As of April 2026, External Notification is a WordPress slack plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 915 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.4+ and PHP 7.1.24+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Social Intents – Live Chat.
0/5Rating
10active installs
915total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
External Notification is a plugin that allows users to send a notification to Slack.
Also it has useful hooks for developers.
Default function
When WordPress sends a notification email for site administrators, this plugin sends the message to slack instead of an email.
This feature can be disabled from the administration screen.
How to use the plugin as a notification API
There are 2 ways to use the plugin as the API.
1. Call the ready-to-use external_notification2slack function
external_notification2slack($message, $user_id, $payload)
2. If another plugin will use this to post slack, it is best to use this option instead of calling external_notification2slack function to avoid Fatal Error in case this plugin is deactivated.\
do_action( 'external_notification2slack', $message, $us…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.4+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | 7.1.24+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0
- first version.
Contributors
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