{"id":327,"date":"2023-04-25T06:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/?p=327"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:17:30","slug":"how-to-send-sms-in-wordpress-in-3-simple-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/how-to-send-sms-in-wordpress-in-3-simple-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Send SMS in WordPress in 3 simple steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#step-1-install-mocean-api-order-sms-notification-for-woo-commerce\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI Order SMS Notification for WooCommerce<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-connect-mocean-api-to-wordpress\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI to WordPress<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-send-sms-in-wordpress\">Step 3: Send SMS in WordPress<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#send-sms-to-all-users\">Send SMS to All Users<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-sms-to-specific-user\">Send SMS to Specific User<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-sms-to-specific-phone-numbers\">Send SMS to Specific Phone Numbers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-sms-to-specific-group-of-people-filtered-by-roles-and-country\">Send SMS to Specific Group of People Filtered by roles and country<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#track-sms-status\">Track SMS status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions-faq\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll teach you how to send SMS in WordPress in 3 steps by utilizing our <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/moceansms-order-sms-notification-for-woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI SMS plugin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer to watch a video, you can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=66XTYcdxNyE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-install-mocean-api-order-sms-notification-for-woo-commerce\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI Order SMS Notification for WooCommerce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to WordPress Plugins on your left sidebar in your admin panel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-40.png\" alt=\"Wordpress Sidebar\" class=\"wp-image-331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-40.png 198w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-40-105x300.png 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Search for <strong>Mocean<\/strong> and install <strong>MoceanAPI Order SMS Notification for WooCommerce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-39-1024x244.png\" alt=\"Searching for MoceanAPI plugin\" class=\"wp-image-330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-39-1024x244.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-39-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-39-768x183.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-39-1536x366.png 1536w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-39-2048x488.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Install Now<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Activate<\/strong> the plugin after you&#8217;ve installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. You will now see the app under <strong>Settings &#8211; &gt; MoceanAPI SMS Setting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-41.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI plugin\" class=\"wp-image-332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-41.png 378w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-41-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-connect-mocean-api-to-wordpress\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI to WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 2 options to connect to MoceanAPI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.1 Connect via Mocean API Token<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generate a <strong>MoceanAPI Token<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Dashboard<\/a>. Register an account&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/register?fr=monday_apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;in less than 5 minutes if you don\u2019t already have one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-86.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-86-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-86-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1.2 Connect via Mocean Key and Secret (legacy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your&nbsp;<strong>MoceanAPI Key and Secret<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Dashboard<\/a>. Register an account&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/register?fr=monday_apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;in less than 5 minutes if you don\u2019t already have one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-42.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-42.png 889w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-42-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-42-768x354.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Copy and paste your <strong>API Token<\/strong> \/ <strong>API Key<\/strong> and <strong>API Secret<\/strong> into the settings field and also fill up the <strong>Message From<\/strong> and <strong>Default Country<\/strong> field<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-87.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-87.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-87-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-87-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Save the changes once you&#8217;re satisfied with your configurations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-send-sms-in-wordpress\">Step 3: Send SMS in WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <strong>MoceanAPI plugin setting<\/strong>, click on <strong>Send SMS <\/strong>tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-44.png\" alt=\"Send sms in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-44.png 845w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-44-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-44-768x632.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you can filter the users you want to send SMS to. There are 4 options at the moment which is <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Send SMS to All Users<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Send SMS to Specific User<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Send SMS to Specific Phone Numbers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Send SMS to Specific Group of People<\/strong> <strong>Filtered by roles and country<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-sms-to-all-users\">Send SMS to All Users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is pretty straight forward. When you select this option, we&#8217;ll send SMS to all your users registered in your wordpress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will retrieve the <strong>mobile number<\/strong> and <strong>country <\/strong>of your users in their profile. <strong>User Profile<\/strong> <strong>-&gt; Additional profile information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-45.png\" alt=\"Phone number and country of user\" class=\"wp-image-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-45.png 723w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-45-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-sms-to-specific-user\">Send SMS to Specific User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By choosing this option, you can send SMS to the users you selected<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-46-1024x685.png\" alt=\"Send SMS to specific user\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-46-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-46-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-46-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-46.png 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensure your users have filled up their <strong>mobile number<\/strong> and <strong>country<\/strong> in <strong>User Profile -&gt; Additional profile information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, fill up the <strong>From<\/strong> and <strong>Message<\/strong> and hit the <strong>Send Message<\/strong> button once you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-sms-to-specific-phone-numbers\"><strong>Send SMS to Specific Phone Numbers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This option would be the best for you if you want to send quick SMS to a list of mobile numbers you have from other sources like <strong>Excel file<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the mobile numbers you&#8217;d like to send SMS to in a <strong>Comma separated value<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The numbers must be prefixed with their country code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-49-1024x832.png\" alt=\"Send sms to phone numbers\" class=\"wp-image-340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-49-1024x832.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-49-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-49-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-49.png 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;re satisfied with your inputs, click on <strong>Send Message<\/strong> and the SMS will be sent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-sms-to-specific-group-of-people-filtered-by-roles-and-country\"><strong>Send SMS to Specific Group of People<\/strong> <strong>Filtered by roles and country<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is great for you if you&#8217;re looking to send SMS to users who matched a specific criteria you specified. For example, send SMS only to <strong>Subscribers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-50-1024x640.png\" alt=\"Send sms to filtered users\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-50-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-50-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-50-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-50.png 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensure your users have filled up their <strong>mobile number<\/strong> and <strong>country<\/strong> in <strong>User Profile -&gt; Additional profile information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on <strong>Send Message<\/strong> once you&#8217;re satisfied with your inputs. You can track the SMS sent in the <strong>SMS Outbox<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"track-sms-status\">Track SMS status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After you&#8217;ve sent an SMS, you probably would want to know whether the SMS was sent successfully or failed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can track the status of the SMS from the <strong>SMS Outbox<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions-faq\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Can I get Test Credits ?<br><\/strong>We provide a free testing account that comes with 20 trial credits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Can I send international messages?<br><\/strong>Yes. We are an international SMS provider. You can send out SMS both locally and internationally based on our price list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is the maximum characters per SMS I can put into the message?<br><\/strong>160 characters for a normal text message, 70 characters for a Unicode text message (Arabic, Chinese, and etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is there a limit to how many numbers I can send at one time?<br><\/strong>There is no limit on numbers to be sent in one go.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What format does my phone number need to be in?<br><\/strong>Mobile phone numbers need to be entered in international formatting with the country code and without spaces, plus signs or leading zeros.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll teach you how to send SMS in WordPress in 3 steps by utilizing our MoceanAPI SMS plugin If you prefer to watch a video, you can find it here Step 1: Install MoceanAPI Order SMS Notification for WooCommerce 2. 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