{"id":544,"date":"2023-06-07T09:09:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T09:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/?p=544"},"modified":"2023-06-12T06:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:57:58","slug":"how-to-send-bulk-sms-in-drupal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/how-to-send-bulk-sms-in-drupal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Sending Bulk SMS in Drupal: Boost Your Communication Efforts"},"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-sms-broadcast-module\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI SMS Broadcast module<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-connect-mocean-api-account\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI account<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#configure-telephone-number-field\">Configure Telephone Number Field<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#configure-mocean-api-credentials\">Configure MoceanAPI Credentials <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-send-bulk-sms\">Step 3: Send Bulk SMS<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#send-bulk-sms-to-all-users\">Send Bulk SMS to all users<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-bulk-sms-to-specific-users\">Send Bulk SMS to specific users<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-to-specific-phone-numbers\">Send to specific phone numbers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#track-sms-status-optional\">Track SMS status (Optional)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulk SMS is a powerful communication tool with significant importance in today&#8217;s digital landscape. It offers numerous advantages that make it an essential component of any effective marketing strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, SMS boasts exceptionally high open rates. Studies have shown that SMS messages are typically opened and read within minutes, ensuring timely communication with the target audience. This immediacy enhances the likelihood of messages being seen and acted upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondly, SMS is a cost-effective method compared to traditional marketing channels. With affordable pricing plans and no printing or postage costs, businesses can reach a large number of recipients at a fraction of the cost. This makes it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes, including small and medium enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, SMS allows for personalized communication. By incorporating recipient information, such as names or purchase history, businesses can tailor messages to individuals, fostering a sense of personalization and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, SMS provides a direct and instantaneous means of communication. It bypasses the need for an internet connection, ensuring message delivery even in areas with limited connectivity. This makes it an ideal choice for time-sensitive alerts, reminders, or notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, bulk SMS offers high engagement potential. With concise and compelling messages, businesses can captivate recipients and drive desired actions, whether it&#8217;s making a purchase, participating in a promotion, or simply increasing brand awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer a video tutorial that you can follow-along, you can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PEd0dYJhftU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-install-mocean-api-sms-broadcast-module\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI SMS Broadcast module<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. To install, you need to navigate to your Drupal site&#8217;s directory in your server<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Run the command below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>composer require \"drupal\/telephone_validation:^2.4\"\ncomposer require \"drupal\/mocean_sms_broadcast:^2.0\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"Command to install MoceanAPI SMS Broadcast module in drupal\" class=\"wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image.png 663w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After downloaded<strong> MoceanSMS Broadcast<\/strong> and <strong>Telephone number<\/strong> package in drupal, you need to enable it in your Drupal Administration. <br>Activate MoceanAPI SMS Broadcast: <strong>Manage -&gt; Extend -&gt; Search for Mocean<\/strong><br>Activate Telephone Number: <strong>Manage -&gt; Extend -&gt; Search for Telephone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tick the box and click on <strong>Install<\/strong>. Make sure to install both <strong>MoceanSMS Broadcast<\/strong> and <strong>Telephone Number<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Installing MoceanAPI SMS broadcast in drupal administration\" class=\"wp-image-547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1.png 643w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-connect-mocean-api-account\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"configure-telephone-number-field\">Configure Telephone Number Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After you&#8217;ve installed &amp; Enabled MoceanAPI SMS Broadcast, you need to specify the telephone field to use for sending SMS to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <strong>Manage -&gt; Configuration -&gt; People -&gt; Account Settings -&gt; Manage Fields<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on <strong>Add Fields<\/strong>, select <strong>Telephone Number<\/strong> and copy the <strong>Machine Name<\/strong> and save it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Add required telephone field in Drupal\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-2.png 600w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-2-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"configure-mocean-api-credentials\">Configure MoceanAPI Credentials <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <strong>Manage -&gt; Configuration -&gt; MoceanSMS Setting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your MoceanAPI Credentials from <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/company\/apisetting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mocean Dashboard<\/a>. Create an account <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/register?fr=drupal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> in less than 3 minutes if you don&#8217;t already have an account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your credentials as well as the telephone field you get from previous step<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Enter MoceanAPI Credentials into  settings page\" class=\"wp-image-549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-3.png 611w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-3-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-send-bulk-sms\">Step 3: Send Bulk SMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-bulk-sms-to-all-users\">Send Bulk SMS to all users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to your admin dashboard and you navigate to <strong>MoceanSMS  Broadcast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can configure to broadcast SMS to all users<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply Select the recipients and compose the message. Then hti the <strong>Send<\/strong> button to broadcast SMS to all your users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4-1024x435.png\" alt=\"Send bulk sms in drupal\" class=\"wp-image-550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4.png 1341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-bulk-sms-to-specific-users\">Send Bulk SMS to specific users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may need to send SMS to specific users you have in your website for specific reason. As such, we provided you the functionality as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select <strong>Specific users<\/strong> as the recipient and compose your message.  Click on <strong>Send<\/strong> after you&#8217;re satisfied with your message and the recipients you selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-5.png\" alt=\"send bulk sms to specific users in drupal\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-5.png 886w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-5-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-5-768x624.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-to-specific-phone-numbers\">Send to specific phone numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have collected some phone numbers from your offline event or offline marketing, you can also broadcast SMS to them using the third option, <strong>Send SMS to Specific phone numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply select <strong>specific phone numbers<\/strong> as the recipient, compose your message and hit the <strong>Send<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-6.png\" alt=\"broadcast SMS to specific phone numbers in drupal\" class=\"wp-image-552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-6.png 827w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-6-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-6-768x626.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"track-sms-status-optional\">Track SMS status (Optional)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may want to know whether the SMS has been sent successfully or not. You can get the SMS status from the <strong>MoceanSMS History<\/strong> page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-7-1024x375.png\" alt=\"Track SMS status\" class=\"wp-image-553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-7-1024x375.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-7-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-7-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-7.png 1331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulk SMS is a powerful communication tool with significant importance in today&#8217;s digital landscape. It offers numerous advantages that make it an essential component of any effective marketing strategy. Firstly, SMS boasts exceptionally high open rates. 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