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Notifications

Get notifications for new comments and Likes on your WordPress.com and Jetpack sites: in your admin bar, on your desktop, and on your mobile device!

The Notifications feature is enabled by default. For guidance on accessing and modifying this setting, refer to Control Jetpack’s Features on One Page.

View and moderate comments from the WordPress.com Toolbar

Toolbar Notifications allow you to view and moderate comments from the top toolbar across WordPress.com. You can also use it directly from your site if you have the WordPress.com Toolbar enabled.

Notifications Panel

To start using WordPress.com toolbar notifications:

  1. Make sure that your WordPress.com account is connected to the site. You can confirm that from Jetpack → My Jetpack in the Connection section.
  2. Click on the notifications (bell) icon in the WordPress.com top toolbar.
  3. Now you’re set to view and moderate comments on your site and from anywhere on WordPress.com.

Note that in order to moderate comments from the notifications toolbar menu, you must have comment moderation privileges.

For more details on using Notifications (including keyboard shortcuts), see the WordPress.com support page.

Enable desktop notifications

Modern versions of Firefox or Chrome can push notifications directly to your desktop. For more information and instructions on enabling this feature, visit the Browser Notification announcement page.

Enable mobile notifications

Iphone screen showing a comment notification via WordPress mobile app

Mobile notifications allow you to receive notifications of new comments on your Apple or Android devices. They make it easier than ever to keep up with your readers and moderate comments on the go.

To start using mobile notifications:

  1. Install a WordPress mobile app.
  2. Verify that your WordPress.com account is connected to your site by checking Jetpack → My Jetpack under the Connection section.
  3. Ensure the Notifications feature is active in Jetpack (it is activated by default). For guidance on accessing and modifying this setting, refer to Control Jetpack’s Features on One Page.

Once you’ve activated Mobile Notifications in Jetpack, you will receive Push notifications on your mobile phone via your WordPress mobile app.

Start receiving notifications

As soon as you get a new comment on a post you’ve published, a push notification is sent to your phone. You will see the name of the commenter, which post they commented on, and a short excerpt of the comment. Swipe over the notification to view the comment.

Note: If the author of the post has not connected their account with WordPress.com, push notifications will be sent to the main user who connected the Jetpack site to WordPress.com

Privacy Information

The Notifications are activated by default. While there is no deactivation control from within the Jetpack settings interface, you can deactivate it by following the guide to control Jetpack features on one page.

Data Used
Site Owners / UsersThis feature requires usage of the following information and data: connected WordPress.com user’s email address and and user ID, user agent, notification data (e.g. comment content), locale, MD5 hash of connected user’s email address (for the Gravatar profile image), and current window URL.Additionally, for activity tracking (detailed below): IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID and URL, Jetpack version, user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code.Site VisitorsSome visitor-related information or activity may be sent to the site owner via this feature. This may include: email address, WordPress.com username, site URL, email address, comment content, follow actions, etc.
Activity Tracked
Site Owners / UsersSending notifications (i.e. when we send a notification to a particular user), opening notifications (i.e. when a user opens a notification that they receive), performing an action from within the notification panel (e.g. liking a comment or marking a comment as spam), and clicking on any link from within the notification panel/interface.Site VisitorsNone.
Data Synced (Read More)
Site Owners / UsersWe sync a single option that identifies whether or not the feature is activated.Site VisitorsNone.
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