Description

Notify with GOWA bridges your WordPress site and WooCommerce store directly with your self-hosted GOWA (Go WhatsApp Web Multi-Device) server.

Developed by Imran Ahmed (omnitx).

Key Features

100% Self-Hosted & Private: Uses your own self-hosted GOWA REST API gateway without recurring third-party subscriptions or Meta per-template charges.
Instant Direct Dispatch: Ultra-fast synchronous HTTP dispatch with multi-hook fallback ensuring orders trigger notifications reliably without relying on WP-Cron or Action Scheduler queues.
WooCommerce Order Notifications:
- Send receipt/processing notification to client upon order placement.
- Send completion notification to client when order is completed.
- Send cancellation notification to client when order is cancelled.
- Send new order alerts and low stock alerts to store admin.
Direct Client Messaging & Metabox:
- Send custom messages directly to clients from the WooCommerce Order details page.
- Quick templates for Order Updates, Shipping/Courier details, and Payment Reminders.
WordPress Core Alerts: Instant notifications for new user registrations and comments.
Customizable Message Templates: Full template control with dynamic placeholders ({customer_name}, {order_id}, {order_total}, {order_items}, {customer_note}, {shipping_address}, {payment_method}, {site_name}).
Universal Phone Number Normalizer: Automatic country code prefixing (e.g. 880, 1, 91, 44, 62).
Native WooCommerce Logger: Full debug and transaction logs stored under WooCommerce > Status > Logs (gowa_whatsapp_api).
Export & Import Settings: Easily backup, export, and restore all plugin configurations and notification templates via JSON.
Live AJAX Testing & Diagnostics: Instant connection checker and test message dispatcher in the admin dashboard.

Third-Party Service Disclosure

This plugin connects to a self-hosted instance of GOWA (Go WhatsApp Web Multi-Device REST API gateway) hosted by the site administrator to dispatch messages.
* GOWA Open Source Server: https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice
* Service Endpoint: Configured by the site administrator in Settings > Notify with GOWA.

Author

Author: Imran Ahmed
Website: imran.mvp.bd
GitHub: github.com/omnitx
Email: imranomnitx@duck.com

Installation

Upload the notify-with-gowa folder to /wp-content/plugins/ or upload the .zip file via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
Activate the plugin in WordPress.
Go to Settings > Notify with GOWA and configure your server URL, credentials, and admin phone.
Verify your connection on the Direct Client Message / Test tab.

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Contributors & Developers

“Notify with GOWA” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.4.8.3

Fix AJAX nonce mismatch for admin connection check and direct message

1.4.8.2

Fix syntax error in WooCommerce order metabox

1.4.8.1

Fix WordPress.org compliance formatting issues

1.4.7

WordPress.org compliance fixes

1.4.6

Feature: Added optional Background Delay setting for automated messages to eliminate checkout latency.
Improvement: Integrated Action Scheduler fallback for background deferred queues.
Fix: Resolved corrupted HTML in settings tab that was inadvertently wiping database configurations.

1.4.5

Fix: Added full status transition triggers (woocommerce_order_status_processing, woocommerce_order_status_on-hold, woocommerce_payment_complete, woocommerce_thankyou) for Cash on Delivery (COD) and all payment gateways.
Fix: Guaranteed WooCommerce loader on plugins_loaded hook to ensure compatibility regardless of plugin load order.
Fix: Two-tier deduplication (in-memory + database metadata) preventing duplicate order notifications.
Fix: WooCommerce Block Checkout compatibility via woocommerce_store_api_checkout_order_processed.
Fix: HPOS metabox safety guard to prevent 500 errors on setups using Custom Order Tables.
Includes multi-admin routing, dynamic placeholders, and rich updater details.

1.4.1

Feature: Added multi-admin support (enter multiple phone numbers separated by commas).
Feature: Added new dynamic message placeholders: {payment_url}, {shipping_method}, {items_count}, and {customer_email}.
Fix: Resolved admin menu slug mismatch on Plugins page.

1.4.0

Feature: Added Action Scheduler asynchronous background queueing for non-blocking notification dispatch.
Rebrand: Renamed plugin to Notify with GOWA to abide by WordPress.org trademark guidelines.
Fix: Formatted {shipping_address} tag to clean plain text (removed HTML <br/> tags).
Security: Obfuscated password in JSON settings export via Base64 encoding.
GitHub Updater Support: Integrated automatic updates for standalone GitHub installations.

1.3.3

Feature: Added Settings Export & Import tool to backup and restore configurations as JSON.
Fix: Auto-populate default notification templates in settings fields when empty.
Improvement: Safely merge missing default settings on activation.

1.3.2

Tweak: Use woocommerce_checkout_order_processed hook for order receipts to ensure complete order data and prevent false triggers from admin orders, imports, or trash restores.
Fix: Rewritten parse_order_tags() now shows variation attributes, handles missing product names, filters line items only, and includes proper fallbacks.
Fix: Added item count validation before sending order notifications.

1.3.1

Updater: prefer CI-built release asset over raw zipball

1.3.0

Added: Automatic update checks from GitHub Releases, with one-click update from the Plugins page.
Fixed: Fatal error on new user registration / new comment notifications caused by a call to an undefined method.

1.2.0

Initial public release.