Hao Nguyen

Init Pulse For Discord sends automatic notifications to your Discord channel whenever a post is published or updated.
This plugin is part of the <a href="https://en.inithtml.com/init-plugin-suite-minimalist-powerful-and-free-wordpress-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Init Plugin Suite</a> — a collection of minimalist, fast, and developer-focused tools for WordPress.
GitHub repository: <a href="https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-pulse-for-discord" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-pulse-for-discord</a>
Perfect for:
<ul>
<li>Blog / community announcements </li>
<li>Internal editorial workflow </li>
<li>Discord-driven audiences </li>
</ul>
Straightforward configuration:
<ul>
<li>Paste your webhook URL </li>
<li>(Optional) Configure Discord role IDs inside Categories or Tags </li>
<li>Done — your server receives updates instantly </li>
</ul>
Clean, minimal, and built for performance — no bloat, no external SDKs.
Key design goals:
<ul>
<li>Minimal setup (Webhook + 1 settings page)</li>
<li>No database clutter</li>
<li>No JS/CSS overhead on frontend</li>
<li>Role-aware mentions through taxonomies</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Auto-send notifications when posts are published</li>
<li>Optional notifications when posts are updated</li>
<li>Role tagging based on Categories & Tags 
→ When a post is in that taxonomy, that role is mentioned</li>
<li>Custom message template with placeholders:
<ul>
<li><code>{title}</code> — post title</li>
<li><code>{title_url}</code> — markdown title linking to URL</li>
<li><code>{url}</code> — post URL</li>
<li><code>{excerpt}</code> — trimmed excerpt</li>
<li><code>{site_name}</code> — your site’s name</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Optional featured image embed</li>
<li>Retry logic & timeout controls</li>
<li>No action removals — plays well with all other plugins</li>
<li>Compact, modern codebase</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
Navigate to:
Settings → Init Pulse For Discord
Available fields:
 Field 
 Purpose
 Webhook URL 
 Where notifications are sent
 Username 
 Display name of your bot
 Avatar URL 
 Custom bot avatar (optional)
 Include Featured Image 
 Adds featured image as embed
 Timeout / Retries 
 Reliability controls
 Message Template 
 Markdown-ready content
Role IDs can be configured in:
<ul>
<li>Posts → Categories → Edit </li>
<li>Posts → Tags → Edit </li>
</ul>
Example mention result:
<@&123456789012345678> New post published!
<h3>Filters for Developers</h3>
<pre><code>init_plugin_suite_pulse_for_discord_payload 
</code></pre>
Modify the final webhook payload before sending. 
Params: <code>array $payload</code>, <code>int $post_id</code>, <code>string $context</code>
Example:
add_filter(‘init_plugin_suite_pulse_for_discord_payload’, function($payload){ 
 $payload[‘content’] .= “\nCustom footer”; 
 return $payload; 
});
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. 
You are free to use, modify, and distribute it under the same license.

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