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

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.