Title: Sendmachine SMS
Author: sendmachine
Published: <strong>April 30, 2026</strong>
Last modified: April 30, 2026

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# Sendmachine SMS

 By [sendmachine](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sendmachine/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sendmachine-sms.1.0.0.zip)

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## Description

This plugin requires the [Sendmachine for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sendmachine/)
core plugin. [WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/) is optional
and needed only for order SMS notifications.

Once activated, the plugin allows you to:

**Send SMS notifications on order status changes** _(requires WooCommerce)_
 Automatically
send an SMS to the customer whenever an order changes status — pending, processing,
on-hold, completed, cancelled, refunded, or any custom WooCommerce status. Each 
status has its own template that you can enable or disable independently.

**Customise SMS templates** _(requires WooCommerce)_
 Each template supports dynamic
variables like `{order_number}`, `{billing_first_name}`, `{order_status}`, `{order_total}`,`{
shop_name}` and more. Templates can be reset to their default text at any time.

**Test mode**
 Redirect all outgoing SMS messages to a single test phone number 
without contacting real customers. Useful for verifying templates before going live.

**Send admin copy**
 Optionally receive a copy of every customer SMS on a separate
admin phone number.

**SMS delivery log** _(requires WooCommerce)_
 Every SMS sent is logged – including
order reference, recipient, message text, delivery status and timestamp. The log
is searchable and paginated.

**Click tracking**
 Optionally enable Sendmachine click tracking on links included
in your messages.

**Custom sender**
 Set a sender that appears as the sender name on the customer’s
phone. Requires a sender already configured in your Sendmachine account.

### External Services

This plugin connects to the **Sendmachine** API to provide its functionality. Specifically,
it:

 * Sends SMS messages to customers when a WooCommerce order changes status, using
   the recipient’s phone number, sender name, and message text.
 * Sends a test SMS to a specified phone number from the settings page.
 * Retrieves your account’s SMS credit balance for display in the WordPress admin.

This service is contacted whenever you send or test an SMS, or when the SMS credit
balance is refreshed in the admin dashboard.

 * Service: [https://www.sendmachine.com](https://www.sendmachine.com)
 * Privacy Policy: [https://www.sendmachine.com/confidentialitate.html](https://www.sendmachine.com/confidentialitate.html)
 * Terms of Service: [https://www.sendmachine.com/termeni-si-conditii.html](https://www.sendmachine.com/termeni-si-conditii.html)

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Orders SMS Settings — sender, test mode and admin copy
 * [[
 * Orders SMS Templates — per-status templates with variables
 * [[
 * Orders SMS History — delivery log with search and pagination

## Installation

 1. Make sure **Sendmachine for WordPress** is installed and active.
 2. In your WordPress admin panel, go to _Plugins > New Plugin_, search for **Sendmachine
    SMS** and click _Install now_
 3. Alternatively, download the plugin and upload the contents of `sendmachine-sms.
    zip` to your plugins directory, which usually is `/wp-content/plugins/`
 4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 5. Go to _Sendmachine > Settings > Orders SMS_ and configure your sender and phone
    numbers.
 6. If you use WooCommerce, go to _Sendmachine > Settings > Orders SMS Templates_ to
    enable and customise the message templates for each order status.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin work without Sendmachine for WordPress?

No. This is an addon and requires the [Sendmachine for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sendmachine/)
core plugin to function.

### Does this plugin require WooCommerce?

No. WooCommerce is optional. Without it, order SMS features (notifications, templates,
history) will not be available, but the plugin will still activate and other SMS
features will work normally.

### Do I need a Sendmachine account?

Yes. You can [create one for free](https://www.sendmachine.com/admin/#/register).
SMS credits are purchased separately through your Sendmachine account.

### Which order statuses are supported?

All standard WooCommerce statuses are supported: pending, processing, on-hold, completed,
cancelled and refunded. Custom statuses registered by other plugins are also detected
automatically.

### Can I disable notifications for certain statuses?

Yes. Each status has its own template with an individual enable/disable toggle in
_Sendmachine > Settings > Orders SMS Templates_.

### Where can I see sent messages?

Go to _Sendmachine > Orders SMS History_ to see a log of all sent messages including
delivery status.

### What variables can I use in templates?

{order_id}, `{order_number}`, `{order_reference}`, `{order_status}`, `{order_total}`,`{
order_date}`, `{billing_first_name}`, `{billing_last_name}`, `{shop_name}`, `{tracking_number}`.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Sendmachine SMS” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ sendmachine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sendmachine/)

“Sendmachine SMS” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sendmachine-sms/contributors)
for their contributions.

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### Interested in development?

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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Languages
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 * Tags
 * [order notifications](https://sq-xk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/order-notifications/)
   [sendmachine](https://sq-xk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sendmachine/)[sms](https://sq-xk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sms/)
   [sms marketing](https://sq-xk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sms-marketing/)
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## Contributors

 *   [ sendmachine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sendmachine/)

## Support

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