Joomla! Update notification email plugin

administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/3.4.2-2015-05-03.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+INSERT INTO `#__extensions` (`extension_id`, `name`, `type`, `element`, `folder`, `client_id`, `enabled`, `access`, `protected`, `manifest_cache`, `params`, `custom_data`, `system_data`, `checked_out`, `checked_out_time`, `ordering`, `state`) VALUES
+(452, 'plg_system_updatenotification', 'plugin', 'updatenotification', 'system', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0);

administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/3.4.2-2015-05-03.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+INSERT INTO "#__extensions" ("extension_id", "name", "type", "element", "folder", "client_id", "enabled", "access", "protected", "manifest_cache", "params", "custom_data", "system_data", "checked_out", "checked_out_time", "ordering", "state") VALUES
+(452, 'plg_system_updatenotification', 'plugin', 'updatenotification', 'system', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0);

administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/sqlazure/3.4.2-2015-05-03.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SET IDENTITY_INSERT [#__extensions]  ON;
+
+INSERT [#__extensions] ([extension_id], [name], [type], [element], [folder], [client_id], [enabled], [access], [protected], [manifest_cache], [params], [custom_data], [system_data], [checked_out], [checked_out_time], [ordering], [state])
+SELECT 452, 'plg_system_updatenotification', 'plugin', 'updatenotification', 'system', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1900-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0;
+
+SET IDENTITY_INSERT [#__extensions]  OFF;

administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_system_updatenotification.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+; Joomla! Project
+; Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
+; License GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt, see LICENSE.php
+; Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8
+
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION="System - Joomla! Update Notification"
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_DESCRIPTION="This plugin periodically checks for the availability of new Joomla! versions. When one is found it will send you an email, reminding you to update Joomla!. Pro Tip: You can customise the email message by overriding the language string keys PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_SUBJECT and PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_BODY."
+
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_LBL="Super User Emails"
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_DESC="A comma separated list of the email addresses which will receive the update notification emails. The addresses in the list MUST belong to existing users of your site who have the Super User privilege. If none of the listed emails belogns to Super Users, or if it's left blank, all Super Users of this site will receive the update notification email."
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_LANGUAGE_OVERRIDE_LBL="Email language"
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_LANGUAGE_OVERRIDE_DESC="If you choose Auto (default), the update notification email to Super Users will be in the logged in user's front-end language at the time the plugin is triggered. In multi-language sites this can create confusion: the user's language may be one the Super User receiving the email doesn't speak. By selecting a language here you are forcing the update notification emails to be sent in this specific language."
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_LANGUAGE_OVERRIDE_NONE="Auto"
+
+; You can use the following merge codes:
+; [NEWVERSION]		New Joomla! version, e.g. 1.2.3
+; [CURVERSION]		Currently installed Joomla! version, e.g. 1.2.0
+; [SITENAME]		Site name, as set in Global Configuration.
+; [URL]				URL of the site's front-end page.
+; [LINK]			Update URL (link to com_joomlaupdate, will request login if the Super User isn't already logged in).
+; \n				Newline character. Use it to start a new line in the email. NO LINE SHOULD EXCEED 300 CHARACTERS!
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_SUBJECT="Joomla! Update available for [SITENAME] – [URL]"
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_BODY="This email IS NOT sent by Joomla.org It is sent automatically by your own site,\n[SITENAME]\n\n================================================================================\nUPDATE INFORMATION\n================================================================================\n\nYour site has discovered that there is an updated version of Joomla! available\nfor download.\n\nJoomla! version currently installed:        [CURVERSION]\nJoomla! version available for installation: [NEWVERSION]\n\nThis email is sent to you by your site to remind you of this fact. The Joomla!\nproject will never contact you directly about available updates of Joomla! on\nyour site.\n\n================================================================================\nUPDATE INSTRUCTIONS\n================================================================================\n\nTo install the update on [SITENAME] please click the following link. (If the URL\nis not a link, simply copy & paste it to your browser).\n\nUpdate link: [LINK]\n\n================================================================================\nWHY AM I RECEIVING THIS EMAIL?\n================================================================================\n\nThis email has been automatically sent by a plugin provided by Joomla!, the\nsoftware which powers your site. This plugin looks for updated versions of\nJoomla! and sends an email notification to its administrators. You will receive\nseveral similar emails from your site until you either update the software or\ndisable these emails.\n\nTo disable these emails, please unpublish the 'System - Joomla! Update\nNotification' plugin in the Plugin Manager on your site.\n\nIf you do not understand what is Joomla! and what you need to do please do not\ncontact the Joomla! project. They are NOT sending you this email and they cannot\nhelp you. Instead, please contact the person who built or manages your site.\n\nIf you are the person who built or manages your website, please note that this\nplugin may have been activated automatically when you installed or updated Joomla!\non your site.\n\n================================================================================\nWHO SENT ME THIS EMAIL?\n================================================================================\n\nThis email is sent to you by your own site, [SITENAME]"

administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_system_updatenotification.sys.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+; Joomla! Project
+; Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
+; License GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt, see LICENSE.php
+; Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8
+
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION="System - Joomla! Update Notification"
+PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_DESCRIPTION="This plugin periodically checks for the availability of new Joomla! versions. When one is found it will send you an email, reminding you to update Joomla!. Pro Tip: You can customise the email message by overriding the language string keys PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_SUBJECT and PLG_SYSTEM_UPDATENOTIFICATION_EMAIL_BODY."

installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql

@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ INSERT INTO `#__extensions` (`extension_id`, `name`, `type`, `element`, `folder`
 (449, 'plg_authentication_cookie', 'plugin', 'cookie', 'authentication', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0),
 (450, 'plg_twofactorauth_yubikey', 'plugin', 'yubikey', 'twofactorauth', 0, 0, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0),
 (451, 'plg_search_tags', 'plugin', 'tags', 'search', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"search_limit":"50","show_tagged_items":"1"}', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0),
+(452, 'plg_system_updatenotification', 'plugin', 'updatenotification', 'system', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0),
 (503, 'beez3', 'template', 'beez3', '', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"wrapperSmall":"53","wrapperLarge":"72","sitetitle":"","sitedescription":"","navposition":"center","templatecolor":"nature"}', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0),
 (504, 'hathor', 'template', 'hathor', '', 1, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"showSiteName":"0","colourChoice":"0","boldText":"0"}', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0),
 (506, 'protostar', 'template', 'protostar', '', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"templateColor":"","logoFile":"","googleFont":"1","googleFontName":"Open+Sans","fluidContainer":"0"}', '', '', 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0),

installation/sql/postgresql/joomla.sql

@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ INSERT INTO "#__extensions" ("extension_id", "name", "type", "element", "folder"
 (448, 'plg_twofactorauth_totp', 'plugin', 'totp', 'twofactorauth', 0, 0, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0),
 (449, 'plg_authentication_cookie', 'plugin', 'cookie', 'authentication', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0),
 (450, 'plg_twofactorauth_yubikey', 'plugin', 'yubikey', 'twofactorauth', 0, 0, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0),
-(451, 'plg_search_tags', 'plugin', 'tags', 'search', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"search_limit":"50","show_tagged_items":"1"}', '', '', 0, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0);
+(451, 'plg_search_tags', 'plugin', 'tags', 'search', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"search_limit":"50","show_tagged_items":"1"}', '', '', 0, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0),
+(452, 'plg_system_updatenotification', 'plugin', 'updatenotification', 'system', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0);
 
 -- Templates
 INSERT INTO "#__extensions" ("extension_id", "name", "type", "element", "folder", "client_id", "enabled", "access", "protected", "manifest_cache", "params", "custom_data", "system_data", "checked_out", "checked_out_time", "ordering", "state") VALUES

installation/sql/sqlazure/joomla.sql

@@ -1011,7 +1011,9 @@ SELECT 449, 'plg_authentication_cookie', 'plugin', 'cookie', 'authentication', 0
 UNION ALL
 SELECT 450, 'plg_twofactorauth_yubikey', 'plugin', 'yubikey', 'twofactorauth', 0, 0, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1900-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0
 UNION ALL
-SELECT 451, 'plg_search_tags', 'plugin', 'tags', 'search', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"search_limit":"50","show_tagged_items":"1"}', '', '', 0, '1900-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0;
+SELECT 451, 'plg_search_tags', 'plugin', 'tags', 'search', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '{"search_limit":"50","show_tagged_items":"1"}', '', '', 0, '1900-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0
+UNION ALL
+SELECT 452, 'plg_system_updatenotification', 'plugin', 'updatenotification', 'system', 0, 1, 1, 0, '', '', '', '', 0, '1900-01-01 00:00:00', 0, 0;
 
 
 INSERT [#__extensions] ([extension_id], [name], [type], [element], [folder], [client_id], [enabled], [access], [protected], [manifest_cache], [params], [custom_data], [system_data], [checked_out], [checked_out_time], [ordering], [state])

libraries/joomla/updater/updater.php

@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ public static function getInstance()
 	/**
 	 * Finds an update for an extension
 	 *
-	 * @param   integer  $eid                Extension Identifier; if zero use all sites
-	 * @param   integer  $cacheTimeout       How many seconds to cache update information; if zero, force reload the update information
-	 * @param   integer  $minimum_stability  Minimum stability for the updates; 0=dev, 1=alpha, 2=beta, 3=rc, 4=stable
+	 * @param   int|array  $eid                Extension Identifier or list of Extension Identifiers; if zero use all sites
+	 * @param   integer    $cacheTimeout       How many seconds to cache update information; if zero, force reload the update information
+	 * @param   integer    $minimum_stability  Minimum stability for the updates; 0=dev, 1=alpha, 2=beta, 3=rc, 4=stable
 	 *
 	 * @return  boolean True if there are updates
 	 *