Title: Problem with Comment Mail plugin
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Problem with Comment Mail plugin

 *  [keytastic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keytastic/)
 * (@keytastic)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-comment-mail-plugin/)
 * I’m using [this plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/comment-mail/) and it half
   works. When an author makes a new post they can be automatically subscribed to
   it, but when commenting the comment form will not subscribe as it should.
 * I started a [thread on this in the plugin’s support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-with-p2-theme?replies=8#post-7874518),
   but the plugin author has directed me here.
 * Also, I’m actually using the Mercury theme, but it’s a child theme and I’m pretty
   sure the Mercury theme only really touches on the appearance/css of things.

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 *  [neotechnomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neotechnomad/)
 * (@neotechnomad)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-comment-mail-plugin/#post-6941472)
 * The Mercury theme is a child theme of the P2 theme.
    The Mercury theme hasn’t
   been updated since February 26, 2015 and the P2 hasn’t been updated since July
   17, 2014; so both these themes may not be compatible with the latest version 
   of WordPress or the Comment Mail plugin, which was just updated 3 weeks ago. 
   Perhaps a new theme is in order.
 *  Thread Starter [keytastic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keytastic/)
 * (@keytastic)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-comment-mail-plugin/#post-6941652)
 * Actually, [P2 was updated in October](http://p2theme.com/). I don’t know why 
   it doesn’t say that on here. That doesn’t seem that old to me, but you could 
   have a point. Mercury is now older, and it could be interfering with some of 
   the updates that P2 added.
 *  [neotechnomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neotechnomad/)
 * (@neotechnomad)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-comment-mail-plugin/#post-6941656)
 * Switch to the default 2016 or 2015 theme that comes with WordPress and see if
   the problem continues.
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-comment-mail-plugin/#post-6941668)
 * Because of P2’s special front-end posting that overrides some of WordPress core’s
   functionality, it may not be compatible with all plugins, I’m afraid.
 * >  I don’t know why it doesn’t say that on here.
 * Unfortunately it’s not possible to sticky posts here, but this thread explains
   why:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/announcement-p2-version-157-now-available](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/announcement-p2-version-157-now-available)
 *  [neotechnomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neotechnomad/)
 * (@neotechnomad)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-comment-mail-plugin/#post-6941671)
 * Thanks, **Kathryn**. 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [neotechnomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neotechnomad/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-comment-mail-plugin/#post-6941671)
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