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 your site’s admin bar

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 notifications are enabled, from the site admin bar:

On WordPress.com hosted sites, the admin toolbar looks slightly different due to the WordPress.com Toolbar, but the notifications icon remains in the same place:

To start using 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 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

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.