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WP Status Notifier

Description:

WP Status Notifier will sent a notification to given email address(es) of posts pending review by contributors. It can also optionally notify the contributors when their post is accepted or rejected. WP Status Notifier is very useful for moderation in blogs with multiple contributors.

The plugin will add an options page in the Wordpress administration area where you can set one or more email addresses to notified of posts pending review.

Features:

1. No need to manually check for posts waiting for approval.
2. Includes a link in the email to edit and/or approve the post in the notification email.
3. Optionally notifies contributors of the moderation status.
4. The plugin requires no database access and adds almost zero overhead.
5. Simple configuration options. Doesn’t require editing any .php files.

Installation:

1. Upload `status-notifier.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. To configure the plugin go to Options>Status Notifications in the Wordpress administration area

Rating: (4 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Size: 2.9 KB
Downloads: 538 [Download Now]

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23 Responses to “WP Status Notifier”

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   Nathaniel Says:
   March 25th, 2008 at 7:50 am
   

   I can’t get this to work. I installed it, activated it, and even configured the options. But no emails are triggered. I checked my spam folder as well so that is not where they’re going either.

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   iDope Says:
   March 25th, 2008 at 8:05 am
   

   Pending review notifications will be only send when a post is ‘pending review’ (posts directly published will not generate any notifications).

   Approval or declined emails will not be sent if you used the same account to post and then approve.

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   Nathaniel Says:
   March 27th, 2008 at 9:54 am
   

   It’s still not working.

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   iDope Says:
   March 30th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
   

   Some details please. What did you try (the steps you followed) that didnt work as expected?

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   Nathaniel Says:
   March 31st, 2008 at 7:22 am
   

   I figured it out. I think it was something with my mail settings but found a work-around using the wordpress@domain.com email as default. It’s working fine now. Great plugin!

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   shields Says:
   April 22nd, 2008 at 1:51 pm
   

   I installed this on 2.5, but I don’t think it works with the new dashboard. The screenshot looks like my earlier version of WordPress. What am I missing Thanks!

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   Manoj Sterex Says:
   April 28th, 2008 at 10:30 am
   

   Can you please make this compatible with the Wordpress 2.5?

   Thanks.

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   baron Says:
   May 11th, 2008 at 11:04 am
   

   hi there .thanks for plugin:

   Does anybody know if tis script is compatible with Wordpress 2.5.1 ?

   Thanks in advance for any help on this!

   regards

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   iDope Says:
   July 8th, 2008 at 9:43 am
   

   It should work fine with WP 2.5. If you are getting errors please let me know.

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    Real Estate Websites Says:
    July 24th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
    

    Just installed on 2.6 and after uploaded and activated I can not find the options anywhere. Please advise.

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    Daisy Says:
    September 14th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
    

    Love this plugin, I’m wondering, though, if it’s possible to list the category or categories that the post belongs to in the email? We have editors responsible for each top level category and that being in the email would allow us to forward the emails to the appropriate editor.

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    iDope Says:
    September 18th, 2008 at 3:07 am
    

    Daisy,

    Thanks for the feedback! I have added this feature, please upgrade to the latest version.

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    Just My Life Says:
    September 21st, 2008 at 8:13 am
    

    Hi, I get this plug in to trigger any emails either.

    I have my main account as admin (administrator) and I write the article and place it in a “pending review” state.

    My spell checker guy is not getting any emails, they have an editor account only.

    I have placed their email address in the settings box along with mine separated by a comma.

    Settings->Status Notifications->Pending Review Notifications

    I currently have 2.6.2 installed. Is there anything else that I am missing ?

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    Just My Life Says:
    September 21st, 2008 at 8:16 am
    

    Sorry about the duplicate post but it should read, that I can’t get this plug in to trigger any emails when it’s placed in “Pending Review”

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    iDope Says:
    September 22nd, 2008 at 4:23 am
    

    Just My Life,

    Can you try putting in just one email in the settings box?

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    Just My Life Says:
    September 22nd, 2008 at 11:18 am
    

    I think I found the problem, after looking on my server it seems that the plug in sends emails as wordpress(AT)yourdomain.com in my case it was wordpress(!AT!)justmylifeingeneral.com

    Since that user did not exist on my server, it would delete all emails or just not send them along their merry way. I created that user so it would have a mail box and presto it’s works for me. It would be nice if that was changed so the admin’s email is the one that was sent or someway to change besides poking around in the code.

    Thanks,
    That Guy

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    iDope Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 5:11 am
    

    That’s the From address Wordpress itself uses for the notification it sends (comment, new user, etc.).

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    Daniel Says:
    November 8th, 2008 at 7:44 am
    

    This plugin is great, but can be greater Could you add following two functions?
    - I have blog where everyone can register and post. Some people marks posts as ready for review, some don’t. When I review these posts, I delete ones which are not suitable for my site. Could you add option to notify author when post in draft or pending state is deleted?
    - my blog is in Polish, so I would like to send emails in Polish too. Could you add options to configure email’s text?

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    iDope Says:
    November 8th, 2008 at 7:49 am
    

    Daniel,

    Glad you liked the plugin. The plugin already has options to send approval and rejection emails to the authors. I’ll try to add an option to customize the messages in the next version.

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    Daniel Says:
    November 8th, 2008 at 8:06 am
    

    Thanks for quick reply.

    The plugin sends emails when I approve post or move it back to draft state, but it doesn’t send emails when I delete post in draft or pending state completely instead of approving it. I would like to send emails in this case too. I had looked a bit for available WP hooks and found that deleted_post hook should be appropriate for this.

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    dave Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
    

    will WP Status Notifier work on WP 2.6+ or 2.7?? please advise. thanks.

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    bkmcae Says:
    December 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
    

    Cool plugin, but I can’t install it on WP 2.7. Any plans to update it for 2.7?

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    michael boldin Says:
    December 18th, 2008 at 1:41 am
    

    Just tested this out in 2.7 - and it’s working perfectly!

    Only one question/request - is it possible to have it send out a notice that a post is published on “scheduled” posts?

    For example, a contributor submits a post for review on 12/17. I review the post on 12/17 and schedule the post for publication on 12/19 at 8:10am. Is there a way for the plugin to notify the contributor on 12/19 at 8:10am that their post was published?

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