Receive email notifications the moment a WordPress, PHP, or MySQL version changes on your site.

Email Alerts

The Email Alerts feature sends automatic email notifications whenever a version change is detected on your site. Get notified the moment your host changes a PHP version, a WordPress auto-update completes, or a MySQL upgrade occurs.

What Triggers an Alert

Email alerts are triggered by the version_info_version_changed hook, which fires when Version Info detects a change in any tracked version. You can configure which types of changes trigger alerts:

Alert Type	Description
WordPress	Core WordPress version updates (manual or automatic)
PHP	PHP version changes (typically from hosting provider)
MySQL	MySQL/MariaDB version changes

Configuring Email Alerts

1. Navigate to Settings > Version Info > Email Alerts.
2. Check Enable Email Alerts.
3. Enter the recipient email addresses (comma-separated for multiple recipients).
4. Select which alert types to receive (WordPress, PHP, MySQL).
5. Click Save Changes.

Settings Reference

Setting	Option Key	Default
Enable Alerts	version_info_alert_enabled	Off
Recipients	version_info_alert_recipients	Site admin email
Alert Types	version_info_alert_types	All types enabled

Email Content

Each alert email includes:

• The site name and URL
• What changed (e.g., "PHP Version")
• The old version number
• The new version number
• The timestamp of when the change was detected

Use Cases

• Managed hosting clients: Know immediately when a host upgrades PHP on a client site so you can test for compatibility issues.
• Auto-update monitoring: Confirm WordPress auto-updates completed successfully across all managed sites.
• Security compliance: Maintain an email trail of all environment changes for audit purposes.