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Uncanny Automator – Easy Automation, Integration, Webhooks & Workflow Builder Plugin

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Uncanny Automator – Easy Automation, Integration, Webhooks & Workflow Builder Plugin

by Uncanny Owl

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Description

Uncanny Automator is the easiest and most powerful way to automate your WordPress site with no code. Build automations in minutes that connect your WordPress plugins, sites and apps together using billions of recipe combinations.

Here’s how Uncanny Automator works:

When something happens, Automator can make other things happen.

When a user buys a product, add them to a membership level, enroll them in a course and pass their information to Google Sheets.

It’s that simple! Here’s a video outlining how it all works.

If you’ve used Zapier, setting things up will be intuitive. And if not, that’s okay too!

E-commerce Automation

Improve customer engagement by having your purchases trigger marketing automation campaigns, award store credit, promote 5-star reviews, schedule time-limited bonus offers and offer profile-driven discounts. Or for advanced reporting and customer service, create WooCommerce automations that send purchase details to Google Sheets, Slack and ActiveCampaign with our native integrations. It all happens automatically!

Google Sheets Automation

Build powerful reports and dashboards based on almost any WordPress activity or data with 1-click Google Sheets integration. Track purchases, course completions, blog post updates, forum posts and more. Not only can you create new rows for reports with Uncanny Automator, but you can update existing records, making it perfect for dashboard reporting.

Webhook Automation

Looking for the most powerful and comprehensive webhook support to connect your WordPress site to other apps? Uncanny Automator has support for security headers, any request method and any data format (including nesting support, JSON, XML, arrays and more). Use our 1-click sample generation and debug records to simplify connecting to other sites and systems, and send unlimited outgoing webhooks with the free version.

LearnDash and E-Learning Automation

Personalize student experiences and deliver better learning outcomes with no-code automations. Notify an instructor when users fail a quiz and enroll them in a remedial course–automatically. Add users to groups based on performance to allow easy collaboration. Automate student outreach when users fall behind in their coursework and offer easy learning interventions.

Social Media Automation

Spend less time sharing your posts and announcements on social media with automatic posting. Automatically post anything you want to Facebook Pages, Facebook Groups, X/Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, including with images and links. Sign up for a free account to get 250 credits for social posting; Pro plugin users get unlimited posting.

OpenAI Automation

Connect your new posts and site activity to OpenAI, with full support for ChatGPT and Dall-E models. Use Automator and the OpenAI to generate article summaries, social media posts, SEO descriptions, translations, email campaigns, featured images and more.

Marketing Automation

Integrate your favourite CRM with your WordPress plugins for full marketing automation. Add or remove tags based on course activity, purchases and more, and keep your email lists updated automatically. Or, with Automator Pro and Loops, send emails out in bulk and use Automator as your own CRM.

Free doesn’t mean limited

The free version of Automator is incredibly powerful and comes with built-in automation and integration support for all of these popular apps and WordPress plugins:

Supported apps

WordPress Plugins Integrations

Over 350 automation triggers and actions are available for the plugins and apps listed above in the free version. There’s straightforward documentation in our Knowledge Base, including some quick and straightforward instructional videos. Developers, there’s robust documentation and code samples for you too!

Beyond the plugin and app integrations, this free version of Uncanny Automator also supports common WP triggers and actions in automations:

  • A user views a page
  • A user submits a comment
  • A user logs in
  • A user publishes a post
  • Send an email
  • Create a post
  • Add a WP role

All WP plugin triggers and actions included in Uncanny Automator come with a forever free license, which allows unlimited usage on your WordPress site. By creating a free, optional Automator account, you can unlock 250 credits to try out app integrations. You can use credits on your site to:

  • Post new content to Facebook Groups, Facebook Pages, X/Twitter and Instagram
  • Pass records to Google Sheets (to generate charts or reports or manipulate data outside of WordPress)
  • Notify staff of key events in Slack
  • Register customers in Zoom events on product purchase
  • Send Mailchimp campaigns when new blog posts are published
  • Generate, proofread or translate text with OpenAI and GPT
  • and more

Take automation to the next level

Uncanny Automator Pro, our premium plugin, adds even more features and integrations, including the ability to create users and posts, delay and schedule actions, connect multiple sites together, add conditions to actions, and unlock unlimited use of app integrations like Google Sheets and X/Twitter. It also triples the number of available triggers and actions.

Pro also adds features like Run Now and Loops, which allow you to do things like send emails to all users matching certain criteria, tagging users based on site activity, or even generating instant reports in Google Sheets of all users that completed a specific course, purchased a certain product, or anything else you can imagine.

Here are some of the other really cool automations you can create with Automator Pro:

  • When a user makes a purchase using WooCommerce on one site, create a user on another WP site, send the user a link to set a new password, enroll the user in a course and add a membership level.
  • When a user submits a form, add the user to a mailing list if their email address matches a certain domain, add them to a social group and schedule their trial access to expire in 7 days if they don’t make a purchase.
  • When a new course is published, send an email campaign, post to X/Twitter and Facebook with GPT-generated content, post to the BuddyBoss sitewide activity stream and notify instructors in a Slack channel.
  • Whenever you want, generate a list of all users in a group that haven’t yet completed a course.

And here are some of the key features in the Pro version that allow incredibly flexible and powerful automations for WP:

Plus licenses and higher get access to our Custom User Fields, Restrict Content, and User Lists addons which makes it really easy to create and manage user profile fields in WordPress. Automatically add new fields to user edit pages and connect fields to your recipes and plugins like Advanced Custom Fields.

An Automator Pro license also includes access to our world-class premium support.

For the full list of triggers and actions, make sure to check out this list.

Here’s what other people are saying about Uncanny Automator:

  1. Set up your first recipe in 5 minutes

    Set up your first recipe in 5 minutes

  2. Add one or more triggers from dozens of plugins and thousands of apps

    Add one or more triggers from dozens of plugins and thousands of apps

  3. Identify what starts the recipe, like a purchase or form submission

    Identify what starts the recipe, like a purchase or form submission

  4. Set conditions and options for the trigger(s)

    Set conditions and options for the trigger(s)

  5. Add one or more actions from any of the available integrations

    Add one or more actions from any of the available integrations

  6. When the triggers are completed, actions run automatically

    When the triggers are completed, actions run automatically

  7. Customize your actions to do exactly what you need

    Customize your actions to do exactly what you need

  8. Create powerful recipes that just work, all with one plugin

    Create powerful recipes that just work, all with one plugin

Where can I find Automator documentation and more info?

You can learn more about Uncanny Automator on our website at https://automatorplugin.com/ and our Knowledge Base is here: https://automatorplugin.com/knowledge-base/

How do I get started with my first automation?

Have a look at https://automatorplugin.com/knowledge-base/creating-a-recipe/. There’s also an onboarding wizard inside the plugin to help you build your first recipe. Hopefully it will be the first of many!

Will Uncanny Automator slow down my website?

Uncanny Automator is built from the ground up for efficiency and performance. Automator adds negligible overhead to WordPress sites and has been rigorously tested across dozens of hosting environments.

What are the limits of your free version?

All integrations, triggers, actions and tokens listed here that don’t have a “Pro” label are available in our free version. For the WordPress plugins listed, we include a forever-free license that allows you to run recipes with these triggers and actions an unlimited number of times. There are also no limits on the number of recipes you can set up or what you can include in each. For recipes that include apps, like X/Twitter and Facebook, you can create a free account to unlock 250 credits to try out these integrations.

Is Automator translation friendly?

Absolutely! The plugin was created with translation in mind and tested with a variety of translation plugins. We will support any translation issues you run into.

How can I request an integration for a plugin?

The best thing you can do is reach out to the creator of the plugin that you want an integration for. Let them know you’re using Uncanny Automator and that they could greatly extend the capabilities of their plugin by helping us develop an integration for it. As more plugin authors become aware of Uncanny Automator and realize its potential for their users, we’ll be able to continue to invest in expanding Uncanny Automator’s capabilities! Also, fill out this form on our site to let us know what you’re looking for.

How can I add an integration for my plugin?

Check out our developer documentation over at https://developer.automatorplugin.com/. Also consider reaching out to our team, maybe we can help or even turn it into an official integration!

Can I automatically share posts & updates on social media?

Yes. It is easy to set up automation and share content on Social Media platforms. Set up integrations with Instagram, Facebook Pages, Facebook Groups, LinkedIn Pages and X/Twitter by creating a free account to unlock 250 free credits.

Do I need coding skills or help from a developer?

No coding skills are required. Uncanny Automator is built for non-developers to build automations using our intuitive recipe builder.

Does Automator work with LearnDash?

Absolutely! LearnDash is our most popular integration. Automator provides an easy way to build powerful LearnDash activity reports, personalize learning paths, connect LearnDash to live events and more.

How does Automator use OpenAI?

By connecting your recipes to an OpenAI API account, you can send prompts to OpenAI and use the responses in other actions. Generate titles and descriptions, excerpts for social media, translations, new blog posts and more; you can even perform sentiment analysis on submitted text. Automator supports GPT-3.5, GPT-4 and other OpenAI models.

Does Uncanny Automator allow me to customize the look and design of the emails it sends?

Yes, with WordPress’s “Send Email” action, send rich text, plain text and raw HTML emails. Create follow-up emails with your own custom HTML templates.

Why should I consider upgrading to Uncanny Automator Pro?

You can use the free version forever without purchasing the Uncanny Automator Pro version. However, with Uncanny Automator Pro, you’ll get access to more automation triggers and actions, additional features, and unlimited credits for app integrations. Visit our plans page to learn more.

Who is Uncanny Owl?

We’re a Toronto-based WordPress company specializing in elearning and automation solutions for WordPress. We’re behind the popular Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit plugin and we also have a suite of highly-acclaimed commercial LearnDash add-ons.

El mejor

By jaito on January 10, 2026

Agradezco mucho el esfuerzo dedicado a este plugin y sobre todo que permitan su uso a quien no puede permitir pagar una subscripción porque está empezando o simplemente quiere probar lo maravilloso y completo que es este potente plugin. Lo recomiendo 100%. Gracias equipo de desarrollo y PMs, POs, CEOs o quien esté al otro lado, muy buen trabajo!! Y a los Operaciones y DevOps también, que nadie se acuerda de ellos xD

Not up to Scratch

By Andrew Ivey (andrewivey) on January 3, 2026

I use the Thrive Themes product, Thrive Automator. It's great. But Thrive took the decision to sunset Automator and plug their sister product Uncanny Automator instead. However, using Uncanny Automator is uncannily like going back in time to a place of deficient plugins that promise everything and deliver nothing. Uncanny Automator is cumbersome, awkward and seemingly incapable of integrating with WordPress and Thrive Apprentice. It's little short of a disaster substitute for the cleverness and subtlety of Thrive Automator. Expect to waste time trying to get it to work functionally.

Very versatile tool - with great support

By wrdprss987 on December 23, 2025

Great tool and support! Have been using Automator successfully for years to connect my two wordpress instances (an eCom site and a learning management system) - and have gradually expanded the level of automation on both sites.

The Automator Plugin is like a Swiss Army knife, once you get the hang of how to use it. And in case you get stuck on setting up or troubleshooting a recipe the Support team is very helpful in solving any questions you have.
Many thanks for the recent two solutions (on importing LMS groups users and auto registering group members to an event)

Great support and nice Plugin

By igitt23 on December 12, 2025

Instagram can be a real headache! After having some trouble with automated postings to Instagram, the team helped me investigate. We found out that the error is actually on Instagram's side—not my website, host, database, or firewall.

While we encountered a few small bugs along the way that made the investigation tricky, the support was very helpful. The company behind this plugin is highly professional. The code is clean, the plugin is well-documented, and the engineers clearly know what they are doing.

Can't wait until Instagram gets their side fixed, but I'm sticking with Automator!"

First Use Uncanny Automator

By titchmash on November 22, 2025

It took me some time to work it out with WP Forms but once I had it working it was great, so easy to link with Google Sheets and make a list rather than relying on emails or messages and then sort them out.

Its too expensive to buy for using once or twice a year, its a pity they don't e.g. pay for a 1000 uses?

Simple but powerful

By Absyir Developer (absyirdeveloper) on August 30, 2025

I really like using uncanny automator! Plays nice with PMPro, WooCommerce, and FluentCRM! Hopefully I can afford the basic paid version since the whatsapp cloud API is... wow.. a really really nice addition to have.

could still be the best with bit of changes

By fff654 on July 23, 2025

🙂 so many modules, nice logic, nice text, very very few bugs (compared to others and to complexity)

🙂 not tons of plugins to bloat wordpress = all included and reasonable price (for all what is does, both free and paid)

🙁 but no visual graph builder of flow between modules. This is a must-have now to stop never-ending wordpress pages full of options ... Not only is ergonomics better, but workflow would have much more possibilities. Uncanny guys, the train is leaving without you and we want to stay onboard, with this self-hosted solution. Help us to help you.

Outstanding Support!

By daveos1982 on July 3, 2025

I needed some support and if I am honest I thought it would take a couple of days for the reply. I was very pleased and surprised when Kimberly replied within an hour or so. Her response was great and extremely helpful.

I woulld definitelty recommed Uncanny Automater.

Thank you!

Amazing value and works great

By Tomas Laurinavicius (tomaslau) on June 15, 2025

I run multiple publishing businesses at Craftled and without Uncanny Automator wouldn't be able to achieve so much. Highly recommended, it's like having your own unlimited Zapier.

Best Automation Plugin + Superhero Support!

By ezeetech21 on May 24, 2025

I’ve tried multiple automation plugins like Bit Integrations and WP Automator, but nothing comes close to Uncanny Automator! 🔥 It's hands-down the best – super easy to use with a clean, no-code UI that makes complex workflows feel like a breeze. 🧠✨

And a big shoutout to the support team – especially Rohan – for fixing a MemberPress trigger issue I faced. They not only responded quickly, but actually rolled out a new update on the same day! 💪 That’s next-level customer service. 👏

If you're serious about automation on WordPress, stop looking. Just go with Uncanny – you won't regret it! 🚀

Regards
Zeeshan

7.1.0.1 [2026-03-02]

Fixed:

  • Fixed a PHP error on PHP 7.4 sites caused by throw expressions #6814

7.1.0 [2026-02-27]

New Plugin Integrations:

New Triggers:

  • All in One SEO – A post’s SEO data is updated #6653
  • All in One SEO – A post’s SEO score is greater than, less than, or equal to a specific value #6654
  • Easy WP SMTP – An email fails to send #6733
  • Easy WP SMTP – An email is blocked from sending #6734
  • Easy WP SMTP – An email is sent successfully #6732
  • Rank Math SEO – A post’s SEO data is updated #6713
  • Rank Math SEO – A post’s SEO score is greater than, less than, or equal to a value #6714
  • Sugar Calendar – A ticket for an event is purchased #6702
  • Sugar Calendar – An event is created in a calendar #6701
  • Yoast SEO – A post’s SEO data is updated #6706
  • Yoast SEO – A post’s SEO score is greater than, less than, or equal to a value #6707

New Actions:

  • All in One SEO – Regenerate AIOSEO XML sitemap #6656
  • All in One SEO – Reset a post’s SEO description #6649
  • All in One SEO – Reset a post’s SEO title #6650
  • All in One SEO – Set AIOSEO XML sitemap to a status #6659
  • All in One SEO – Set AIOSEO robots.txt to a status #6658
  • All in One SEO – Set a post’s SEO description to a specific value #6651
  • All in One SEO – Set a post’s SEO title to a specific value #6652
  • All in One SEO – Set a post’s focus keyphrase to a specific value #6657
  • Cloudflare – Purge Cloudflare cache for a specific URL #6725
  • Cloudflare – Purge Cloudflare cache for a specific post #6724
  • Cloudflare – Purge all Cloudflare cache #6723
  • LiteSpeed Cache – Purge LiteSpeed cache for a specific URL #6743
  • LiteSpeed Cache – Purge LiteSpeed cache for a specific post #6742
  • LiteSpeed Cache – Purge all LiteSpeed caches #6741
  • Rank Math SEO – Delete a post’s SEO description #6719
  • Rank Math SEO – Delete a post’s SEO title #6718
  • Rank Math SEO – Delete a post’s focus keyword #6776
  • Rank Math SEO – Set a post’s SEO description to a specific value #6716
  • Rank Math SEO – Set a post’s SEO title to a specific value #6715
  • Rank Math SEO – Set a post’s focus keyword to a specific value #6717
  • SG Optimizer – Purge SG Optimizer cache for a specific URL #6745
  • SG Optimizer – Purge all SG Optimizer caches #6744
  • SG Security – Block a user #6728
  • SG Security – Block an IP address #6726
  • SG Security – Force all users to log out #6730
  • SG Security – Force all users to reset their passwords #6731
  • SG Security – Unblock a user #6729
  • SG Security – Unblock an IP address #6727
  • Stripe – Create and send an invoice to a customer #6603
  • Sugar Calendar – Create an event with a title #6703
  • Sugar Calendar – Delete an event #6704
  • Sugar Calendar – Register an attendee to an event #6705
  • Sugar Calendar – Submit an RSVP for an event #6778
  • W3 Total Cache – Purge W3 Total Cache for a specific URL #6737
  • W3 Total Cache – Purge W3 Total Cache for a specific post #6736
  • W3 Total Cache – Purge all W3 Total Cache caches #6735
  • WP Rocket – Purge WP Rocket cache for a specific URL #6722
  • WP Rocket – Purge WP Rocket cache for a specific post #6721
  • WP Rocket – Purge all WP Rocket caches #6720
  • WP Super Cache – Purge WP Super Cache for a specific URL #6740
  • WP Super Cache – Purge WP Super Cache for a specific post #6739
  • WP Super Cache – Purge all WP Super Cache caches #6738
  • Yoast SEO – Delete a post’s SEO description #6712
  • Yoast SEO – Delete a post’s SEO title #6711
  • Yoast SEO – Delete a post’s focus keyphrase #6777
  • Yoast SEO – Set a post’s SEO description to a specific value #6709
  • Yoast SEO – Set a post’s SEO title to a specific value #6708
  • Yoast SEO – Set a post’s focus keyphrase to a specific value #6710

New Token:

  • WordPress Core – Added taxonomy tokens to all post publication triggers #6631

Updated:

  • Constant Contact – Empty fields will no longer wipe out perfectly good contact data. #6747
  • GiveWP – Tokens are now available for custom fields. #6499
  • WordPress – A post in a taxonomy is created – Simplified trigger logic. #6604

Fixed:

  • FluentCRM – Corrected a typo in add_user_as_contact() where subscribe was passed instead of subscribed, preventing automations from firing. #6803
  • Settings – Background actions – Prevented disabled background actions from being automatically re-enabled. #6784
  • StudioCart – A user completes an order for a product – Tokens now appear properly after checkout. #6780
  • The Event Calendar – A user registers for an event – Restored compatibility with the latest version. #6608
  • Trigger tokens – Now parse properly inside actions when Background processing is enabled. #6801

Under the hood:

  • Legacy date-based attachment upload directories are removed on update. #6791
  • Uncanny Agent Beta Program – Performance and UX improvements. #6795 #6797 #6796 #6792 #6794 #6793
  • Blocked SSRF on featured image URL in the Create a post action and added a log notice when blocked. #6789
  • Blocked SSRF via private/reserved IP addresses on email attachment URLs (CVE-2026-2269). #6788
  • Email attachments are validated against an allowed file extension list and stored with unpredictable filenames. #6785
  • Upload directory is hardened with .htaccess and index.php to prevent PHP execution and directory listing. #6790

View the full changelog.

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