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Connect Freemius and Slack

Freemius sells and licenses your WordPress plugins, themes or SaaS. FlowMattic posts the events that matter to the team in Slack: a checkout abandoned at the payment step, a cart recovered, a new affiliate waiting for approval, a coupon created or deleted. Product makers keep sales, partner and discount activity in one channel.

18 triggers 14 actions 6 example workflows 2 ready-made templates Unlimited runs

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When this happens in Freemius18 triggers

Do this in Slack14 actions

1. TriggerCart Abandoned
2. ActionSend Channel Message

When Freemius fires Cart Abandoned, FlowMattic runs Send Channel Message in Slack with the data from that event.

You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps

Freemius and Slack workflows you can build

Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.

Freemius app icon Slack app icon Ready-made template

Alert the team when a Freemius cart is abandoned

An abandoned checkout is a buyer who almost paid. Posting it to Slack lets the founder or support reach out with help, especially for agency or lifetime plans.

Cart AbandonedSend Channel Message

View the template
Freemius app icon Slack app icon

Celebrate carts that come back and convert

Cart Recovered tells you a recovery email or discount worked. Posting it shows the team which abandoned checkouts turned into sales.

Cart RecoveredSend Channel Message

Freemius app icon Slack app icon

Review new affiliate applications in a partners channel

Each new affiliate posts with their name and website, so whoever runs the partner program can check the site and approve or reject the application promptly.

Affiliate CreatedSend Private Channel Message

Freemius app icon Slack app icon

Log coupon changes so discounts are never a surprise

Coupon Created, Updated and Deleted each post to a marketing channel, so support knows which codes are live before customers ask about them.

Coupon CreatedSend Channel Message

Freemius app icon Slack app icon

Warn the owner when an affiliate is suspended or blocked

Suspensions and blocks usually follow fraud or policy problems. A direct message to the program owner keeps the decision visible to the person accountable for it.

Affiliate SuspendedFind User by EmailSend Direct Message

Freemius app icon Slack app icon

Chase abandoned high-tier carts a day later

A Filter keeps abandoned carts for your top plans, and Slack sets a reminder for the next day to check whether the buyer came back or needs a personal email.

Cart AbandonedFilterAdd Reminder

Set up: abandoned carts to Slack

At the end, every abandoned Freemius checkout is posted to your sales channel with the buyer's email and the plan they chose.

  1. Add a Slack connection

    In FlowMattic, open Connects and connect Slack with the account that will post sales alerts.

  2. Choose Cart Abandoned

    Create a workflow with the Freemius Cart Abandoned trigger and follow the steps shown to send your product's events to the workflow.

  3. Capture a test cart

    Start a checkout for your product with a test email and leave it, so FlowMattic captures the cart fields when Freemius reports it.

  4. Post the cart

    Add Send Channel Message, choose the channel and include the email, plan and billing cycle. Test and switch on.

Import the ready-made template Beginner, about 5 min to set up
Alert the team when a Freemius cart is abandoned Template
  1. Freemius app icon 1. Trigger in Freemius Cart Abandoned
  2. Slack app icon 2. Action in Slack Send Channel Message

    Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)

    From FreemiusTo Slack
    EmailMessage: buyer
    PlanMessage: plan
    Billing cycleMessage: cycle
    CountryMessage: country
Built on the FlowMattic canvas. Test each step with real data, then switch the workflow on.

Triggers and actions in this pair

A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.

Good to know

  • Cart Completed means a sale was placed but payment may not have finished yet. Use it for a heads-up, and Cart Recovered or your own checks for confirmed revenue.
  • Coupon Created, Coupon Updated and Coupon Deleted are separate triggers. Point all three at the same marketing channel so the list of live codes is easy to follow.
  • Buyer emails in carts are personal data. Post them to a private channel if your Slack workspace includes contractors or partners.

Triggers (18)

  • Affiliate ApprovedTriggers whenever an affiliate is approved.
  • Affiliate BlockedTriggers whenever an affiliate is blocked.
  • Affiliate CreatedTriggers whenever an affiliate is created.
  • Affiliate DeletedTriggers whenever an affiliate is deleted.
  • Affiliate RejectedTriggers whenever an affiliate is rejected.
  • Affiliate SuspendedTriggers whenever an affiliate is suspended.
  • Affiliate UnapprovedTriggers whenever an affiliate state is changed from approved to pending.
  • Affiliate UpdatedTriggers whenever there’s an update of an affiliate's details.
  • Card CreatedTriggers whenever a new credit or debit card is added to a user’s account.
  • Card UpdatedTriggers whenever a user’s credit or debit card details have been updated.
  • Cart AbandonedTriggers whenever a cart session has been abandoned.
  • Cart CompletedTriggers whenever a ‘sale’ has been completed, but the payment hasn’t necessarily been completed yet.
  • Cart CreatedTriggers whenever a cart session has been initiated.
  • Cart RecoveredTriggers whenever an abandoned cart session has been recovered and converted into a ‘sale’.
  • Cart UpdatedTriggers when the cart contents have been updated.
  • Coupon CreatedTriggers whenever a coupon is created.
  • Coupon DeletedTriggers whenever a coupon is deleted.
  • Coupon UpdatedTriggers whenever a coupon is updated.

Actions (14)

  • Send Channel MessagePost or Schedule a new message to a specific #channel
  • Add ReminderAdds a reminder for the user
  • Create ChannelCreates a new channel
  • List All ChannelsRetrieve list of all channels
  • Set Channel TopicSets the topic on a selected channel
  • Set StatusSets your Slack status to the given text and emoji
  • Invite User To ChannelInvite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it
  • Find User by EmailFinds a user by matching against their email instead of their username
  • Find User by IDFinds a user by their ID.
  • Send Direct MessageSend a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later
  • Send Private Channel MessagePost a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later
  • Update ProfileUpdate basic profile fields such as name or title
  • Find MessageFinds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature
  • Upload FileUpload file to your slack workplace

Why run this pair with FlowMattic

Freemius and Slack connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.

Sales signals for a product team

Plugin and theme makers often have no sales team. Slack alerts put abandoned and recovered carts in front of the founders who can act on them.

Affiliate program kept in view

New, approved, suspended and blocked affiliates show up as they change, so the partner program does not need a weekly dashboard check.

Runs on your own WordPress

FlowMattic lives in the WordPress site you already run, with unlimited runs, so a busy launch or Black Friday sale costs nothing extra.

Common questions

How do I get Freemius abandoned cart alerts in Slack?

Connect Slack in FlowMattic, start a workflow with the Freemius Cart Abandoned trigger and add Send Channel Message. Map the email and plan into the text, capture a test cart and switch the workflow on.

Can I post new sales too?

Use Cart Completed for a sale that has been placed, or Cart Recovered for an abandoned cart that turned into a sale. Each event starts its own workflow and can post to its own channel.

Can affiliate events go to a private channel?

Yes. Use Send Private Channel Message so that only the partner team sees new, approved, rejected or suspended affiliates and their details.

Can I follow up on abandoned carts for some plans only?

Yes. Put a Filter after the trigger that checks the plan or price, and only the matching carts reach the Slack step or the reminder.

Did not find your answer? You can browse the help center or ask us directly.

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Reviewed 27 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Freemius integration 1.0.0, Slack integration 1.0.