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<p>Free SMS for WooCommerce is a plugin that sends SMS notifications (when, for example, you change the order status to completed) directly from your phone, using dedicated open-source Android app.</p>
<p><strong>features:</strong><br />
*   30 messages/month <strong>for free</strong><br />
*   $2 monthly for unlimited messages, or you can spin up your own service and have it for free (see the plugins website for more details).<br />
*   No contracts and additional fees<br />
*   Send different messages to different countries<br />
*   Or just send messages to your country only<br />
*   Send messages when order is placed, completed, cancelled, delayed and more</p>


Free SMS for WooCommerce

Free SMS for WooCommerce is a WooCommerce plugin that sends SMS notifications directly from your phone, using dedicated Android app.

G Online Sites

<p><strong>G Online SMS</strong> connects your WordPress site to the <a href="https://sms.gonlinesites.com/app" rel="nofollow ugc">G Online SMS gateway</a> so you can send SMS messages automatically based on events in WordPress, or manually to any phone number.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>OTP / Two-Factor Authentication:</strong>
<ul>
<li>SMS verification code on WordPress login (2FA after password check).</li>
<li>Phone number verification at WooCommerce checkout before order placement.</li>
<li>Phone number confirmation on user registration.</li>
<li>Verify new phone number when changed in WooCommerce My Account.</li>
<li>Configurable code length (4–8 digits) and expiry (1–30 minutes).</li>
<li>Maximum 3 failed attempts before code is invalidated.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Send single or bulk SMS</strong> directly from the WordPress admin.</li>
<li><strong>Bulk SMS by user role</strong> — target all subscribers, customers, or any custom role.</li>
<li><strong>User lifecycle notifications:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Notify admin when a new user registers.</li>
<li>Send a welcome SMS to every new user.</li>
<li>Send a farewell SMS when an account is deleted.</li>
<li>Optional login-alert SMS to admin.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce integration:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Customise SMS messages per order status (pending, processing, completed, refunded, etc.).</li>
<li>Notify admin when a new order is placed.</li>
<li>Supports rich order placeholders: <code>{order_id}</code>, <code>{order_total}</code>, <code>{customer_name}</code>, <code>{order_items}</code>, and many more.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Contact Form 7 integration:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Send SMS to admin AND the form submitter simultaneously on submission.</li>
<li>Per-form overrides via the Additional Settings tab.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Gravity Forms integration:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Send SMS to admin AND the submitter when an entry is submitted.</li>
<li>Use <code>{field_id:N}</code> or <code>{Field Label}</code> placeholders.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>SMS Log</strong> — every sent and failed message is recorded with status, recipient and trigger source.</li>
<li><strong>Test SMS button</strong> — verify your API key right from the settings page.</li>
<li>Fully translatable (<code>.pot</code> file included).</li>
<li>No Bootstrap or external CSS loaded site-wide — lightweight admin-only assets.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported Placeholders (WooCommerce)</h4>
<pre><code>{order_id} `{order_number}` `{order_total}` `{order_status}` `{order_date}` `{customer_name}` `{customer_first_name}` `{customer_last_name}` `{customer_email}` `{customer_phone}` `{billing_address}` `{shipping_address}` `{payment_method}` `{shipping_method}` `{order_items}` `{subtotal}` `{tax_amount}` `{currency}` `{coupon_code}` `{site_name}` `{site_url}`
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<h4>Supported Placeholders (User notifications)</h4>
<pre><code>{first_name} `{last_name}` `{display_name}` `{user_email}` `{user_login}` `{site_name}` `{site_url}`
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<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the <strong>G Online SMS gateway</strong> to send SMS messages and check account balance. This is a third-party service operated by G Online Sites.</p>
<h4>What data is sent and when</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>When sending an SMS</strong> — the recipient’s phone number, the message text, your Sender ID, and your API key are transmitted to the gateway. This happens every time an SMS is triggered (user registration, WooCommerce order status change, form submission, manual send, etc.).</li>
<li><strong>When checking balance</strong> — only your API key is sent. This happens each time the plugin dashboard page is loaded.</li>
</ul>
<h4>No data is sent without your action</h4>
<p>No data is ever transmitted unless you have entered a valid API key in the plugin settings. The plugin makes no external calls on the front end of your website.</p>
<h4>Service provider details</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Service:</strong> G Online SMS — bulk SMS messaging gateway for Ghana and beyond.</li>
<li><strong>Provider:</strong> G Online Sites</li>
<li><strong>Gateway URL:</strong> https://sms.gonlinesites.com/app</li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service:</strong> https://sms.gonlinesites.com/app/terms</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> https://sms.gonlinesites.com/app/privacy</li>
</ul>
<p>By using this plugin you agree to the terms of service and privacy policy of the G Online SMS gateway listed above.</p>


G Online SMS

Send automated SMS notifications from WordPress — OTP/2FA, WooCommerce orders, Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms and more.

Free SMS for WooCommerce vs G Online SMS