How to Put an Autoresponder on WordPress

1. Go the the plugin page for WP Comment Auto Responder plugin (see Resources) and click 'Download Now' to download the file. Make note of the download location on your computer.
2. Log into your WordPress Dashboard in your Web browser and expand the 'Plugins' section in the sidebar.

3. Click 'Add' new in the 'Plugins' section and click the 'Upload' link from the top menu that appears.
4. Click 'Browse' and locate the download file (in Zip format) on your computer. If using Windows, double click the file to close the 'Browse' screen.
5. Click 'Install Now' and allow the installation to complete. Click the 'Activate Plugin' link to turn it on.
6. Click the 'WP Comment Auto Responder' link that will appear in the 'Settings' section of the sidebar.
7. Change the default reply email, if you desire, and specify whether you would like to disable the autoresponder if you have already replied to the comment. Click the 'Replied Comment' tab to modify the autoresponder that the user will see when someone else replies to the comment. You can keep the same settings for both tabs.
8. Click 'Mail Signature' to edit the signature line of your autoresponder email. The default will show your author name as it appears in your WordPress profile, blog name, URL and blog description. You can enter additional text into the box or delete an element.
9. Click 'Sender Option' if you wish for the autoresponder to show a different name or email address than those in your profile. Type the modified name and email into the corresponding text boxes.
10. Click the 'Submit' button after you have modified any settings. You do not need to click this if you did not change any settings.