{"id":364124,"date":"2026-09-15T23:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T23:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/owner-update-notifications-for-mainwp\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T23:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T23:44:43","slug":"mad-cow-owner-update-notifications-for-mainwp","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mad-cow-owner-update-notifications-for-mainwp\/","author":425906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"1.0.0","tested":"7.1","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"8.0","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Mad Cow Owner Update Notifications for MainWP","header_author":"Mad Cow Web","header_description":"Adds a \"Notify Owner\" button (and a batch \"Send to Selected Owners\" toolbar) to the MainWP Manage Sites table. 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After running updates or maintenance, click one button and the site's owner receives a templated email letting them know their site is up to date. Need to notify a dozen owners at once? Check the rows and hit <strong>Send to Selected Owners<\/strong> \u2014 a sticky toolbar shows live progress and a summary at the end.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is not a reporting tool. There is no report builder, no scheduling, and no PDF. It adds a send button to the row you are already looking at, so notifying an owner after updates costs one click instead of a context switch into your mail client.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Key features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One-click send<\/strong> \u2014 an \"Email owner\" button appears in every row of MainWP's Manage Sites table.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Batch send<\/strong> \u2014 check multiple rows and send to all owners at once, with per-row progress and a summary at the end.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Persistent \"recently sent\" state<\/strong> \u2014 green button shows how long ago each owner was last notified.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Per-site owner name + email<\/strong> \u2014 stored server-side; edit them all from one settings screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Customizable template<\/strong> \u2014 subject, body, and from-address. Placeholders: <code>{first_name}<\/code>, <code>{site_name}<\/code>, <code>{site_url}<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HTML body support<\/strong> \u2014 basic HTML allowed for images, links, and formatting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No page reloads<\/strong> \u2014 everything is AJAX; scroll position, filters, and table state are preserved.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sticky batch toolbar<\/strong> \u2014 stays visible under the MainWP header while you scroll long site lists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developer-friendly<\/strong> \u2014 clean hooks and filters for extension. Nothing \"phones home.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The free <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mainwp\/\">MainWP Dashboard<\/a> plugin, for the Manage Sites integration.<\/li>\n<li>PHP 8.0 or higher.<\/li>\n<li>WordPress 6.0 or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Trademark notice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>MainWP\u00ae is a registered trademark of Sick Marketing, LLC. This plugin is an independent, third-party integration and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sick Marketing, LLC or MainWP. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to <code>wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> or install through the WordPress admin.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" screen.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the free MainWP Dashboard plugin is also installed and active.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>MainWP &rarr; Update Notifications<\/strong> to configure the message template and enter each site's owner name + email.<\/li>\n<li>Visit <strong>MainWP &rarr; Manage Sites<\/strong> and use the \"Email owner\" (per row) or \"Send to Selected Owners\" (batch) buttons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20the%20mainwp%20dashboard%20plugin%20installed%3F\"><h3>Do I need the MainWP Dashboard plugin installed?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The row buttons and batch send integrate with MainWP's Manage Sites table. Without MainWP active, only the settings page is accessible for editing the message template.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20any%20smtp%20plugin%3F\"><h3>Does it work with any SMTP plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. All emails go through WordPress's standard <code>wp_mail()<\/code> function, so any SMTP plugin, transactional mail service (Mailgun, SendGrid, Postmark, SES, etc.), or default PHP mail configuration works.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20if%20a%20site%20has%20no%20owner%20email%20set%3F\"><h3>What happens if a site has no owner email set?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The row shows a \"Set email\" link instead of the button. In batch mode, such rows are skipped and counted in the summary at the end.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20customize%20the%20message%20per%20site%3F\"><h3>Can I customize the message per site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The current version uses one global template with placeholders for the first name, site name, and site URL. Per-site templates are on the roadmap.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20send%20any%20data%20to%20a%20third%20party%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin send any data to a third party?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. All processing happens on your own site. Emails go through your own <code>wp_mail()<\/code> pipeline. No telemetry, no external calls.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20on%20multisite%3F\"><h3>Does it work on multisite?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The plugin activates per-site on multisite installs. Options are per-site (single-blog <code>wp_options<\/code>), matching how MainWP itself is typically installed.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial public release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Send owner notification emails to your MainWP child site owners with one click. 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