How can I receive notifications for blog comments?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

Shopify merchants are frustrated by the lack of native email notifications for blog comments, leading to missed customer interactions and delayed responses.

Key Issues:

  • No built-in notification system exists for new blog comments
  • Users have discovered old, unanswered comments they weren’t aware of
  • Responding to comments requires logging into the actual site like a regular customer
  • Previously available apps for this functionality are no longer active

Available Solutions:
Two third-party apps have been mentioned as workarounds:

  1. Blog Comments app - Offers email notifications, admin reply capabilities (including quick replies from emails), spam protection, centralized comment management interface, and a 5-star rating system

  2. Eagle app - Provides free email notifications for blog comments (recently discovered by a user who is testing it)

The discussion remains ongoing as merchants continue seeking reliable solutions to this basic blogging functionality gap in Shopify’s native features.

Summarized with AI on October 27. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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anyone know how to get blog comments to send a notification? seems like this should exist, it is so basic for a blog to have this.

seems like there used to be some apps, but none are active any longer.

thanks

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this still not an option??? rediculous…

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I’m looking for the same thing. I just found a bunch of old comments I didn’t even know I had. And the only way to respond to a comment is through my actual site, just like a customer? Is that true? So awkward and weird.

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yep, same thing. missed a bunch of conversations from old comments

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So frustrating.

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Hi! I just released an app for email notifications, comment replies, blog ratings, etc. for Shopify.

Here is the app store link: https://apps.shopify.com/blogcomments

Here is a list of all the features it comes with, right now:

  • sends email notifications for new comments on your Shopify blog posts.
  • allows admin replies on comments, including quick replies directly from the email notification.
  • provides much better spam protection, so no more bot comments.
  • an easy-to-use admin interface for managing all your comments in one place, rather than having to look at individual articles.
  • includes a 5-star rating system for your recipes, guides, or tutorials, so your readers can leave reviews.
  • plus, a few other handy features to make your life easier with plenty on their way

Take a look and let me know if I can help with anything :slightly_smiling_face:

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It’s 2025, and there’s still no way I can enable email notifications for blog comments. After considering options like 1) complaining again to Shopify; 2) building an AI agent to notify me; 3) doing nothing except checking the blog comments manually more often, I have found this app that does it for free: https://apps.shopify.com/eagle Just started using it on my blog so will report back how it works!

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Did you have any luck with that app? Does it work ok? Cheers!