Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress for WordPress Plugin Directory

WordPress sends emails you can’t customize. You can’t change who receives them, what they say, or how they look. And if you need to notify your team about content changes, user activity, or security events — WordPress simply doesn’t do that.

Notification fixes this. It gives you complete control over what WordPress sends, to whom, and through which channel. Replace rigid default emails with fully customizable messages, or create entirely new notifications triggered by any WordPress event. No coding required — set up your first notification in under 5 minutes.

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE FREE VERSION

Replace default WordPress emails — Disable any built-in email (new user, password reset, comments, etc.) and replace it with your own version using the built-in Wizard

Create custom notifications — Get notified when posts are published, users register, comments arrive, plugins update, and 50+ other WordPress events

Use dynamic content — Insert Merge Tags like {post_title}, {user_email}, or {comment_content} to personalize every message

Send to anyone — Route notifications to specific email addresses, users, or entire roles

Send via email or webhook — Email is built-in; webhooks let you connect to any external service or automation tool

Control with precision — Enable or disable individual triggers, configure carriers, and set up multiple notifications per event

REPLACE DEFAULT WORDPRESS EMAILS The built-in Wizard walks you through disabling WordPress default emails and replacing them with your own. You keep full control over the content, recipients, and formatting — no more generic messages you can’t edit.

BUILT-IN TRIGGERS Over 50 triggers are ready to use out of the box. Enable or disable them in Settings.

Posts & Custom Post Types — published, drafted, updated, pending review, approved, trashed (works with any CPT)

Taxonomy terms — created, updated, deleted (works with any taxonomy)

Comments, Pingbacks & Trackbacks — new, replied, approved, unapproved, spam, trashed

Users — registered, profile updated, logged in, failed login, logged out, password reset/changed, deleted

Media — added, updated, deleted

Plugins — activated, deactivated, installed, removed, updated

Themes — installed, switched, updated

WordPress — available updates (on a schedule you define)

Privacy — personal data erased, erase request, exported, export request

Each trigger comes with its own set of Merge Tags, plus you can use Global Merge Tags ({site_title}, {admin_email}, {home_url}, etc.) anywhere.

EXTENSIONS Extend the plugin with additional carriers, triggers, and features:

Webhooks – send and receive Webhooks

Conditionals – send Notifications only when specific conditions are met

Custom Fields – use any meta value in your Notifications

Slack – post messages to Slack channel

Push – send push notifications via browser’s native system

Discord – post messages to Discord channel

Twilio – send bulk SMS messages from your Twilio registered phone number

Scheduled Triggers – schedule your notifications based on events time

Review Queue – catch your Notifications into a queue for manual review

WooCommerce – triggers specific to WooCommerce

Pushbullet – send Push and SMS Notifications via your phone

Pushover – send Push messages to devices registered in Pushover

SendGrid – send emails using SendGrid service

Mailgun – send emails using Mailgun service

File Log – save Notifications as file logs on the server

bbPress – bbPress triggers

BuddyPress – BuddyPress triggers and integration with their notification system

Signature – add a signature to all your emails automatically

Email Attachments – attach files to your notification

DEVELOPER-FRIENDLY Notification is designed to be extended. Create custom Triggers from any do_action() call, add Merge Tags in a single line of code, or build entirely new Carriers. The plugin can be bundled with your theme or plugin and white-labeled with one function call.

Developer documentation

Extension Boilerplate to start building your own add-on

USE CASES

Editorial workflows — Notify editors when a post is submitted for review, and authors when it’s approved or scheduled

Security monitoring — Get alerts on failed login attempts, user role changes, or plugin activations

Client sites — Replace confusing default WordPress emails with branded, clear messages for your clients

Team coordination — Send Slack or webhook notifications when content is updated, users register, or comments need moderation

WooCommerce stores — Trigger custom alerts for orders, stock changes, and customer activity (with the WooCommerce extension)

Here are some of the most popular specific setups. See the FAQ section for step-by-step details on each.

Notify authors when their post is published

Email editors when a post is submitted for review

Replace the default new user welcome email with a branded version

Alert admins on failed login attempts with IP address details

Get notified when someone edits a published post

Send Slack/webhook alerts when plugins are activated or updated

Notify users when their role changes

Disable default WordPress emails and replace them with custom ones

Monitor user registrations, password resets, and account deletions

Set up comment moderation notifications for post authors

USEFUL LINKS

Documentation

GitHub repository

Report a bug

CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT BracketSpace – the company behind this plugin provides custom WordPress plugin development services. We can create any custom plugin for you.