Title: Free SMS for WooCommerce
Author: bjuriewicz
Published: <strong>11 november 2020</strong>
Last modified: 31 mei 2026

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# Free SMS for WooCommerce

 Door [bjuriewicz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bjuriewicz/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/free-sms-for-woocommerce.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/free-sms-for-woocommerce/#description)
 * [Beoordelingen](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/free-sms-for-woocommerce/#reviews)
 *  [Installatie](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/free-sms-for-woocommerce/#installation)
 * [Ontwikkeling](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/free-sms-for-woocommerce/#developers)

 [Ondersteuning](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/free-sms-for-woocommerce/)

## Beschrijving

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.

**features:**
 * 30 messages/month **for free** * $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). * No contracts and additional fees * Send different messages 
to different countries * Or just send messages to your country only * Send messages
when order is placed, completed, cancelled, delayed and more

## Schermafbeeldingen

[⌊Settings page⌉⌊Settings page⌉[

Settings page

[⌊Mobile app⌉⌊Mobile app⌉[

Mobile app

## Installatie

 1. Install Free SMS for WooCommerce plugin.
 2. Open plugin’s website ([smsforwoocommerce.gitlab.io](https://smsforwoocommerce.gitlab.io))
    with your phone and download the Android app. Install the app. (If you’re not sure
    how to do that, there’s a lot of resources that can help. If you’re not sure if
    you want to install an app from untrusted source, check the “I’m afraid…” FAQ question.)
 3. Open the app on your phone and scan QR code in the top corner of your WooCommerce
    plugin settings page. You’ll see ‘success’ message. You can close the Android app
    now. SMS messages will be sent in the background.

## FAQ

### Slowly, how it works?

Simply put, your Free SMS for WooCommerce plugin asks your Android app to send SMS
when order status has changed.

### How to use it?

Please see install instructions or go to plugins website.

### Is it really free?

The plugin is free. The Android app is free and open-source too. And you get 30 
messages / month for free. If you need more, you can purchase the permium plan for
$2/month or spin up your own service that handles requests from the plugin and forward
them to Android app using Google’s GCM (check the plugin code for description).

### I’m afraid of installing the app on my phone. Is it secure?

Android app is free and open source. The only thing it does is `<technical mumbo-
jumbo>` waiting for the google cloud message notification and send sms. It keeps
your QR as a token to communicate with the messaging server `</technical mumbo-jumbo
>` It asks for camera and SMS permissions at startup. Camera is required to scan
QR code. You can download the source code here and compile it on your own if you
want.

### “There was a problem parsing a package.”

Make sure you’re using Android 8 (Oreo) or higher.

### Is there an iOS app for Apple?

No, only Android is supported.

### Why the app is not in Google Play app store?

Due to new Google Play permissions policy the app that wants to send SMS must be
a “Default SMS handler”. This policy prevents malicious apps from accessing SMS 
functionality, but also prevents Free SMS for WooCommerce from being listed in Google
Play store.

### I don’t want to pay $2. Can I create my own service?

Yes. You need to create an http server that does 2 things:

Wait for the POST message from the Android app (when you scan the QR code) and store
it somewhere.
 params: `{ qrToken, firebaseToken }` Wait for the POST message from
WordPress plugin (when order status changes) and send the Firebase Cloud Message
to your phone. params: `{ qrToken, phone, message }` Then you just need to replace
the `SEND_MESSAGE_URL` variable in Plugin code, and also replace the service url
in Android app source code.

## Beoordelingen

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### 󠀁[Better than i expected](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/better-than-i-expected-14/)󠁿

 [facadm16](https://profiles.wordpress.org/facadm16/) 25 januari 2025

it s really greate and cheaper

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### 󠀁[Wow!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wow-799/)󠁿

 [mthuman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mthuman/) 11 november 2020

Great idea! Simply and beautiful design. 🙂 This is what I'm looking for!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Totally Legit](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/totally-legit-4/)󠁿

 [gabrielcodemaster](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gabrielcodemaster/) 11 november
2020 1 reactie

Greate app, totally legit. Easy to use and much cheaper than other options on the
market. 'Different messages to different countries' feature is really useful for
international biz like mine.

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## Bijdragers & ontwikkelaars

“Free SMS for WooCommerce” is open source software. De volgende personen hebben 
bijgedragen aan deze plugin.

Bijdragers

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

[Vertaal “Free SMS for WooCommerce” in je eigen taal.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/free-sms-for-woocommerce)

### Interesse in ontwikkeling?

[Bekijk de code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/free-sms-for-woocommerce/),
haal de [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/free-sms-for-woocommerce/)
op, of abonneer je op het [ontwikkellog](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/free-sms-for-woocommerce/)
via [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/free-sms-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Versie **1.0.0**
 *  Laatst geüpdatet **4 maanden geleden**
 *  Actieve installaties **40+**
 *  WordPress versie ** 4.6 of nieuwer **
 *  Getest t/m **7.0.7**
 *  PHP versie ** 5.6 of nieuwer **
 *  Taal
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/free-sms-for-woocommerce/)
 * Tags
 * [Notifications](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notifications/)[sms](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sms/)
   [woocommerce](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Geavanceerde weergave](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/free-sms-for-woocommerce/advanced/)

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## Bijdragers

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

## Ondersteuning

Iets te melden? Hulp nodig?

 [Het supportforum bekijken](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/free-sms-for-woocommerce/)