How to Turn Off Comments Notifications in WordPress

Ever felt overwhelmed by the constant flood of comment notifications from your WordPress blog? We know the feeling. We often deal with hundreds of comments daily, so we’re all too familiar with the notification overload.

At first, these alerts are exciting – they mean people are engaging with your content. But as your audience grows, managing these notifications can quickly become a full-time job.

To help you out, we will show you exactly how to turn off comment notifications in WordPress. We’ll cover both notifications from your own site and from other WordPress sites you’ve interacted with.

Turning Off Comment Notifications From Your Own WordPress Website

First of all, you need to log in to your WordPress dashboard and go to the Settings » Discussion page.

From here, scroll down to the ‘Email me whenever’ section, where you will see these two checkbox options:

• Anyone posts a comment
• A comment is held for moderation

As shown in the image above, comment notification emails are enabled by default in the WordPress admin.

To disable comment notifications, you need to uncheck both boxes.

Now, just click on the ‘Save Changes’ button at the bottom of the discussion settings page.

WordPress will now stop sending comment notification emails to the WordPress website administrators and post authors.

If you want more tips to improve your WordPress comment notifications, then you can see our guide on how to manage WordPress comment notifications emails.

Turning Off Comment Notification Emails From Other WordPress Websites

Are you receiving comment notification emails from websites other than yours?

If you have commented on a post on another blog and subscribed to its comments, then you will receive comment notification emails every time a new comment is added to the post.

Many blogs nowadays use a comments plugin that allow people to get notified when there are replies to their comments.

You probably checked or forgot to uncheck the comment subscribe option.

For example, you can see the ‘subscribe to comments’ option under the comments section of this article.

This feature can be useful if you have asked a support question and are waiting for a response from the post author. But if you posted a general feedback comment, then it can distract you and get annoying.

You can unsubscribe to these comment notification emails by merely clicking on the unsubscribe link in the email.

How to Manage Your Comments Without Overwhelming Notifications

Turning off comment notifications can help relieve some space in your email inbox. That being said, you might still want to stay on top of your comments. Here are some strategies we’ve found effective for high-traffic sites:

• Instead of having all comments sent to you, set up a dedicated moderator role. This person can handle the initial review of comments, flagging only the most important ones for your attention.
• Use a plugin like Akismet to automatically filter out spam comments. This reduces the number of comments you need to check.
• Set aside specific times during the day to review and moderate your WordPress comments. This helps you stay engaged without constantly being interrupted by notifications.
• Enable comment approval for first-time commenters only. This setting in WordPress reduces notifications while still allowing you to monitor new participants in your community.

Ultimate Guides to Run Your Comment Section

Now that you know how to deactivate your comment email notifications, you may also want to check out the following articles:

• How to Move Comments From a Specific Post to Another
• Vital Tips and Tools to Combat Spam Comments in WordPress
• How to Disable Trackbacks and Pingbacks on Existing WordPress Posts
• How to Notify Users When Their Comment is Approved in WordPress

We hope this article helped you to learn how to turn off comment notifications in WordPress. You may also want to see our guide on how to completely disable comments in WordPress and our expert picks for the best WordPress plugins to improve comments.

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