Title: Status Guard Alerts Lite Author: TeamLNSEL Published: November 10, 2026 Last modified: November 12, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/status-guard-alerts-lite/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3793603) ![](https://ps.w.org/status-guard-alerts-lite/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3793603) # Status Guard Alerts Lite By [TeamLNSEL](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karticklnsel/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/status-guard-alerts-lite.1.3.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/status-guard-alerts-lite/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/status-guard-alerts-lite/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/status-guard-alerts-lite/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/status-guard-alerts-lite/) ## Description A separate paid Pro version with unlimited subscribers is available from the developer’s website: https://demo.devsolutionsfinder.com/sga-store/ Status Guard Alerts Lite is developed and maintained by karticklnsel (kartick@lnsel. com) on behalf of lnsel.com (https://lnsel.com). Status Guard Alerts Lite lets a site owner set a short status alert (“Office closed today due to weather”, “Service disruption on Route 4”, “We’ve moved locations!”) in seconds from a phone or the WordPress admin. The alert: * Displays as a banner on the website (auto, or via `[ssal_alert_banner]`) * Can optionally be emailed instantly to your email subscribers * Can optionally be texted instantly to your SMS subscribers (Twilio) * Can also just be updated on the website with nothing sent Also included: CSV export of subscriber lists, and an alert history with one-click reuse and delete. Visitors subscribe via the `[ssal_email_signup]` and `[ssal_sms_signup]` shortcodes. The owner manages both lists (add/remove/export) under **Site Alerts** in the WP admin. Each list (email and SMS) supports up to 25 active subscribers. #### Why not a marketing-suite plugin Most all-in-one marketing plugins gate SMS and automation behind expensive ecommerce- tier pricing. Status Guard Alerts Lite instead talks directly to **SMTP2GO** (https:// www.smtp2go.com) for email and **Twilio** (https://www.twilio.com) for SMS. You create your own accounts, paste the keys into **Site Alerts Settings**, and pay those providers directly. No middleman markup. #### Setup 1. Install & activate the plugin. 2. Go to **Site Alerts Settings**: 3. * Email: sign up at smtp2go.com, create an API key (Settings API Keys), paste it into the SMTP2GO field, and set your From Name/Email. Or fill in your own SMTP server instead. * SMS (optional): create a Twilio account, buy a number, and paste the Account SID, Auth Token and From Number. * Use **Test Delivery** at the bottom to confirm both work. 4. Add `[ssal_alerts_page]` to a page (e.g. a “Get Alerts” page) so visitors can subscribe. 5. Go to **Site Alerts Set Alert** whenever there’s an update. Type the message, check the box to show it on the site, and check “Email list” and/or “SMS text list” only if you want it actively sent out. Hit Publish. ### Alert Expiry Every alert can have an optional **expiry date/time**. When it passes, the website banner automatically switches to a default “all clear” message (configured under Settings, leave it blank to just hide the banner instead). This only updates the website; it does not send another email or text, since the original alert was already delivered when published. ### Shortcodes * `[ssal_alert_banner]` — the alert banner (also shows automatically if “Auto- display” is enabled in Settings). * `[ssal_email_signup]` — email subscribe form. * `[ssal_sms_signup]` — SMS subscribe form, shown with your consent text. * `[ssal_email_unsubscribe]` — self-service “enter your email to unsubscribe” form. It never unsubscribes on submit; it emails a confirmation link to the address entered, so only the actual inbox owner can complete it. * `[ssal_alert_history limit="10"]` — a styled table of recent alerts. * `[ssal_alerts_link]` — a styled button linking to your Alerts page (set the URL once under Settings Website Banner Alerts Page URL, or pass `url="..."` directly). * `[ssal_alerts_page]` — drop this single shortcode on a page to get the signup forms + unsubscribe + recent history, already laid out and styled. SMS subscribers can reply STOP to any text; Twilio handles opt-outs automatically for standard numbers. ### External services This plugin connects to the following services only when the site administrator configures them. Data sent: Subscriber email addresses and alert email content when notifications are sent. Purpose: Deliver email notifications requested by site administrators and subscribers. Service provider: SMTP2GO Terms of Service: https://www.smtp2go.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.smtp2go.com/privacy/ Service provider: Twilio Data sent: Subscriber phone numbers and alert text when SMS notifications are sent. Purpose: Deliver SMS notifications requested by site administrators and subscribers. Terms of Service: https://www.twilio.com/legal/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.twilio.com/legal/privacy ## Screenshots [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Status Guard Alerts Lite” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ TeamLNSEL ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karticklnsel/) [Translate “Status Guard Alerts Lite” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/status-guard-alerts-lite) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/status-guard-alerts-lite/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/status-guard-alerts-lite/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/status-guard-alerts-lite/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/status-guard-alerts-lite/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.3 * Added an optional link to the separate Pro version (Plugins screen, a Pro Version page and a small Dashboard box). No notices, no tracking. #### 1.3.2 * Clarified plugin ownership and author information for the WordPress.org review. #### 1.3.1 * Updated plugin author and contributor details to match the submitting account. #### 1.3.0 * New: SMS text alerts via Twilio (signup form, subscriber list, test text, send on publish). * Each list (email and SMS) supports up to 25 active subscribers. * Removed all upgrade prompts and links. * Uninstall leaves shared data alone if Status Guard Alerts Pro is installed. #### 1.2.7 * Fixed: the email signup and unsubscribe forms did nothing on submit (the front- end script used outdated action/field names). * Fixed: a fatal error when sending SMS or a test SMS. * Fixed: the subscriber-limit messages said 30 instead of the real limit. * Fixed: the SMTP Encryption and Provider dropdowns now keep their saved values, and the SMTP settings labels can be translated. * Fixed: the “Email list” option now also works when only SMTP (not SMTP2GO) is configured. Removed an “SMTP Email” checkbox that had no effect. * Uninstall now clears the scheduled queue event and the DB version option. #### 1.2.1 * Fixed a handful of direct-database-write calls that were missing their no-caching justification comments, updated “Tested up to”, and reworded the short description to plain English wording. #### 1.2.0 * Resolved all issues reported by the WordPress Plugin Check tool: text domain now matches the plugin slug, all custom-table SQL uses $wpdb->prepare() with identifier placeholders, missing translator comments added, nonce/sanitization documented throughout, removed the now-unnecessary `load_plugin_textdomain()` call, and raised the minimum WordPress version to 6.2 (required for the `%i` placeholder used in the query fixes above). #### 1.0.0 * Initial release of the Lite edition. ## Meta * Version **1.3.3** * Last updated **3 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [alerts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/alerts/)[banner](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/banner/) [email](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email/)[Notifications](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notifications/) [sms](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sms/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/status-guard-alerts-lite/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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