Course Comment Notification email template

A comment notification for an online course: who commented on which lesson, the comment as a quote with avatar, a reply button and a settings link.

Light shows the email as designed. Dark and Gmail show how email apps can change its colors.

Categories
Announcement
Industry
Education
Type
Transactional
Size
9.9 KB, 600 px wide

Adapted from Postmark Transactional Email Templates by Wildbit (now ActiveCampaign), MIT license.

About this template

Online course platforms send many small notices, and this one should feel personal. The email for Learnloop, a sample course site, starts with a single sentence: who commented, on which lesson, in which course. No banner, no hero, just the news.

The comment itself appears as a quote with the student avatar and name, so the instructor can read it right in the inbox. A green reply button opens the thread. A muted line explains why the email arrived, and the footer adds a link to notification settings for people who want fewer emails.

Bundle several comments into one digest if a lesson gets busy. Put the commenter name in the subject line. Keep the quote short, cut long comments after two or three lines and link to the rest.

Use it in your email tool

  1. Click Copy HTML, or download the .html file.
  2. In Mailchimp, Brevo, HubSpot or Klaviyo, start a new email with the custom HTML or code editor and paste it in.
  3. Change the text, links and images. Map merge tags such as {{first_name}} and {{unsubscribe_url}} to the tags of your tool.
  4. Send a test to yourself on desktop and phone before you send it to your list.

Sections in this email

  1. Wordmark
  2. Comment headline
  3. Comment quote with avatar
  4. Reply button
  5. Why you got this
  6. Footer with notification settings

Subject line ideas

  • Priya Nair commented on Lesson 4
  • New question in Intro to Illustration
  • {{commenter_name}} replied to your lesson

Preview text idea

Priya asked a question about color theory basics. Reply right from here.

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