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

CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT

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

Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress