{"id":219,"date":"2021-10-28T09:28:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T09:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?post_type=docs_wappo&#038;p=219"},"modified":"2021-10-28T09:44:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T09:44:38","slug":"configure-sms-with-twilio","status":"publish","type":"docs_wappo","link":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/docs\/configure-sms-with-twilio\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure SMS with Twilio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Twilio SMS is a <a href=\"http:\/\/wappointment.com\/addons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">premium addon<\/a> for Wappointment, you will need to get a licence in order to make it work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have <a href=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/docs\/install-addon\/\" data-type=\"docs_wappo\" data-id=\"92\">installed your licence<\/a> and have the addon installed, you will need to configure it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Getting your Twilio account ready<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Twilio is a paid service, with 2 costs you will have to take into account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Purchase of a phone number with a monthly charge (<a href=\"https:\/\/support.twilio.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/223182908-How-much-does-a-phone-number-cost-\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.twilio.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/223182908-How-much-does-a-phone-number-cost-\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cost of a Twilio phone number<\/a>)<\/li><li>Credits spent per SMS sent (see the costs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/sms\/pricing\/us\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/sms\/pricing\/us\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">based on your country<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So first of all you&#8217;re going to need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/try-twilio?promo=UmbK3C\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/try-twilio?promo=UmbK3C\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\">create a Twilio account<\/a>, if you have one already, simply login.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In a new window <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Login to your Twilio<\/a> account<\/li><li>First thing first, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/console\/phone-numbers\/incoming\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/console\/phone-numbers\/incoming\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">buy a phone number<\/a>, without a phone number you cannot send SMS with Twilio <\/li><li>Then make sure you have sending credits available<\/li><li>Then go to <a href=\"https:\/\/console.twilio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twilio&#8217;s Console<\/a><\/li><li>From that page you will get the credentials you need <strong>Account SID<\/strong> and <strong>Auth Token<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/get_twilios_credentials.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/get_twilios_credentials-1024x455.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"220\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/get_twilios_credentials.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=220\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/get_twilios_credentials-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/get_twilios_credentials-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/get_twilios_credentials-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/get_twilios_credentials.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Twilio&#8217;s credentials<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Connecting the addon to Twilio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In your WordPress site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>head to <strong>Wappointment > Addons<\/strong><\/li><li>Scroll down to Twilio SMS<\/li><li>Click the <strong>Run Wizard<\/strong> button<\/li><li>A popup opens with some credentials to be entered.<\/li><li>Copy and paste the credentials you got in the previous step <strong>(<strong>Account SID<\/strong> and <strong>Auth Token<\/strong>)<\/strong> <\/li><li>Then your active phone number will appear in a dropdown, simply select your active phone number.<\/li><li>Finally check the checkboxes in order to activate specific SMS confirmations<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it Twilio is configured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-3 wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/run_twilio_wizard.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/run_twilio_wizard.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"222\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/run_twilio_wizard.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=222\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/run_twilio_wizard.png 420w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/run_twilio_wizard-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Click Run Wizard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/enter_twilio_credentials.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/enter_twilio_credentials.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"221\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/enter_twilio_credentials.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=221\" class=\"wp-image-221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/enter_twilio_credentials.png 813w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/enter_twilio_credentials-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/enter_twilio_credentials-768x588.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Enter Twilio&#8217;s Credentials<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/select_notification_to_activate.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/select_notification_to_activate-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"223\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/select_notification_to_activate.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=223\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/select_notification_to_activate-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/select_notification_to_activate-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/select_notification_to_activate-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/select_notification_to_activate.png 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Select notification you want to be active<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/view_edit_sms.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/view_edit_sms.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"224\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/view_edit_sms.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/?attachment_id=224\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/view_edit_sms.png 802w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/view_edit_sms-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wappointment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/view_edit_sms-768x565.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Edit a SMS notification<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":[],"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ben","author_link":"https:\/\/wappoblog.lndo.site\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Twilio SMS is a premium addon for Wappointment, you will need to get a licence in order to make it work. 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