YetiLabs Post Alerts for Slack

YetiLabs Post Alerts for Slack lets you send a Slack message automatically when a post is published in selected categories. Define simple rules:

Category (one or more) → Channel → Message template

Supports Slack Web API via Bot Token (chat.postMessage).

Legacy Incoming Webhook is supported as a fallback if you haven’t migrated to a bot token yet.

Features:

– Per-site settings in multisite (no network settings)

– Multiple rules; a post can trigger multiple messages

– Customizable message template with placeholders: {title}, {url}, {author}, {categories}, {site_url}, {site_title}

Trademark notice: “Slack” is a trademark of Slack Technologies, LLC. This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Slack Technologies, LLC.

How It Works The plugin works by matching the categories of a published post against your defined rules.

Defining Rules: You can create multiple rules. Each rule consists of:

Trigger Categories: One or more categories that will trigger the alert.

Target Channel: The Slack channel where the message will be sent (e.g., #general or a channel ID).

Message Template: The content of the message, supporting placeholders like {title} and {url}.

Post Publication: When a post is published (or transitions to the ‘publish’ status), the plugin checks its categories.