Description

The Email Notifications addon triggers automatic emails in UpStream whenever tasks, milestones, or bugs are assigned to a project member, offering configurable recurring reminders one day, two days, three days, one week, or two weeks before the deadline. Designed for those managing multiple projects in UpStream and needing to keep teams and clients aware of due dates without relying on manual follow-ups.

Main Features of Email Notifications

  • Trigger on assignment
    Sends email as soon as a task, milestone, or bug is linked to a responsible party in UpStream.
  • Preset reminder intervals
    Automatically applies alerts 1, 2, 3 days, 1 week, or 2 weeks before the deadline.
  • Schedule per item
    Allows adjusting reminders individually for each existing task, milestone, or bug.
  • Reminders section in editor
    Adds a dedicated panel on the edit screens of each project item.
  • Sending via wp_mail or SMTP
    Switches between the native WordPress function and PHPMailer with its own SMTP server.

Benefits of Email Notifications

  • Less manual follow-up
    Reduces repetitive management messages about deadlines by automating alerts within the plugin’s workflow.
  • Reliable delivery
    Using own SMTP reduces the chance of emails landing in spam or being blocked by the provider.
  • Combined notifications
    Groups related items into a single dispatch, avoiding a flood of messages to the same responsible person.
  • Pre-send validation
    Test message sending allows checking layout and deliverability before notifying the real team.

Who Is Email Notifications For?

  • Those coordinating projects with sensitive deadlines in UpStream and needing each responsible party to know the due date without being reminded via chat.
  • Agencies managing multiple clients simultaneously and wanting to keep collaborators and contractors aligned on open milestones and bugs.
  • Remote teams depending on asynchronous notification to react to assigned tasks without needing to check the dashboard constantly.

How to Download Email Notifications

Email Notifications is available for download here at Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install in Plugins > Add New > Upload plugin, select the file, and activate. With UpStream active, a new Reminders section will appear on the edit screens for tasks, milestones, and bugs.

Designed for teams relying on firm deadlines to close deliveries in UpStream, the addon eliminates manual follow-up noise by centralizing automatic alerts within the plugin’s native workflow. The combination of triggers by assignment, recurring reminders, and sending via own SMTP solves two common issues in collaborative projects: notifications landing in spam and deadlines passing without alerting the responsible party.

Frequently asked questions

Is UpStream Email Notifications GPL-licensed?

Yes. UpStream Email Notifications is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use UpStream Email Notifications on multiple sites?

Yes. You can use UpStream Email Notifications on multiple sites. The number of sites connected to Ultrapack Auto Updater is limited by your plan.

How much does UpStream Email Notifications cost at Ultrapack?

UpStream Email Notifications costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does UpStream Email Notifications include updates?

Yes. The current version of UpStream Email Notifications is 1.6.4, published at Ultrapack on Jan 21, 2021. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is UpStream Email Notifications scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of UpStream Email Notifications goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.

What are the requirements for the plugin UpStream Email Notifications?

Requires WordPress 5.1 or higher and PHP 5.6 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.