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In the default comment form template, there is a line for comment notification:

<input type="checkbox" name="notify_me" value="yes" {notify_me} /> Notify me of follow-up comments?

However, setting the value to “no” or “” does nothing to turn off the notification as the default.

There is a similar thread on this for EE2:

http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/186930/

What is the fix? How do I change the default for the checkbox so that it is not checked automatically?

Hi P.J.

Have you tried removing the {notify_me} tag from your form input code? So that the resulting code would look similar to this:

<input type="checkbox" name="notify_me" value="yes" /> Notify me of follow-up comments?

Taking out the {notify_me} tag should prevent the checkbox from being automatically checked.

I hope this helps,

Thanks. I will try this out.

So is the value=“yes” sent ONLY if the user then “rechecks” the box?

Also, what is the value sent to that variable if the user unchecks the box? ‘cause I tried “No” or “”, but neither of the latter values works.

So is the value=“yes” sent ONLY if the user then “rechecks” the box?

Correct.

Also, what is the value sent to that variable if the user unchecks the box? ‘cause I tried “No” or “”, but neither of the latter values works.

Browsers do not send unchecked checkboxes at all. Let us know if Dan’s solution works for you!

Thank you. The solution works.

Good to hear P.J.!

Come back to the forums if you need any assistance in the future.

Cheers,