SMS integration for WordPress with WP-SMS

What is WP-SMS (and WordPress)

WP-SMS is the leading SMS plugin for WordPress, and for good reason. With an easy-to-use interface, a range of powerful features and excellent support, WP-SMS offers everything you need to streamline your SMS communication. And best of all? The basic version is completely free! For advanced features to take your SMS strategy to the next level, you can upgrade to our Pro version. Try WP-SMS today and see how we can improve your business communication.

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Sending SMS from WP-SMS

WP-SMS and SureSMS

The WordPress plugin WP-SMS (https://wp-sms-pro.com/) cannot send SMS messages itself. In order to send SMS messages, the plugin must be connected to an SMS gateway such as SureSMS. WP-SMS utilizes the many possibilities in WordPress and allows you to send from many different places and plugins. The SMS gateway ensures that the message is delivered to the recipient.

WP-SMS and other plugins

One of the great advantages of WP-SMS is the many integrations to other WordPress plugins. Below you can see the many different integrations.

WooCommerce

BuddyPress

GravityForms

Contact Form 7

BookingPress

WooCommerce Appointments

Booking Calendar

See all integrations here

Setting up WP-SMS

To use WP-SMS in WordPress, you need to install WP-SMS in your WordPress installation and then link it to your SureSMS account. Below you can read how to

Doing the setup in SureSMS
Install WP-SMS and set it up

Setup in SureSMS

To use SureSMS from WP-SMS, you need a SureSMS account and you need an API key from SureSMS.

Login to your SureSMS account here https://app.suresms.com
If you don't have an account, you can create one here Create SMS Gateway account
Select API keys in the menu
Click Options in the top right corner and select "SureSMS API key" from the menu.
In name you can write e.g. WP-SMS/WooCommerce if you need to use WP-SMS from WooCommerce
Click on Save

Copy the API key so you have it for later.

We are now finished in SureSMS.

Setting up WP-SMS

Install and activate the WP-SMS plugin on your WordPress site

Go to the WordPress dashboard, find the 'Plugins' section, click 'Add New' and search for WP-SMS. Install and activate the plugin.

Configure WP-SMS with your SMS gateway

In the WP-SMS settings panel, enter the necessary information to integrate with your chosen SMS gateway:

Gateway name: Select SureSMS from the list of supported gateways

API Username Here you type "APIkey" without quotes
API PasswordHere you paste the APIkey you copied from SureSMS
Sender numberSet your own number or one of the authorized sender IDs you have on your SureSMS account (can be seen here https://app.suresms.com/Message/SenderData)
API key Here you paste the APIkey you copied from SureSMS

Testing the setup

You are now ready to test your integration. How you test it depends on which integrations and features you have chosen to use from WP-SMS. However, once you've sent a test text message from your chosen method, you can see the status of your message on SureSMS at this Outgoing messages page in SureSMS.