Who is Update Alert for?

Update Alert is a consumer product built for wordPress administrators and site managers.

Is Update Alert free?

Yes — Update Alert is free to use.

Is Update Alert still maintained?

Unverified. Update Alert has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Update Alert?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Site Update Notification, Website Update Viewer, and Time to Update.

Who makes Update Alert?

Update Alert is developed by smal.

When did Update Alert launch?

Update Alert first shipped in 2025.

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Update Alert

Name: Update Alert
Author: smal

wordpress.orgOther productivity

Update Alert is a WordPress plugin that provides real-time notifications for available updates to WordPress core, plugins, themes, and translations. It displays non-intrusive alerts in the admin dashboard, helping site administrators keep their sites secure and up to date. The plugin is lightweight and easy to use.

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Overview

5 features

In the Other productivity space, Update Alert takes a focused approach. It focuses on missing critical WordPress, plugin, or theme updates due to lack of timely notifications. Update Alert is a consumer product aimed at wordPress administrators and site managers. Update Alert costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.

smal builds and maintains Update Alert, and it first shipped in 2025. Among its 5 catalogued features are update notifications, toastr.js alerts, and admin dashboard integration.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Update notifications
Toastr.js alerts
Admin dashboard integration
Direct update links
Real-time alerts

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed17 Jun · 21:54 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Update Alert

What is Update Alert?: Update Alert focuses on missing critical WordPress, plugin, or theme updates due to lack of timely notifications. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who is Update Alert for?: Update Alert is a consumer product built for wordPress administrators and site managers.
Is Update Alert free?: Yes — Update Alert is free to use.
What platforms does Update Alert run on?: Update Alert runs on the web.
Is Update Alert still maintained?: Unverified. Update Alert has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Update Alert?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Site Update Notification, Website Update Viewer, and Time to Update.Site Update Notification Website Update Viewer Time to Update
Who makes Update Alert?: Update Alert is developed by smal.
When did Update Alert launch?: Update Alert first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: WordPress administrators and site managers
Model: B2C
Solves: Missing critical WordPress, plugin, or theme updates due to lack of timely notifications.

Registered as

WordPress.org: update-alert

Developer

smal

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 72.8
Indexed: 17 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 17 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: update-alert-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 17 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/update-alert

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