Add Description Fields and Change Helptexts

API.php

@@ -143,15 +143,17 @@ public function getAlerts($idSites, $ifSuperUserReturnAllAlerts = false)
      *                                                Allowed values: email, mobile, slack, teams.
      * @param string $slackChannelID Slack channel ID when the slack channel is enabled.
      * @param string $msTeamsWebhookUrl Microsoft Teams webhook URL when the teams channel is enabled.
+     * @param string $description Optional alert description (max 255 characters).
      * @return int ID of the newly created alert.
      */
-    public function addAlert($name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition = false, $reportValue = false, array $reportMediums = [], string $slackChannelID = '', string $msTeamsWebhookUrl = '')
+    public function addAlert($name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition = false, $reportValue = false, array $reportMediums = [], string $slackChannelID = '', string $msTeamsWebhookUrl = '', string $description = '')
     {
         $idSites          = Site::getIdSitesFromIdSitesString($idSites);
 
-        $this->checkAlert($idSites, $name, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $metricCondition, $metric, $comparedTo, $reportCondition, $reportUniqueId, $reportMediums);
+        $this->checkAlert($idSites, $name, $description, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $metricCondition, $metric, $comparedTo, $reportCondition, $reportUniqueId, $reportMediums);
 
-        $name  = Common::unsanitizeInputValue($name);
+        $name = Common::unsanitizeInputValue($name);
+        $description = Common::unsanitizeInputValue($description);
         $login = Piwik::getCurrentUserLogin();
 
         if (empty($reportCondition) || empty($reportValue)) {
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ public function addAlert($name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails,
 
         $metricValue = Common::forceDotAsSeparatorForDecimalPoint((float)$metricValue);
 
-        return $this->getModel()->createAlert($name, $idSites, $login, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl);
+        return $this->getModel()->createAlert($name, $idSites, $login, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $description);
     }
 
     private function filterAdditionalEmails($additionalEmails)
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ private function filterPhoneNumbers($phoneNumbers)
         return array_values($phoneNumbers);
     }
 
-    private function checkAlert($idSites, $name, $period, &$emailMe, &$additionalEmails, &$phoneNumbers, &$slackChannelID, &$msTeamsWebhookUrl, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportCondition, $reportUniqueId, $reportMediums)
+    private function checkAlert($idSites, $name, $description, $period, &$emailMe, &$additionalEmails, &$phoneNumbers, &$slackChannelID, &$msTeamsWebhookUrl, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportCondition, $reportUniqueId, $reportMediums)
     {
         Piwik::checkUserHasViewAccess($idSites);
         $additionalEmails = in_array('email', $reportMediums) ? $this->filterAdditionalEmails($additionalEmails) : [];
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ private function checkAlert($idSites, $name, $period, &$emailMe, &$additionalEma
         $msTeamsWebhookUrl = in_array('teams', $reportMediums) ? $msTeamsWebhookUrl : '';
 
         $this->validator->checkName($name);
+        $this->validator->checkDescription($description);
         $this->validator->checkPeriod($period);
         $this->validator->checkComparedTo($period, $comparedTo);
         $this->validator->checkMetricCondition($metricCondition);
@@ -252,19 +255,21 @@ private function checkAlert($idSites, $name, $period, &$emailMe, &$additionalEma
      *                                                Allowed values: email, mobile, slack, teams.
      * @param string $slackChannelID Slack channel ID when the slack channel is enabled.
      * @param string $msTeamsWebhookUrl Microsoft Teams webhook URL when the teams channel is enabled.
+     * @param string $description Optional alert description (max 255 characters).
      *
      * @return int Updated alert ID.
      */
-    public function editAlert($idAlert, $name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition = false, $reportValue = false, array $reportMediums = [], string $slackChannelID = '', string $msTeamsWebhookUrl = '')
+    public function editAlert($idAlert, $name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition = false, $reportValue = false, array $reportMediums = [], string $slackChannelID = '', string $msTeamsWebhookUrl = '', string $description = '')
     {
         // make sure alert exists and user has permission to read
         $this->getAlert($idAlert);
 
         $idSites          = Site::getIdSitesFromIdSitesString($idSites);
 
-        $this->checkAlert($idSites, $name, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $metricCondition, $metric, $comparedTo, $reportCondition, $reportUniqueId, $reportMediums);
+        $this->checkAlert($idSites, $name, $description, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $metricCondition, $metric, $comparedTo, $reportCondition, $reportUniqueId, $reportMediums);
 
         $name = Common::unsanitizeInputValue($name);
+        $description = Common::unsanitizeInputValue($description);
 
         if (empty($reportCondition) || empty($reportValue)) {
             $reportCondition = null;
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ public function editAlert($idAlert, $name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additio
 
         $metricValue = Common::forceDotAsSeparatorForDecimalPoint((float)$metricValue);
 
-        return $this->getModel()->updateAlert($idAlert, $name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl);
+        return $this->getModel()->updateAlert($idAlert, $name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $description);
     }
 
     /**

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+* 5.3.0 - 2026-05-11 - Added alert description and helptexts
 * 5.2.6 - 2026-04-27 - Updated API documentation
 * 5.2.5 - 2026-03-30 - Added escaping for report_matched value
 * 5.2.4 - 2026-03-02 - Updated API documentation

CustomAlerts.php

@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ public function getClientSideTranslationKeys(&$translations)
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_CreateNewAlert';
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_AlertsHistory';
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_AlertName';
+        $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_AlertNameInlineHelp';
+        $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_AlertNamePlaceholder';
+        $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_AlertDescriptionOptional';
+        $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_AlertDescriptionInlineHelp';
+        $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_AlertDescriptionPlaceholder';
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_ApplyTo';
         $translations[] = 'ScheduledReports_SendReportTo';
         $translations[] = 'ScheduledReports_SentToMe';
@@ -268,6 +273,7 @@ public function getClientSideTranslationKeys(&$translations)
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_ThisAppliesToHelp';
         $translations[] = 'General_Yes';
         $translations[] = 'General_No';
+        $translations[] = 'General_Description';
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_MediumTitle';
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_MediumDescription';
         $translations[] = 'CustomAlerts_ManageTooltip';

Model.php

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public static function install()
     {
         $tableAlert = "`idalert` INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,
                        `name` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL ,
+                       `description` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
                        `login` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL ,
                        `period` VARCHAR(5) NOT NULL ,
                        `report` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL ,
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public static function install()
 			              `value_old` DECIMAL (20,3) DEFAULT NULL,
 			              `value_new` DECIMAL (20,3) DEFAULT NULL,
                           `name` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL ,
+                          `description` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 			              `login` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL ,
 			              `period` VARCHAR(5) NOT NULL ,
 			              `report` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL ,
@@ -261,13 +263,14 @@ public function getAllAlertsForPeriod($period)
      * @return int ID of new Alert
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function createAlert($name, $idSites, $login, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl)
+    public function createAlert($name, $idSites, $login, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $description = '')
     {
         $idAlert = $this->getNextAlertId();
 
         $newAlert = array(
             'idalert'           => $idAlert,
             'name'              => $name,
+            'description'       => $description,
             'period'            => $period,
             'login'             => $login,
             'email_me'          => $emailMe ? 1 : 0,
@@ -346,10 +349,11 @@ private function removeAllSites($idAlert)
      * @return int
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function updateAlert($idAlert, $name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl)
+    public function updateAlert($idAlert, $name, $idSites, $period, $emailMe, $additionalEmails, $phoneNumbers, $metric, $metricCondition, $metricValue, $comparedTo, $reportUniqueId, $reportCondition, $reportValue, $reportMediums, $slackChannelID, $msTeamsWebhookUrl, $description = '')
     {
         $alert = array(
             'name'              => $name,
+            'description'       => $description,
             'period'            => $period,
             'email_me'          => $emailMe ? 1 : 0,
             'additional_emails' => json_encode($additionalEmails),
@@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ public function triggerAlert($idAlert, $idSite, $valueNew, $valueOld, $datetime)
     {
         $alert = $this->getAlert($idAlert);
 
-        $keysToKeep = array('idalert', 'name', 'login', 'period', 'metric', 'metric_condition', 'metric_matched', 'report', 'report_condition', 'report_matched', 'report_mediums', 'compared_to', 'email_me', 'additional_emails', 'phone_numbers', 'slack_channel_id', 'ms_teams_webhook_url');
+        $keysToKeep = array('idalert', 'name', 'description', 'login', 'period', 'metric', 'metric_condition', 'metric_matched', 'report', 'report_condition', 'report_matched', 'report_mediums', 'compared_to', 'email_me', 'additional_emails', 'phone_numbers', 'slack_channel_id', 'ms_teams_webhook_url');
 
         $triggeredAlert = array();
         foreach ($keysToKeep as $key) {

Updates/5.3.0.php

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Matomo - free/libre analytics platform
+ *
+ * @link    https://matomo.org
+ * @license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html GPL v3 or later
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Piwik\Plugins\CustomAlerts;
+
+use Piwik\Updater;
+use Piwik\Updater\Migration\Factory as MigrationFactory;
+use Piwik\Updates;
+
+/**
+ */
+class Updates_5_3_0 extends Updates
+{
+    /**
+     * @var MigrationFactory
+     */
+    private $migration;
+
+    public function __construct(MigrationFactory $factory)
+    {
+        $this->migration = $factory;
+    }
+
+    public function doUpdate(Updater $updater)
+    {
+        $updater->executeMigrations(__FILE__, $this->getMigrations($updater));
+    }
+
+    public function getMigrations(Updater $updater): array
+    {
+        return array(
+            $this->migration->db->addColumn('alert', 'description', "VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''", 'name'),
+            $this->migration->db->addColumn('alert_triggered', 'description', "VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''", 'name'),
+        );
+    }
+}

Validator.php

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 namespace Piwik\Plugins\CustomAlerts;
 
 use Exception;
-use Piwik\Common;
 use Piwik\Context;
 use Piwik\Piwik;
 use Piwik\Plugins\API\ProcessedReport;
@@ -72,11 +71,18 @@ public function checkName($name)
             throw new Exception(Piwik::translate("General_PleaseSpecifyValue", "name"));
         }
 
-        if (Common::mb_strlen($name) > 100) {
+        if (mb_strlen($name, 'UTF-8') > 100) {
             throw new Exception(Piwik::translate("CustomAlerts_ParmeterIsTooLong", array(Piwik::translate('General_Name'), 100)));
         }
     }
 
+    public function checkDescription($description)
+    {
+        if (mb_strlen($description, 'UTF-8') > 255) {
+            throw new Exception(Piwik::translate("CustomAlerts_ParmeterIsTooLong", array(Piwik::translate('General_Description'), 255)));
+        }
+    }
+
     public function isValidComparableDate($period, $comparedToDate)
     {
         $dates = Processor::getComparablesDates();

lang/en.json

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
         "AlertCondition": "Alert Condition",
         "AlertDoesNotExist": "Alert with ID %d does not exist!",
         "AlertMeWhen": "Alert me when",
+        "AlertDescriptionOptional": "Description (optional)",
+        "AlertDescriptionInlineHelp": "Enter a description to provide additional context, such as the purpose or usage.",
+        "AlertDescriptionPlaceholder": "Alert me when visits decrease by 40%",
         "AlertName": "Alert Name",
+        "AlertNameInlineHelp": "Enter a unique name to clearly identify this custom alert.",
+        "AlertNamePlaceholder": "Visits drop detected",
         "Alerts": "Alerts",
         "AlertsHistory": "History of triggered alerts",
         "ApplyTo": "Apply to",

plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "CustomAlerts",
     "description": "Create custom Alerts to be notified of important changes on your website or app! ",
-    "version": "5.2.6",
+    "version": "5.3.0",
     "require": {
         "matomo": ">=5.0.0-b1,<6.0.0-b1"
     },

tests/Integration/ApiTest.php

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ protected function createAlert(
         $metricCondition = 'less_than',
         $reportCondition = 'matches_exactly',
         $emails = array('test1@example.com', 'test2@example.com'),
-        $comparedTo = 1
+        $comparedTo = 1,
+        $description = ''
     ) {
         if (is_null($idSites)) {
             $idSites = $this->idSite;
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ protected function createAlert(
             'Piwik',
             ['email', 'mobile'],
             '',
-            ''
+            '',
+            $description
         );
         return $id;
     }
@@ -188,10 +190,19 @@ public function test_addAlert_ShouldCreateANewAlert()
     {
         $this->setSuperUser();
 
-        $id = $this->createAlert('MyCustomAlert', 'week');
+        $id = $this->createAlert('MyCustomAlert', 'week', null, 'nb_visits', 'MultiSites_getOne', 'less_than', 'matches_exactly', array('test1@example.com', 'test2@example.com'), 1, 'Description text');
         $this->assertGreaterThan(3, $id);
 
-        $this->assertIsAlert($id, 'MyCustomAlert', 'week');
+        $this->assertIsAlert($id, 'MyCustomAlert', 'week', null, 'superUserLogin', 'nb_visits', 'less_than', 5, 'MultiSites_getOne', 'matches_exactly', 'Piwik', 'Description text');
+    }
+
+    public function test_addAlert_ShouldFail_IfDescriptionTooLong()
+    {
+        $this->setSuperUser();
+        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('CustomAlerts_ParmeterIsTooLong');
+
+        $this->createAlert('MyCustomAlert', 'week', null, 'nb_visits', 'MultiSites_getOne', 'less_than', 'matches_exactly', array('test1@example.com', 'test2@example.com'), 1, str_repeat('x', 256));
     }
 
     protected function assertIsAlert(
@@ -205,7 +216,8 @@ protected function assertIsAlert(
         $metricMatched = 5,
         $report = 'MultiSites_getOne',
         $reportCondition = 'matches_exactly',
-        $reportMatched = 'Piwik'
+        $reportMatched = 'Piwik',
+        $description = ''
     ) {
         if (is_null($idSites)) {
             $idSites = array($this->idSite);
@@ -216,6 +228,7 @@ protected function assertIsAlert(
         $expected = array(
             'idalert'           => $id,
             'name'              => $name,
+            'description'       => $description,
             'login'             => $login,
             'period'            => $period,
             'report'            => $report,
@@ -254,7 +267,8 @@ protected function editAlert(
         $report = 'MultiSites_getOne',
         $metricCondition = 'less_than',
         $reportCondition = 'matches_exactly',
-        $emails = array('test1@example.com', 'test2@example.com')
+        $emails = array('test1@example.com', 'test2@example.com'),
+        $description = ''
     ) {
         if (is_null($idSites)) {
             $idSites = $this->idSite;
@@ -279,7 +293,10 @@ protected function editAlert(
             $report,
             $reportCondition,
             'Piwik',
-            ['email', 'mobile']
+            ['email', 'mobile'],
+            '',
+            '',
+            $description
         );
         return $id;
     }
@@ -349,10 +366,10 @@ public function test_editAlert_ShouldUpdateExistingEntry()
     {
         $this->setSuperUser();
 
-        $id = $this->editAlert(2, 'MyCustomAlert', 'day');
+        $id = $this->editAlert(2, 'MyCustomAlert', 'day', null, 'nb_visits', 'MultiSites_getOne', 'less_than', 'matches_exactly', array('test1@example.com', 'test2@example.com'), 'Updated description');
         $this->assertEquals(2, $id);
 
-        $this->assertIsAlert(2, 'MyCustomAlert', 'day', array(1));
+        $this->assertIsAlert(2, 'MyCustomAlert', 'day', array(1), 'superUserLogin', 'nb_visits', 'less_than', 5, 'MultiSites_getOne', 'matches_exactly', 'Piwik', 'Updated description');
     }
 
     public function test_getAlert_ShouldLoadAlertAndRelatedWebsiteIds_IfExists()
@@ -572,6 +589,7 @@ public function test_triggerAlert_getTriggeredAlertsForPeriod_ShouldMarkAlertAsT
             'idsite'            => 1,
             'ts_last_sent'      => null,
             'name'              => 'Initial2',
+            'description'       => '',
             'period'            => 'week',
             'login'             => 'superUserLogin',
             'report'            => 'MultiSites_getOne',