs, better WP 2.0 capabilities compat
Feedback/Bugs
Feel free to leave bug reports or feature requests here. Use this entry’s comments to ask support questions or offer general feedback
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I like the option in where I could enable the checked by default the subscribe option. Like the one in 2.0 version.
I’m getting the “function: attribute_escape()” error that I’ve seen mention on this site. It’s the same error as the one outlined in this thread - http://wordpress.org/support/topic/147810?replies=2
I’m wondering if there is a workaround for it, or anything at all I can do to make it work. Thanks.
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Hi,
I have WP version 2.3.2. I have installed the plugin and activated it but nothing has changed. I am not running any other plugins (the site is just being developed. I am using the CopyBlogger theme and I know that is compatible with this plugin.
Being new to this, can someone point out a possible cause? I noticed in the admin for my site, there is now a “subscribe to comments options” page in the “options” menu. Am I supposed to set something up on that page before it will work?
Appreciated!
John
Re: the above comment:
Okay — I told you I was new at this WP plugin thing. I didn’t realize that I had to log out of Admin before the plugin would show up and be functional.
Seems to work now
John
What could be the problem? With new theme Check box and “Notify me of followup comments via e-mail” title appears at the very bottom of page (near footer). I would like it before “Post Comment”
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Hi, where can i find the translation files? Is there the italian language ?
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I just tried to download the zip file but keep getting timed out. Is there a problem with the link?
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Hi I am running WP 2.3.2 and can’t get this working done all the suggested things but no e-mails please can someone help.
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I wonder if there is the italian translation file…
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Any idea why this started happening when I upgraded?
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That’s what happens when I, or another subscriber, try to manage subscriptions.
Everything worked great until the upgrade and now I don’t have a copy of the old version.
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Never mind on that. I had to turn off mod_security.
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