# Send WordPress Blog Comments to a Discord Channel

3 min setup

No coding required

Runs automatically

Stay on top of community engagement by bringing new blog comments into Discord. This workflow template captures each comment from your WordPress site and posts it to a Discord channel, including the comment text, author name, and author email address if available. With feedback and discussions delivered instantly to your team’s hub, you can respond faster, keep conversations flowing, and never miss an opportunity to connect with your audience.

## How it works

2 steps to start receiving WordPress comment notifications in Discord

### Comment Published

App connector: [WordPress](/content/apps/wordpress/integrate "View WordPress integration page"/index.html)• Time to complete: 0 minutes (Auto-configured)

**Why this matters:** This trigger monitors your WordPress site for new comments and starts the workflow each time someone posts a comment on your blog.

The trigger automatically checks your WordPress site every hour for new comments using the WordPress REST API. When a new comment is detected, it captures all the comment data including the author's name, email address, and the comment content itself. This data gets passed to the Discord notification step as variables like `{{wordpress.author_name}}`, `{{wordpress.author_email}}`, and `{{wordpress.content.rendered}}`.

### Create Channel Message

App connector: [Discord](/content/apps/discord/integrate "View Discord integration page"/index.html)• Time to complete: 2 minutes

**Why this matters:** This step formats the comment data into a readable Discord message and sends it to your specified channel, keeping your team informed about new blog engagement.

You need to configure your Discord Channel ID in the path field - this tells MESA exactly which Discord channel should receive the notifications. The message content is pre-configured to display the commenter's name, email address (if available), and the full comment text with HTML stripped out for clean formatting. When the trigger fires, variables like `{{wordpress.author_name}}` and `{{wordpress.content.rendered | strip_html}}` get replaced with actual comment data before sending to Discord.

## Frequently asked questions

### What happens if my WordPress site has a lot of comments posted at once?

The workflow processes comments individually, so if multiple comments are posted between hourly checks, you'll receive separate Discord notifications for each one. The hourly polling prevents overwhelming your Discord channel with constant notifications.

### Can I customize what information appears in the Discord message?

Yes, you can edit the message content in Step 2 to include or exclude different comment fields. You can add the post title, comment URL, or remove the author email if you prefer. The template uses WordPress comment variables that you can mix and match.

### Will this capture comments that need moderation approval?

The trigger monitors published comments only. If your WordPress site requires comment moderation, the notification will only fire after you manually approve the comment and it becomes publicly visible on your site.

## Make this template your own!

Customize this workflow even further:

- Add comment moderation workflow
- Set up conditional logic to hold comments with certain keywords in a "pending" status and notify moderators for review before publication.
- Create comment analytics tracking
- Store comment data in MESA tables to track engagement metrics like comments per post, most active commenters, and response times.
- Build automated responses
- Connect to email services to automatically send thank-you messages to commenters or notify post authors when their content receives new comments.
- Deploy sentiment analysis
- Use AI agents to analyze comment sentiment and route negative feedback to customer service while celebrating positive reviews with your marketing team.

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