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How to redirect first-time commenters to a ‘Thank You’ page

21 Sep, 2012 Blogging WordPress Permalink

A couple of months ago, I left a comment on a blog I had never visited before. Upon pressing “Send”, I was redirected to a lovely “Thank You” page.

I found the idea really neat and decided to implement it right away on my blog. I created a page inviting first-time commenters to subscribe to my newsletter.

The result? Within a day or two, more than 10 visitors had added their names to my list!

Looking for an easy way to redirect first-time commenters to your “thank you” page? Here is a short tutorial to help you.

First, create a new page on your blog.

thank you page wordpress

thank you page wordpress

Then, install the Comment Redirect by Yoast plugin.

Thank you Page WordPress

 Now, every time someone comments on your blog for the first time, they will automatically be redirected to your “thank you” page. Pretty cool, eh?

I hope this little tutorial helps!

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About The Author

Cendrine Marrouat is a journalist, blogger, content curator, author, and workshop facilitator located in Canada. She is the founder of two social media blogs: Social Media Slant and Creative Ramblings. On March 6, 2012, she released The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation Tips, a comprehensive resource that provides bloggers of all levels with essential information and precise guidance to attract quality traffic to their blogs. She is currently working on an eBook on social media strategies that should be released before the end of 2013.
  • http://www.sianphillips.ie/ Sian Phillips

    That’s brilliant and great metric too. I’m going to try that now. Thanks for sharing on Bizsugar.com

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Thank you, Sian!

  • http://bloggers-club.com Ivan

    Wonderful article. This is one good aspect that many online bloggers need to heed to. Using this attribute is just a way of appreciating the effort it took your visitor to reading your post and I see it a welcome idea. Thanks for sharing this tip.

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Thank you Ivan! I’m glad you found the article useful. Hope to see you soon.

  • Josh McCreery

    Thanks for the tutorial! I’ve been wondering how am I going to put this on my site! I just thought, will it be possible to redirect the commenters everytime they leave comments on my site?

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Hello Josh!

      I don’t think you can do it for people who comment every time, and I think it would do your blog a disservice, actually.

  • http://www.epreneur.tv Tehmina Zaman

    What a wonderful idea! Thank you Cendrine for this little tip, I am going to set it up on all my blogs :-) Tehmina

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Glad you like the tip, Tehmina! I hope you visit the blog again soon.

  • http://improductreview.org/ Son Nguyen

    I think this thank you page will make the conversion rate increase. It’s amazing plugin, I’m gonna install it :)

  • http://www.cybertweaks.com/2012/10/how-to-hide-last-name-from-facebook.html Cyber Tweaks

    Thank you for a wonderful post.

  • http://www.floydarthur.net Floyd Arthur

    Hi, looks good.. but is this a plug-in or an in-built feature?

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Hi Floyd,

      As mentioned in the article, it’s a plugin.