Telegram & WhatsApp Order Notifications changelog

All notable changes to Telegram & WhatsApp Order Notifications (kv_order_notifications_messaging) are documented here. The format follows Keep a Changelog and the project uses Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-15

Added

• Notifications for order placed, order status changed (any or one status), shipment created, low stock and new product review.
• Channels: Telegram Bot API, WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API (approved templates with parameters, or text), Twilio and any SMS gateway with an HTTP API.
• Recipients: store staff (Telegram chats, groups, channels, WhatsApp and SMS numbers), the vendor of the order or product (Multi-Vendor) and customers who opted in.
• Rules per event, recipient and channel with 40 variables, Telegram formatting, live preview and test send; ready-made default rules.
• Customer consent: opt-in checkbox at checkout and in the profile, signed opt-out link, opt-in list in the admin panel, GDPR export and anonymization.
• Delivery queue sent right after the request (never slowing down checkout), retries with backoff, 48-hour expiry, cron command.
• Delivery log with filters, 7-day counters, send again, and delivered/read reports from WhatsApp (signed webhook) and Twilio (signed status callback).
• Vendor panel page: one-click Telegram connection through the store’s bot, WhatsApp and SMS numbers, event choice, recent messages.
• Settings per storefront in CS-Cart Ultimate; connection tests, chat finder and test sends on the settings tabs.
• Domain-bound license check (Kavio Labs key or CS-Cart Marketplace license number) with the license card, badge and status bar.
• Self-healing upgrades (missing tables, settings and language variables are added after an in-place update).
• Compatible with CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.17.2 – 4.21.x, PHP 7.2.5 – 8.3, and the 4.21 full page cache.