---
title: "new-comment"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/guide/configuration/emails/templates/new-comment.html
last_updated: 2026-08-07T17:09:54+10:00
tokens: ~542
---

# new-comment template

The email is sent whenever a new comment is posted on PageSeeder.

## Email headers

This message sets the following headers by default:

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| `Auto-Submitted` | `auto-generated` |
| `Bcc` | Group members depending on their notification settings |
| `From` | The author or modifier of the comment, see [From address](../from.md) |
| `Sender` | pageseeder`@`*emaildomain* |
| `Reply-To` | *uriid*-*locator*`@`*emaildomain* or *xlinkid*`-reply@`*emaildomain* |
| `Subject` | \[*group name*\] *comment title* |
| `Message-ID` | \<*xlinkid*`.comment@`*emaildomain*\> |
| `Precedence` | `List` |
| `List-Unsubscribe` | \<*serverurl*/ps/page/*groupname*/preferences/mygroups\> |
| `List-Id` | *group description* \<*groupname*.*serverhost*\> |
| `List-Help` | \<*serverurl*/ps/page/*groupname*/home\> |
| `List-Post` | \<*serverurl*/ps/page/*groupname*/comment/new\> |
| `List-Archive` | \<*serverurl*/ps/page/*groupname*/comments\> |

 

## XML

PageSeeder produces the following XML for the XSLT template:

```xml

<notification template="new-comment"
              announcement="false"
              taskchanged="false"
              modified="false"
              emaildomain="example.org"
              hosturl="https://example.org"
              unsubscribetoken="sample-token">

  <!-- The new comment -->
  <comment id="123"
           discussionid="123"
           contentrole="Comment"
           created="2012-03-08T12:34:00+10:00">
    <title>Cavern stolen!</title>
    <author id="12"
            firstname="John"
            surname="Jones"
            email="jjones@email.com"
            username="jjones">
      <fullname>John Jones</fullname>
    </author>
    <content type="text/plain">Sesame opened the door</content>
    <context>
      <group id="3" name="acme-test" />
    </context>
  </comment>

  <group id="3"
         name="acme-test"
         description="The ACME testing group" />
</notification>
```

## Usual content

Following is a screenshot of the HTML email:

![new-comment\_v60000.png](/content/guide/configuration/emails/templates/../../../../images/email/new-comment_v60000.webp)