Notifications & Automation

Wonderful tracks every action in your workflow as an event, and uses those events to send notifications and trigger automations — so your team stays in sync without manual follow-up.

How It Works

Wonderful tracks two main types of events that trigger notifications:

• Task created — a new task is added to a space
• Task updated — any change to a task: phase change, assignment, due date, status, or comment

These events flow through a notification system that can:

1. Send email notifications to relevant team members
2. Post Slack messages to a connected channel with a custom message
3. Update the task's activity log

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Email Notifications

Email notifications are sent automatically based on your relationship to the task or asset:

Subscribing to a Task

To receive notifications for any task (even one not assigned to you):

1. Open the task
2. Click the Subscribe button
3. You'll now receive notifications for all activity on that task

Unsubscribe the same way.

Notification Preferences

Go to Account Settings → Notifications to control:

• Which events trigger email notifications
• Notification frequency (immediate vs. daily digest)

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Slack Integration

Connect Wonderful to a Slack workspace to route notifications directly to channels.

Connecting Slack

1. Go to Workspace Settings → Integrations
2. Click Connect next to Slack
3. Authorize Wonderful to post to your Slack workspace
4. Choose which channel(s) to use for notifications

Configuring Automation Rules

Once Slack is connected, create automation rules in Workflow Settings → Automation. Each rule defines:

• Trigger: Task created or task updated
• Condition: Optional filter — e.g., only for a specific space, or only when the phase changes to a specific value
• Message: A custom message to post to a Slack channel (you write the message text)

Example rules:

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Event Log

Every task maintains a complete activity log — an immutable record of everything that happened:

• Who created the task and when
• Every phase change with before/after
• Every asset upload with file details
• Every assignment change
• Every comment created
• All timestamped, all attributed to a specific user

The activity log is on the task's Activity tab. It cannot be edited or deleted.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I send a Slack notification to a different channel per brand?

Yes. Automation rules support space-level conditions, so you can route notifications for different clients to different Slack channels.

Can automations trigger across multiple workspaces?

No. Automations are scoped to a single workspace. If you manage multiple workspaces, you'll configure automation rules separately for each.

Is there a way to automatically assign a task when it enters a new phase?

Phase-based assignment automation is on the roadmap. Currently, task assignment is manual — but Slack notifications ensure the right person knows when action is needed.

Can I get notified without subscribing to individual tasks?

Yes. If you're a space member with the right role, you can subscribe to space-level notifications to receive alerts for all activity in a space. Configure this in Space Settings → Notifications.

What happens if Slack is disconnected?

Notifications fall back to email only. No automation events are lost — they're queued in the system. Reconnecting Slack will resume Slack notifications going forward.

Can I turn off all notifications?

Yes. Go to Account Settings → Notifications and disable any or all notification types. You'll still see activity in the task's activity log.