Title: No Notification Emails
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# No Notification Emails

 *  [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/)
 * I began on 3.1 so I’ve never used another version.
 * All of a sudden 3/24 at 7pm I stopped getting notification emails from wordpress
   when someone comments on my blog.
 * My email is through google apps so I don’t know if that makes a difference. It
   is not a plugin because I have a test blog with no plugins and it also does not
   send out emails.
 * I have no idea why this just stopped.
 * My domain is [http://www.shibleysmiles.com](http://www.shibleysmiles.com)

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 *  [johnibom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnibom/)
 * (@johnibom)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001184)
 * go to the admin profile (your profile) under the USERS at wp-admin change/SET
   the settings
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001185)
 * I’m sorry I’m not sure where you are talking about?
 * I am in my wp admin account. I clicked on users and I see my own profile is that
   the correct place? If so I’m not sure what setting I’m looking for?
 *  [johnibom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnibom/)
 * (@johnibom)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001188)
 * Assume my last msg null..
 * First of all >> go to the Settings
    Check An administrator must always approve
   the comment!
 * and make a test comment to see if you receive email..
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001190)
 * Ok I just tried that and did not receive an email.
 *  [johnibom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnibom/)
 * (@johnibom)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001195)
 * does this a regular email?
    have you checked the mails into the spam folder? 
   I want you to create a test page on your server.. (NOT IN WORDPRESS)
 * Open an editor like notepad and put the following code..
 * <?php
    $to=’YOUR-EMAIL@DOMAIN.com’; //Put your email here $subject=”testing phpmail”;
   $message=”Hello World”; echo mail($to,$subject,$message);
 * echo “
   .Check your inbox and quote what you see before this line”; ?>
 * SAVE IT WITH “testmailer.php” and FTP it on the root of your hosting..
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001197)
 * I’ve tried changing it to, two different emails with no success one is my domain
   email and one is my gmail account.
 * Yes I’ve checked spam and trash. Now the strange thing is I just noticed 5 comments
   came through at 10:55 when I was on the phone with hosting that I did not see
   come through until now but now it is not working again.
 * Is the root /home ? The very first folder?
 * If so I have put it there.
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001198)
 * oh wait I have to change the coding LOL to my email
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001200)
 * Ok if I have it in the right place I have put in my email address
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001201)
 * BTW I put it at /home and then I also put it at public_html because I wasn’t 
   sure which one you meant
 * I tried running it at [http://www.shibleysmiles.com/testmailer.php](http://www.shibleysmiles.com/testmailer.php)
   and I see the
 * 1 .Check your inbox and quote what you see before this line
 * However I did not get an email if I was suppose to get one.
 *  [johnibom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnibom/)
 * (@johnibom)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001202)
 * please check your email spam folder!
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001203)
 * I have no email
 *  [johnibom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnibom/)
 * (@johnibom)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001206)
 * well, it’s your server problem,
    You see the “1” means it Returns TRUE if the
   mail was successfully accepted for delivery, FALSE or 0 otherwise.
 * It is important to note that just because the mail was accepted for delivery,
   it does NOT mean the mail will actually reach the intended destination.
 * Kindly contact your Hosting/System Admin about this issue.
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001207)
 * Thank you I spent hours on the phone with them and they told me to email WP? 
   SIGH
 *  [johnibom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnibom/)
 * (@johnibom)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001208)
 * lastly try this code:
 * replace the line where it says:
 * echo mail($to,$subject,$message);
 * REPLACE WITH:
    echo mail($to,$subject,$message, null, ‘-fwebmaster@YOUR-DOMAIN.
   com’);
 * Report if you still unable to receive the mail?
 *  Thread Starter [Shibley Smiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shibley-smiles/)
 * (@shibley-smiles)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-notification-emails-1/#post-2001210)
 * No still no email

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