Alex Cooper

<p><strong>Updates to Slack</strong> is a <em>WordPress plugin</em> 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.</p>
<h4>Special Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Multiple Slack Channels:</strong> Allows you to send notifications to one or more Slack channels, using <a href="https://api.slack.com/block-kit" rel="nofollow ugc">Slack’s Block Kit</a></li>
<li><strong>Scheduled Updates:</strong> Alerts are triggered at a time you set, on either daily, weekly or monthly intervals</li>
<li><strong>Test Option:</strong> Check that your alerts are being sent without waiting on the schedule</li>
<li><strong>Ignore Plugins and Themes:</strong> Choose which individual plugins and themes you don’t want to know about, when an update is available</li>
<li><strong>Content Permissions:</strong> Gives you control over which users (by role) have access to post content.</li>
<li><strong>Secure:</strong> <a href="https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/help/articles/115005265063-Incoming-webhooks-for-Slack" rel="nofollow ugc">Slack webhooks</a> are sent from your WordPress site, on a secure URL to your Slack channel(s)</li>
<li><strong>Reporting:</strong>  See when a notification was last triggered and what the result was</li>
</ul>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p>If you require support from me, the plugin author, you are welcome to contact me directly and place a request.</p>
<h4>Feedback</h4>
<p>If there is further functionality that would bring additional value to this plugin, please let me know.</p>
<h3>Copyright and License</h3>
<p>This project is licensed under the GNU GPL, version 2 or later. 2020 – 2023 © <a href="https://www.alexpcooper.co.uk" rel="nofollow ugc">Alex Cooper</a>.</p>


Updates to Slack

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 mor …

Roel Magdaleno

<p>The callout box includes an icon, and the post content. This plugin uses <a href="https://heroicons.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Heroicons</a> and  <a href="https://github.com/roelmagdaleno/php-heroicons" rel="nofollow ugc">php-heroicons</a> PHP package.</p>
<h3>Icons</h3>
<p>A callout box includes an icon that describes what’s the purpose of the callout box.</p>
<p>The plugin is using <a href="https://heroicons.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Heroicons</a> so you can go to its website and see what icons are available to use within this plugin.</p>
<p>You can use <code>solid</code> and <code>outline</code> icons.</p>
<h3>Types</h3>
<p>A callout box can have multiple types:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>primary</code></li>
<li><code>success</code></li>
<li><code>danger</code></li>
<li><code>warning</code></li>
</ul>
<p>By default, the callout box is <code>primary</code>.</p>
<h3>Icon Methods</h3>
<p>The icon method can be 2 types:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>solid</code></li>
<li><code>outline</code></li>
</ul>
<p>By default, for shortcodes and Gutenberg the icon method is <code>solid</code>.</p>
<h3>Shortcode</h3>
<p>For WordPress Classic Editor or even Gutenberg, you can use the shortcode:</p>
<pre><code>[wp-callout icon="check-circle" type="primary" method="solid"]
Welcome to WordPress. This is the post content.
[/wp-callout]
</code></pre>
<p>The shortcode supports 3 attributes:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>icon</code>. The icon to show in the callout box. (Default: <code>check-circle</code>)</li>
<li><code>type</code> Callout box type. (Default: <code>primary</code>)</li>
<li><code>method</code> (Default: <code>solid</code>)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Gutenberg Block</h3>
<p>For Gutenberg users, you can use <strong>Callout Box</strong> block.</p>
<p>Every Gutenberg Callout Box, you can change the icon, type and method using the block properties.</p>
<p>Those properties are the same for the shortcode.</p>
<p>Then, you just type your callout box content inside the Gutenberg block.</p>
<h3>Block Presets</h3>
<p>When you insert a new Gutenberg Block Callout you can select 1 of the 4 presets installed in the plugin:</p>
<ul>
<li>Information</li>
<li>Success</li>
<li>Danger</li>
<li>Warning</li>
</ul>
<p>After you select one preset, your callout box will change its background color and icon.</p>


Callout Boxes

Insert callout boxes in your posts and pages using shortcodes and Gutenberg blocks.

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