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Hi there,

One of my clients has asked if we can allow users commenting on a blog post to be notified when other users comment on that post.

Here’s a link to the page as it currently stands: http://dev.srtoomer.com/blog/post/test-blog-post-inc.-video

I understand we’ll need to store that users email address somewhere in the database in order to notify them, which I presume will mean adding them as a member. If this is the case, is it possible to automatically register a member when they submit a comment rather than the user having to fill out a registration form and then a comment form?

Thanks in advance,

Hi Tom,

Sure thing!

The feature is built into the Comment Form already:

...
<label for="comment">Comment:</label>

        <textarea name="comment" cols="70" rows="10">{comment}</textarea>
        <label><input type="checkbox" name="save_info" value="yes" {save_info} /> Remember my personal information</label>

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

...

That’s what the notify_me checkbox is used for. It will prevent users from having to register and allows them to opt-in to being notified.

Cheers,

Hi Dan,

That’s perfect, thanks for your message!

Hi Tom,

Excellent! My pleasure.

If you need anything else, please let me know!

Cheers,