Setting Up Email Alerts

In this tutorial, we’ll show how to set up email alerts on your site with Easy WP SMTP.

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Configuring Alerts

To set up alerts, go to Easy WP SMTP » Settings and click on the Alerts tab.

This will take you to the Alerts page, where you can select any of these 4 different service integrations to deliver your email alerts:

• Email
• Slack
• Microsoft Teams
• SMS via Twilio Alerts
• Webhooks

You’ll need to set up at least one of these service integrations to enable email alerts on your site. In the following sections, we’ll guide you through setting up each service.

Email

With the Email option, alerts are sent to up to 3 email addresses. These alerts are delivered via a secure API and don’t depend on your site’s email configuration.

This means you’ll still receive alerts even if your site is unable to send emails.

Setting Up Email Integration

To enable email alerts, ensure the Email Alerts option is toggled to the ON position.

Type the intended recipient address into the Send To field to set an address.

When you’re finished setting up email integration, you can either save your settings right away or continue to add other integrations.

Slack

With Slack integration, alerts are sent to your Slack workspaces or to specific team members. Unlike the Email integration, you can set up as many Slack configurations as needed. Slack integration uses a webhook for communication.

Setting Up Slack Integration

To use Slack integration, you’ll need to create a Slack app and add its webhook URL to your site. Before doing this, ensure the Slack Alerts option is set to the ON position.

Next, open the Slack API page and create a new app. In the Create an app dialog, choose From scratch to start building your app.

Now you’ll be able to choose an App Name for your Slack app.

You’ll also need to choose a workspace for your app from the workspace dropdown list.

Once you’ve chosen your workspace, click the Create App button to generate your new Slack app.

Once your Slack app is created, you can add both short and long descriptions, an app image, and a background color for the app under Display Information.

When you’re finished setting up your app as you like, click the Save Changes button at the bottom right of the screen to save your settings.

The next step is to enable and copy the webhook needed to connect your Slack app to Easy WP SMTP on your site.

To do this, click on Features » Incoming Webhooks in the sidebar of the Slack API page.

The Incoming Webhooks page allows you to manage all incoming webhooks for your app.

To get started, set the Activate Incoming Webhooks toggle to On.

Next, under Webhook URLs for Your Workspace, click on the Add New Webhook to Workspace button to generate the webhook URL for your app.

Since your Slack app will send notifications to a channel or individual, you’ll need to choose the intended recipient from the list of available channels and persons. To do this, click on the dropdown list and choose a channel or individual.

Now grant permission to your app by clicking the Allow button.

After the operation completes, you’ll be redirected to the Incoming Webhooks page, where you’ll have a new Webhook URL for your app. Copy the Webhook URL from Slack by clicking the Copy button.

Finally, paste the webhook URL you copied from Slack into the Webhook URL field in your Easy WP SMTP Alert settings.

Once you’re done with this step, either save your settings or continue to add other integrations.

Microsoft Teams

If your team utilizes Microsoft Teams, you can set up alerts for individual channels in your team’s workspace.

Setting Up Microsoft Teams Integration

To use the Microsoft Teams integration, you’ll need to configure a webhook connection on the channel you’d like to receive the alert. Then add the webhook URL you generate from Microsoft Teams to your site.

Start by toggling the Microsoft Teams Alerts option to the ON position.

Next, log in to your Microsoft Teams workspace. Once there, open the channel you’d like to configure to receive alerts. Then click on the 3 dot icons next to the channel name to open additional settings.

After that, click the Manage channel option to continue.

On the Settings page, you’ll see details about your channel. Go ahead and click the Edit button in the Connectors section.

In the overlay that appears, type ‘incoming webhook’ into the search bar. Then click the Configure button next to the Incoming Webhook connector.

In the Incoming Webhook configuration page, you’ll need to enter a name for the connector. You can also upload an image you’d like to use as the display image for alert messages.

When you’re ready, click the Create button to save your settings.

After that, Microsoft Teams will generate a webhook URL for your channel notification. Go ahead and click the Copy icon next to the webhook URL to copy its value.

Now return to your Easy WP SMTP Alerts settings page and paste the URL into the Webhook URL field.

After that, either save your settings or continue to add other integrations.

SMS via Twilio Alerts

With Twilio integration, email alerts can be sent from your site to any mobile device. SMS alerts are delivered via your Twilio phone number.

Due to SMS character limits, this service integration can’t provide extensive details. Instead, the message you receive will include the title and log number corresponding to the error that triggered the alert.

Setting Up Twilio Integration

To set up Twilio integration, ensure that you have the SMS via Twilio Alerts option toggled to the on position.

If you don’t already have a Twilio phone number, you’ll need to create one. To do this, log in to your Twilio account and click the Get a Twilio phone number button.

Once your number has been successfully generated, you’re ready to continue setting up Twilio integration on your site.

First, copy your Account SID from the Twilio console.

Then, paste your Account SID into the Twilio Account ID field in Easy WP SMTP.

You’ll also need to copy the Auth Token from the Twilio console.

Next, paste the Auth Token in the Twilio Auth Token field in Easy WP SMTP.

Now, copy your Twilio phone number from the Twilio console.

In your Alerts settings in Easy WP SMTP, paste your Twilio phone number in the From Phone Number field.

Finally, add the phone number that will receive alerts in the To Phone Number field.

You can now continue to set up other integrations or save your settings.

Webhooks

With webhooks integration, your site can send notifications through any service with webhooks support. As with the Slack and Twilio integrations, there’s no limit on the number of webhooks integrations.

Setting Up Webhooks Integration

First, to integrate Webhooks with your site set the Webhook Alerts toggle to the ON position.

Next, copy the Webhook URL from the service you’d like to utilize and place it in the Webhook URL field.

Once you’ve finished setting up your webhooks integrations, don’t forget to save your settings.

Saving Your Settings

Once you’ve added the services you’d like to use, you’ll need to save your changes to complete the setup.

To do this, click the Save Settings button at the bottom left of the interface.

Testing Email Alerts

After saving your settings, you can test the services you configured to ensure they work correctly. To do so, click the Test Alerts button next to Save Settings.

You should see a success notification after clicking on this button.

The alert test will trigger all the services you configured. So, if you set up email alerts, for example, you’ll receive an email with the test results in the email address(es) you added.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below, we’ve listed some of the most common questions we receive about email alerts.

Why am I unable to receive Twilio SMS alerts?

If you’re not receiving Twilio alerts, first ensure that your Twilio phone number is active. To do this, go to Phone Numbers » Manage » Active Numbers in your Twilio console.

You should see at least one number listed in the Active Numbers list.

If your number is active but you are still not receiving alerts, you may be unable to send messages to your region due to your geolocation permissions settings. You’ll need to adjust your geolocation permissions in order to resolve this issue.

From the Twilio console, go to Messaging » Settings » Geo permissions to view your geolocation settings.

Next, find your country or region and ensure that it has been enabled.

That’s it! Now you know how to set up Alerts on your site with Easy WP SMTP.