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Vanilla Bean Slack Hooker

Notify one or more Slack, Mattermost or other endpoints with configured webhooks for WordPress events. Notifications for plugin installs and updates, …

By vsmash·API·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 5 months ago
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As of April 2026, Vanilla Bean Slack Hooker is a WordPress api plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: WP Consent API.

5/51 reviews
10active installs
4.6K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Automated notifications from your WordPress site to your Slack / Mattermost application channels and webhooks.

There is no limit to the ways you may integrate this plugin.

It supports all other Vanilla Bean plugins and is available for under-the-hood use as well as shortcode access.

Key Features

  • Real-time WordPress notifications – Post status changes, comments, user registrations
  • WooCommerce integration – Sales notifications with order details
  • Plugin management alerts – Install, update, and deletion notifications
  • Multiple webhook support – Send to Slack, Mattermost, Discord, or custom endpoints
  • Formatted data messages – Rich attachments with structured name-value pairs (NEW in 5.5.2)
  • Smart queueing – Non-blocking message delivery with optional immediat…
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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.4+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

5.5.2

Release Date: October 3, 2025

  • NEW: Formatted data message support – Rich attachments with name-value pairs
  • NEW: vbean_send_data() function – Send structured data messages easily
  • NEW: vbean_build_data_message() function – Build custom attachment messages
  • Enhanced MAIASS configuration support
  • Improved documentation with comprehensive examples

…and 1 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

vsmashvsmash
Plugin Info
Version
5.5.10
Last Updated
Oct 24, 2025
WP Requires
5.4+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
4.6K+
Added
Dec 21, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

apislackalertsmessagewebhook

Developer

V
vsmash
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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