Gatsby Plugin Notifications

Are you tired of constantly checking your terminal for build updates? Or maybe you want to notify your users when new content is available on your site? Look no further than Gatsby Plugin Notifications!

This plugin adds a simple and customizable notification system to your Gatsby site. You can choose to display notifications in the browser, send them to a Slack channel, or even send an email to a specific address.

Installation

To get started with Gatsby Plugin Notifications, simply add it to your Gatsby project with NPM:

npm install gatsby-plugin-notifications

Then, add it to your gatsby-config.js file:

module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    {
      resolve: 'gatsby-plugin-notifications',
      options: {
        // Add your configuration options here
      },
    },
  ],
};

Configuration

Gatsby Plugin Notifications is highly customizable, and offers a variety of configuration options. Here are some of the most commonly used options:

• desktopNotifications: Enable or disable desktop notifications in the browser.
• slackNotifications: Enable or disable Slack notifications.
• slackWebhookUrl: The URL for your Slack webhook.
• slackChannel: The Slack channel to receive notifications.
• emailNotifications: Enable or disable email notifications.
• emailTo: The email address to receive notifications.
• emailFrom: The email address to send notifications from.
• emailSubject: The subject line for email notifications.

For a full list of available configuration options and their default values, check out the Gatsby Plugin Notifications documentation.

Usage

Once Gatsby Plugin Notifications is installed and configured, you can trigger notifications in your Gatsby project with the following code:

import { notify } from 'gatsby-plugin-notifications';

// Trigger a notification with a message and optional link
notify('New content is available!', '/blog');

The notify function takes two arguments: a message to display in the notification, and an optional link to redirect users to when they click the notification.

Conclusion

With Gatsby Plugin Notifications, you can keep your users up-to-date and informed with a customizable notification system. Whether you want to display notifications in the browser, send them to Slack, or even send an email, this plugin has you covered. Happy notifying!