{"id":412,"date":"2023-05-09T07:40:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T07:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/?p=412"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:19:15","slug":"recover-abandoned-cart-via-sms-reminder-in-opencart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/recover-abandoned-cart-via-sms-reminder-in-opencart\/","title":{"rendered":"Recover abandoned cart via SMS reminder in OpenCart"},"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-download-mocean-api-cart-reminder-from-open-cart-marketplace\">Step 1: Download MoceanAPI Cart Reminder from OpenCart marketplace<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-connect-mocean-api-and-open-cart\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI and OpenCart<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-send-sms-reminder-to-recover-abandoned-cart\">Step 3: Send SMS reminder to recover abandoned cart<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions-faq\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cart abandonment resulted in a whooping $18 Billion losses for E-Commerce Brands worldwide in Sales Revenue Each Year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you an e-commerce store owner who is struggling to recover abandoned carts and would like to increase revenue by reminding customer to clear their abandoned cart ? If so, you might want to consider using SMS to help you out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMS or text messaging can be an effective tool for reaching out to customers who have abandoned their carts. With SMS, you can send a personalized message reminding the customer about the items they left behind and offering them an incentive to complete the purchase. This can include a discount code, free shipping, or any other special offer that might entice them to come back and complete their purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMS is a powerful marketing tool that has a high open rate, which means that the message you send is likely to be read by the customer. In fact, studies have shown that SMS messages have an open rate of 98%, which is much higher than email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using SMS to recover abandoned carts can also help to increase your revenue. By sending a timely and personalized message, you can encourage customers to come back and complete their purchase, which means more sales and revenue for your e-commerce store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you&#8217;re looking for a simple and effective way to recover abandoned carts and increase revenue, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencart.com\/index.php?route=marketplace\/extension\/info&amp;extension_id=39259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Cart Reminder module<\/a>. In this article, we&#8217;ll guide you step by step on how to setup our Cart Reminder module in OpenCart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer to watch a video that you can follow along, you can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YYjJMX07Mic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-download-mocean-api-cart-reminder-from-open-cart-marketplace\">Step 1: Download MoceanAPI Cart Reminder from OpenCart marketplace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Download&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencart.com\/index.php?route=marketplace\/extension\/info&amp;extension_id=39259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Cart Reminder SMS extension<\/a>&nbsp;from OpenCart marketplace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-77-1024x581.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI cart reminder module opencart\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-77-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-77-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-77-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-77.png 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the version you want to use based on your OpenCart version. In my case, I will download version 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-79.png\" alt=\"moceanapi cart reminder versions\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-79.png 794w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-79-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-79-768x363.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. After you\u2019ve downloaded, login to your OpenCart administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Extensions -&gt; Installer -&gt; Upload File<\/strong>&nbsp;and upload the&nbsp;<strong>moceanapi-cart-reminder.ocmod.zip<\/strong>&nbsp;file<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. After you\u2019ve successfully uploaded, go to&nbsp;<strong>Extensions \u2013&gt; Extensions<\/strong>&nbsp;and select&nbsp;<strong>Modules&nbsp;<\/strong>from the drop-down list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Find&nbsp;<strong>SMS<\/strong>&nbsp;and click&nbsp;<strong>Install<\/strong>, click&nbsp;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&nbsp;after the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-80-1024x112.png\" alt=\"activate moceanapi cart reminder module\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-80-1024x112.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-80-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-80-768x84.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-80-1536x167.png 1536w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-80-2048x223.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-connect-mocean-api-and-open-cart\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI and OpenCart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. After you\u2019ve clicked on&nbsp;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&nbsp;you will be redirected to our module\u2019s settings page where you can configure your&nbsp;<strong>API Key<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>API Secret<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Get your&nbsp;<strong>API Key<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>API Secret<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Dashboard<\/a>. If you don\u2019t already have an account, register&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/register?fr=opencart_cart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Paste your&nbsp;<strong>API Key<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>API Secret<\/strong>&nbsp;into the settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-81-1024x471.png\" alt=\"moceanapi cart reminder configuration\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-81-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-81-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-81-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-81.png 1514w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-send-sms-reminder-to-recover-abandoned-cart\">Step 3: Send SMS reminder to recover abandoned cart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now go ahead and add an item to your cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-1024x706.png\" alt=\"testing cart reminder sms\" class=\"wp-image-424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-1024x706.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-768x529.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;re satisfisfied, click on <strong>Continue Shopping<\/strong>, an SMS will be sent to your customers to remind them of their items in cart.<\/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>Featured image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vecteezy.com\/free-vector\/shopping-cart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shopping Cart Vectors by Vecteezy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cart abandonment resulted in a whooping $18 Billion losses for E-Commerce Brands worldwide in Sales Revenue Each Year. Are you an e-commerce store owner who is struggling to recover abandoned carts and would like to increase revenue by reminding customer to clear their abandoned cart ? 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