Title: Notification event types
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: September 16, 2024
Last modified: January 7, 2026

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 1. [Notifications](https://docs.wpvip.com/notifications/)
 2. Notification event types

#  Notification event types

[Notifications for organizations](https://docs.wpvip.com/notifications/organization-notifications/)
and [Notifications for applications](https://docs.wpvip.com/notifications/application-notifications/)
can be configured for a variety of event types. Event types include detected performance
metrics anomalies, the success or failure of code deployments, and vulnerabilities
detected by [Codebase Manager](https://docs.wpvip.com/codebase-manager/) in the 
plugins deployed to an environment.

Only one event type can be configured per Notification. Some event types allow for
additional conditions to be selected to trigger a Notification. An event type and
its conditions can be selected during the creation of a new Notification or when
editing an existing Notification.

## Deployments

The [duration of time for a code deployment to complete](https://docs.wpvip.com/code-deployment/duration-of-time/)
can vary depending on several factors. The status of a code deployment can be tracked
at any time in [the **Deployments** panel of the VIP Dashboard](https://docs.wpvip.com/code-deployment/default-deployment/deploying-branches/deployments-panel/),
but Notifications can be automatically sent to a specific Destination at the time
of a code deployment event (i.e. success or failure).

### Configure

To enable Notifications to be sent for deployments of all status types (i.e. “Deployment
Success” and “Deployment Failure”) select the checkbox located in the upper right
of the “Deployments” configuration box.

To select a specific condition for the status of a code deployment:

 1. Select the button labeled “**Show options**“.
 2. Select either the option labeled “**Deployment Success**” or “**Deployment Failure**”.
    If both are selected, the selected event type condition will fall back to “All 
    events”.

![](https://docs.wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Deployments-Event-
Type.png)

Example screenshot of the “Deployments” event type options for Notifications

## Performance Metrics Anomalies

**Prerequisites**

The “Performance Metrics Anomalies” event type for Notifications is only available
for applications with an [Enhanced, Signature, or Premier package](https://wpvip.com/pricing/).

[Performance metrics anomalies](https://docs.wpvip.com/performance/insights-metrics/anomalies/)
are events that indicate a degradation in performance related to an environment’s
object cache hit rate, slow queries, number of `5xx` responses from the origin server,
or the rate of `429` responses from the edge server—as measured against the known
range of metrics for a performant application. Detected anomalies can be observed
at any time in [the **Insights & Metrics** panel](https://docs.wpvip.com/performance/insights-metrics/)
for an environment.

By configuring the “Performance Metrics Anomalies” event type for a Notification,
communications are sent directly to the configured Destination at the start of a
detected anomalous event and at the end of the anomalous event.

### Configure

**Note**

Notifications for the “Performance Metrics Anomalies” event type can only be configured
for production environments.

To enable Notifications to be sent for all anomalous event types (e.g., “Edge HTTP
429 Response Codes Rate”, “Object Cache Hit Rate”, “Database Slow Query Rate”, and“
Origin HTTP 5xx Response Codes Rate”, and [User-Defined Thresholds for anomalies](https://docs.wpvip.com/performance/insights-metrics/anomalies/user-defined-thresholds/))
select the checkbox located in the upper right of the “Performance Metrics Anomalies”
configuration box.

To configure the Notification for specific anomaly types:

 1. Select the button labeled “**Show options**“.
 2. Select one or more of the listed options. If all options are selected, the event
    type condition will fall back to “All events”.

![](https://docs.wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Notifications-Event-
Types-1024x456.png)

Example screenshot of the “Performance Metrics Anomalies” event type option for 
Notifications

## Plugin Vulnerabilities

The “Plugin Vulnerabilities” event type sends Notifications to communicate vulnerabilities
that are detected by [Codebase Manager](https://docs.wpvip.com/codebase-manager/)
in the plugins deployed to an environment.

The “Plugin Vulnerabilities” event type:

 * Is only relevant for WordPress environments.
 * Is applicable to plugins that are deployed by [the Default Deployment method](https://docs.wpvip.com/code-deployment/default-deployment/)
   or [the Custom Deployment method](https://docs.wpvip.com/code-deployment/custom-deployment/).

### Configure

The “Plugin Vulnerabilities” event type is triggered by the detection of all levels
of plugin vulnerabilities (**low**, **medium**, **high**, and **critical**). This
is the only available option for this event type. To enable Notifications to be 
sent for all detected plugin vulnerabilities, either:

 * Select the checkbox located in the upper right of the “Plugin Vulnerabilities”
   configuration box
 * Or select the button labeled “**Show options**“ then select the option labeled“**
   Vulnerability Found**“.

Either method results in setting the same conditions to trigger a Notification for“
Plugin Vulnerabilities”.

![](https://docs.wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Plugin-Vulnerabilities-
Event-Type.png)

Example screenshot of the “Plugin Vulnerabilities” event type option for Notifications

Last updated: January 07, 2026