Init Pulse For Discord – Webhooks, Roles, Instant

Init Pulse For Discord sends automatic notifications to your Discord channel whenever a post is published or updated.

This plugin is part of the Init Plugin Suite — a collection of minimalist, fast, and developer-focused tools for WordPress.

GitHub repository: https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-pulse-for-discord

Perfect for:

• Blog / community announcements
• Internal editorial workflow
• Discord-driven audiences

Straightforward configuration:

• Paste your webhook URL
• (Optional) Configure Discord role IDs inside Categories or Tags
• Done — your server receives updates instantly

Clean, minimal, and built for performance — no bloat, no external SDKs.

Key design goals:

• Minimal setup (Webhook + 1 settings page)
• No database clutter
• No JS/CSS overhead on frontend
• Role-aware mentions through taxonomies

Features

• Auto-send notifications when posts are published
• Optional notifications when posts are updated
• Role tagging based on Categories & Tags
  → When a post is in that taxonomy, that role is mentioned
• Custom message template with placeholders:
  • {title} — post title
  • {title_url} — markdown title linking to URL
  • {url} — post URL
  • {excerpt} — trimmed excerpt
  • {site_name} — your site’s name
• Optional featured image embed
• Retry logic & timeout controls
• No action removals — plays well with all other plugins
• Compact, modern codebase

Usage

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:

• Posts → Categories → Edit
• Posts → Tags → Edit

Example mention result:

<@&123456789012345678> New post published!

Filters for Developers

init_plugin_suite_pulse_for_discord_payload  

Modify the final webhook payload before sending.
Params: array $payload, int $post_id, string $context

Example:

add_filter(‘init_plugin_suite_pulse_for_discord_payload’, function($payload){
$payload[‘content’] .= “\nCustom footer”;
return $payload;
});

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute it under the same license.

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate via Plugins → Init Pulse For Discord
3. Go to Settings → Init Pulse For Discord and paste your webhook URL
4. Optional: Assign Discord Role IDs to categories & tags

1. 

   Settings page with webhook + template fields

2. 

   Category/Tag edit screen with Role ID inputs

1.0 – November 12, 2025

• Initial release
• Publish/update notifications
• Role-ID fields for categories & tags
• Template placeholders: {title}, {title_url}, {url}, {excerpt}, {site_name}
• Featured image embed support
• Timeout + retry logic (includes 429 Retry-After handling)
• Small, efficient, and avoids overriding core/hooks