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Updates to Slack is a WordPress plugin that informs of Core, Plugin and Theme updates, that are required on your WordPress installation, to one or more Slack channels. It does so on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule at a time of your choosing.
Special Features
- Multiple Slack Channels: Allows you to send notifications to one or more Slack channels, using SlackÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s Block Kit
- Scheduled Updates: Alerts are triggered at a time you set, on either daily, weekly or monthly intervals
- Test Option: Check that your alerts are being sent without waiting on the schedule
- Ignore Plugins and Themes: Choose which individual plugins and themes you donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t want to know about, when an update is available
- Content Permissions: Gives you control over which users (by role) have access to post content.
- Secure: Slack webhooks are sent from your WordPress site, on a secure URL to your Slack channel(s)
- Reporting: See when a notification was last triggered and what the result was
Support
If you require support from me, the plugin author, you are welcome to contact me directly and place a request.
Feedback
If there is further functionality that would bring additional value to this plugin, please let me know.
Copyright and License
This project is licensed under the GNU GPL, version 2 or later. 2020 – 2023 © Alex Cooper.
Àwọn àwòrán ìbòjú
Ìgbéwọlẹ̀
Install the plugin via WordPress or by uploading the files to /wp-content/plugins/, as you would any other standard WordPress plugin. The directory name of the plugin needs to be “updates-to-slack”.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
How to use Updates to Slack
Once installed and activated go to Settings -> Updates to Slack
The following options are available; * Slack URL(s): Create a Slack webhooks](https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/help/articles/115005265063-Incoming-webhooks-for-Slack) for your channel and enter it in here (ie. https:// hooks.slack.com/services/…). For multiple URLs, simply add additional Slack webhooks, one per line, in this field * Slack Alerts Enabled?: Yes to enable, No to prevent alerts. useful if youÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’re also running a Development installation * Site Name: If left blank, your site name is taken from the one entered in the General Settings of your WordPress site * Next Scheduled Run Time: Enter a date and time of the next trigger * Frequency: How often the trigger will run following the Next Scheduled Run Time; Daily, Weekly or Monthly * Last Run: Tells you the date and time of the last trigger * Last Run Slack Response: The outcome of the last trigger (usually either “No updates available”, meaning it had no reason to send a message to your Slack channel, or “OK” if Slack received the message without any issues) * Test: A button that allows you to trigger a check immediately. Useful for testing purposes * Ignore Plugins and Themes: Allows you to select which of your themes and plugins you donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t wish to be notified about when there is an update
FAQ
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Where do I get a Slack web hook from?
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See Slack webhooks. You can usually get a URL from your Slack account by going to Settings & Administration -> Manage Apps -> Custom Integrations and creating an Incoming Webhook.
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Why is the automated alert not working?
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This runs off the WordPress scheduler so you would need to make sure that your WordPress cron is set up and running.
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Why Ignore Plugins and Themes?
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The idea behind this was that you may have plugins that, should an update occur, would deprecate functionality on your site and updating it isnÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t an option then you may not want to hear via every scheduled alert that thereÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s an update out the for it. Similarly, with themes, you may be keeping a native WordPress theme, such as twenty twenty-one for troubleshooting but you donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t actually need to immediately address any available updates for it.
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Are there security concerns?
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It isnÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t advised to keep a WordPress site on a live environment with updates required. The purpose of this plugin is quick notification, straight to your screen, of when updates are needed / available, especially with the Core of WordPress (which is why youÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’re unable to “ignore” a Core update). The purpose behind ignoring plugins and themes is designed to reduce “notification overload” so that youÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’re in control of the alerts you are sent and arenÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t bombarded with needless information for themes and plugins that you donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t need to be informed about.
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What are the pluginÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s limitations?
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- This plugin has been tested on WordPress core versions 4.0 onwards.
- This plugin has been tested on a WordPress Multisite environment.
- If thereÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s a demand to continue to add further functionality to this plugin then I am open to doing so. In the meantime I intend to keep it working on new versions of WordPress.
- The plugin author accepts no liability for any losses or damage caused as a result of this plugin not alerting to updates.
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Àkọsílẹ̀ àwọn àyípadà
2.1.0, February 2023
* Fix to Cron Scheduler
* Fix to Support Footer
2.0.0, January, 2023
* Whole new rebuild, from the ground up (same interface)
* Fixed bug when removing all ignored plugins or all ignored themes
* Fixed bug in outputting headers during test, if php warnings are enabled
* Backwards compatible
1.4.5, January, 2022
* Tested on WordPress 5.9
* Fixed error shown when setting didnÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t pre-exist
1.4.4, March, 2021
* Fix for retrieving cron data in the admin settings
1.4.3, April, 2021
* Tested for WordPress 5.7.1
1.4.2, March, 2021
* Tested for WordPress 5.7
1.4.1, February, 2021
* Fixed typo in alert
* Prevented test being triggered until a Slack URL is initially saved
* Improved reporting on test results / trigger feedback
1.4.0, February, 2021
* First public release
1.4.1, February the 3rd 2021
* Corrected typo on the Slack notification for core update (“verson” to “version”)
* Disabled “Trigger Slack Alert” button until a Slack URL has been entered and saved