# Slack Notification Plugin

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/slack-notification-plugin/24787>\
**Category:** 3rd Party Addons\
**Created:** [July 16, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/slack-notification-plugin/24787 "2022-07-16T23:05:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mzagmajster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mzagmajster/32/687_2.png) [@mzagmajster](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mzagmajster)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/slack-notification-plugin/24787/1 "2022-07-16T23:05:00Z")

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Hi,

I wrote a simple plugin, that sends notification to Slack if your mautic instance is out of date. Here is the plugin: [GitHub - mzagmajster/mautic-handy-tools-bundle](https://github.com/mzagmajster/mautic-handy-tools-bundle)

I would like to know if this is something that Core Mautic team would consider merging to the core (Not entire plugin, but just the command)? Looping in: @silavapi

Regards, M.

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**Author:** ![silavapi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/silavapi/32/7424_2.png) [@silavapi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/silavapi)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/slack-notification-plugin/24787/2 "2022-07-18T15:04:20Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion!

I actually thought that it would be helpful to show something in-app which I spun out from another discussion:

> <https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/9595>
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> \> Potentially, but what would that realistically look like? Let's say someone ha…s 3.1.2 installed and we declare \<=3.1.2 "insecure/outdated". They won't get this notification unless we periodically pull a list of insecure/outdated versions from some endpoint (e.g. GitHub Security advisories).
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> \> Is that what you mean? Or am I just not understanding your comment correctly?
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> I was thinking a bit more basic that anything less than the latest version, show a message that they are not running the latest version of Mautic. Joomla does something like that:
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> !\[screenshot-updates-availalbe\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2930593/104844150-5c492b00-58c6-11eb-9af8-5e63f4b50de7.png)
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> It's more visual and noticeable than the bell which can easily be swamped with notifications in an active instance.
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> \_Originally posted by @RCheesley in https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/9594#issuecomment-761811479\_

so that users are made aware that their instance is out of date - could even incorporate it with the Marketplace to also check plugins.

Maybe a dashboard widget with status of Core & plugins might be helpful?

In Joomla this is how it is done and you naturally know that is where to look - there is also a section for post-update notifications which shows useful information that might relate to new features or important release information for example.

With Joomla 4 it has now moved to a dashboard widget (their equivalent) which I find much more elegant (and easier to switch off, if relevant!)

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**Author:** ![mzagmajster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mzagmajster/32/687_2.png) [@mzagmajster](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mzagmajster)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/slack-notification-plugin/24787/3 "2022-07-18T16:22:01Z")

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Thanks for the reply.

Maybe I will create a widget you are describing, it should not be that hard to implement . I still use the slack notification plugin.