vsmash

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.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Real-time WordPress notifications – Post status changes, comments, user registrations</li>
<li>WooCommerce integration – Sales notifications with order details</li>
<li>Plugin management alerts – Install, update, and deletion notifications</li>
<li>Multiple webhook support – Send to Slack, Mattermost, Discord, or custom endpoints</li>
<li>Formatted data messages – Rich attachments with structured name-value pairs (NEW in 5.5.2)</li>
<li>Smart queueing – Non-blocking message delivery with optional immediate sending</li>
<li>Email fallback – Send notifications via email when webhooks aren’t available</li>
<li>Shortcode support – Easy integration in posts and pages</li>
<li>Programmatic API – Full developer access with PHP functions</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode Examples</h4>
<pre><code>[slackhooker text="Here is a message from my WordPress site"]
</code></pre>
or
<pre><code>[slackhooker text="Here is a message" channel="general" username="My WordPress"]
</code></pre>
or
<pre><code>[slackhooker text="Here is a message" channel="https://myorg.slack.com/services/xxoxlsodsfsfsdfds#channelname" username="My WordPress"]
</code></pre>
Messages are queued last in the PHP process to ensure your other page processing is not interrupted, but you can override:
<pre><code>[slackhooker text="Here is a message from my WordPress." sendnow="true"]
</code></pre>
Multiple or custom webhooks supported:
<pre><code>[slackhooker text="Here is a message to multiple webhooks" alsoto="https://hooks.slack.com/services/T03TDTbUF/BBG9SQV6X/abcdefghij,https://hooks.slack.com/services/T03TDTbUF/BBG9SQV6X/abcxxxxxxx"]
</code></pre>
<h4>Programmatic Examples</h4>
Simple text messages:
<pre><code>if(function_exists('\VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_slackhooker')){
 \VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_slackhooker('Here is my notification');
}

if(function_exists('\VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_slackhooker')){
 \VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_slackhooker('Here is my notification','mychannel','Username',':specific_icon:');
}

if(function_exists('\VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_slacknotify')){
 \VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_slacknotify(array('text'=>'Here is my notification','icon'=>':open_mouth:'));
}
</code></pre>
Formatted data messages (NEW in 5.5.2):
<pre><code>if(function_exists('\VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_send_data')){
 $data = array(
 'User ID' => '12345',
 'Email' => 'user@example.com',
 'Status' => 'Active',
 'Last Login' => '2025-10-03 14:30:00'
 );
 \VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_send_data('User Registration', $data);
}
</code></pre>
Custom formatted messages with options:
<pre><code>if(function_exists('\VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_send_data')){
 $data = array(
 'Order ID' => '#WC-12345',
 'Amount' => '$299.99',
 'Customer' => 'John Doe',
 'Payment Method' => 'Credit Card'
 );

 $options = array(
 'color' => '#00ff00',
 'pretext' => 'New WooCommerce Sale!',
 'text' => 'Payment processed successfully'
 );

 \VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_send_data('E-commerce Sale', $data, $options);
}
</code></pre>
Building custom attachment messages:
<pre><code>if(function_exists('\VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_build_data_message')){
 $message = \VanillaBeans\SlackHooker\vbean_build_data_message('System Alert', array(
 'Server' => 'web-01.example.com',
 'CPU Usage' => '85%',
 'Memory' => '3.2GB / 4GB',
 'Disk Space' => '75% full'
 ), array('color' => '#ff9900'));

 // Send using existing notification system
 Vanilla_Bean_Slack_Hooker::notification_send($message);
}
</code></pre>
<h4>Parameters</h4>
There are defaults for all except the message. You can specify:
<ul>
<li>text – required. This is your message</li>
<li>endpoints – override defaults with a comma separated list of endpoints with optional channel and alert eg: endpoints=’https://endpoint.com#channel#here’</li>
<li>channel – defaults to ‘general’ or your admin default specified channel – deprecated</li>
<li>username – the identity you would like displayed as the sender in the channel</li>
<li>icon – any of the available emoji icons in the slack system</li>
<li>sendnow – true or false. Defaults to false. True means that the message would be executed at the time it is called rather than at the end of page load.</li>
</ul>
New Data Message Parameters (5.5.2):
<ul>
<li>title – required for data messages. Main title of the message</li>
<li>data – associative array of name => value pairs to display</li>
<li>options – array of formatting options (color, pretext, text, author_name, etc.)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>E-commerce monitoring – WooCommerce order notifications</li>
<li>User activity tracking – Registration and login alerts</li>
<li>System monitoring – Server status and health checks</li>
<li>Content management – Post publication and comment notifications</li>
<li>Security alerts – Failed login attempts and suspicious activity</li>
<li>Plugin management – Installation, update, and deletion notifications</li>
</ul>
<h4>Contact</h4>
We can be found at:
<ul>
<li>Website: <a href="http://www.velvary.com.au/contact-us" rel="nofollow ugc">Velvary Contact</a></li>
<li>Twitter: @VelvaryVanilla</li>
<li>Email: info@velvary.com.au or support@velvary.com.au</li>
</ul>

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Engage customers on your Website, Facebook pages or SMS 24×7 using Slack, Mattermost and Chatbots. Convert leads (via PPC, Website, Local Directories) into customers over Slack / Mattermost or Phone calls and never miss an another customer again. 
Build chatbots with simple spreadsheets, making your business ‘Always available’ and Customer friendly. Human agents can take over chat conversations anytime from chatbots from within Slack / Mattermost. Use chatbots for lead qualification, pay per click campaigns, customer support, hiring, booking appointments and more.
Signup is free, No credit card required. which includes Unlimited Agents and Conversations. Advanced features start from $49 / month.
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<h4>Feature list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Easy to install chat on WordPress (just copy paste code in plugin settings)</li>
<li>Integrates with Website, Facebook or Business Phone (SMS).</li>
<li>Answer chats using professionally maintained messengers like Slack, Mattermost, SMS or Phone calls that work well on Android, iOS, Windows or Mac.</li>
<li>Click to Call or Click to SMS inbuilt, powered by Twilio</li>
<li>Unlimited Agents, Unlimited Conversations, Unlimited contacts.</li>
<li>Chatbots answer chats 24×7 and capture leads and customer tickets.</li>
<li>Designing Chatbots is easy using simple Google Spreadsheets</li>
<li>Human answers first or Chatbot – You decide</li>
<li>Send captured data to any application using Webhooks or 1000+ applications using Zapier</li>
<li>Integration with Zendesk, HubSpot, SalesForce, MailChimp, GetResponse, and many more</li>
<li>Read / Write any remote database</li>
<li>Access API queries of any 3rd party application within Chatbot</li>
<li>Great technical support 24/7</li>
<li>A great free plan available</li>
</ul>
<h4>How does it work?</h4>
Right after you install, open WordPress Admin > Settings > Hybrid Chat and paste the chat widget code you got from your HybridChat bot that you created, and you are ready to go! A chat widget will be visible on your website, so your visitors can contact you in real time. In Hybrid.Chat Dashboard, you can configure chatbots, see chat logs, and manage other settings. To answer chats, you can integrate it with Slack, Mattermost, or your Twilio account to route it to phone call or SMS.
<h3>Supported languages</h3>
You can host Live chat + Chatbots in following languages:
<ul>
<li>Czech</li>
<li>Danish</li>
<li>Dutch</li>
<li>English</li>
<li>Estonian</li>
<li>Finnish</li>
<li>French</li>
<li>German</li>
<li>Hungarian</li>
<li>Italian</li>
<li>Japanese</li>
<li>Malaysian</li>
<li>Norwegian (Bokmal)</li>
<li>Polish</li>
<li>Portuguese (Portugal)</li>
<li>Portuguese (Brazil)</li>
<li>Russian</li>
<li>Slovenian</li>
<li>Spanish</li>
<li>Swedish</li>
<li>Turkish</li>
<li>Ukrainian</li>
</ul>
If you’re lacking support of your language, please contact us on hello[at]hybrid.chat or visit our website https://hybrid.chat. Get a free copy of one of the premium Hybrid.Chat membership in exchange for translating our plugin!

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