Sky Changelog Notifier
Sky Changelog Notifier enhances WordPress automatic update notification emails by including the actual changelog for each updated plugin or theme. This keeps you informed about what changed in each update without having to visit the WordPress.org repository.
Key Features:
- Automatically fetches and includes changelogs in update notification emails
- Works with both plugin and theme updates
- Adds emoji indicators (✅🚀❌) to plugin details modal showing version status
- Fetches from tagged versions for accuracy, with automatic fallback to trunk
- Comprehensive caching for optimal performance
- WP-CLI support for testing
- Compatibility with WordPress core notifications and Easy Updates Manager (EUM)
- Locale-agnostic email insertion — works on any localized WordPress site
Pro Features:
- Accessible HTML update emails with a plain-text alternative
- Searchable local changelog history for plugins and themes
- Plugin/theme filter presets with an optional checkbox-based custom selection
- Default, existing-user, or custom-email primary recipient, plus additional CC recipients
How It Works:
When WordPress automatically updates plugins or themes, this plugin:
- Fetches the changelog from the plugin/theme’s readme.txt file
- Extracts the specific version’s changelog
- Appends it to the update notification email
- Caches results for 1 hour to improve performance
Plugin Modal Enhancement:
When viewing plugin details in the WordPress admin, you’ll see: * ✅ Green checkmark – Your version matches the latest * 🚀 Rocket – You’re ahead (development version) * ❌ Red X – Update available
Compatibility:
Works seamlessly with:
* Easy Updates Manager
* Uses high priority (999) on standard WordPress filters
* Hooks into automatic_updates_complete for EUM and similar plugins that bypass WordPress email filters
* Locale-agnostic insertion using structural markers instead of translatable strings
Development
Development happens on GitHub: https://github.com/skyminds/sky-changelog-notifier