This article is mirrored from couponaffiliates.com.

SMS Notifications lets you send automatic text messages to affiliates and site admins when key events happen – such as a new referral sale, a payout being processed, or a registration being approved.

Messages are sent via Twilio, a third-party SMS delivery service.

You connect your Twilio account to the plugin by entering your API credentials in the settings.

Affiliates can:

• Receive instant SMS alerts for their own account affiliate activity
• Enter their phone number from their dashboard
• Opt out of SMS notifications at any time (if you allow it)
• Provide their phone number when registering (if the registration field is enabled)

As the site admin, you can:

• Choose exactly which events trigger an SMS (per-event toggles)
• Customise the message template for each event
• Receive your own admin SMS alerts on a separate phone number

Pricing:

You can view the pricing for Twilio SMS here: https://www.twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/us/

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1. Get Your Twilio Credentials

1. Log in to console.twilio.com
2. From the dashboard, copy your:
   • Account SID
   • Auth Token
3. Go to Phone Numbers → Manage → Active Numbers and note your Twilio phone number (e.g. +12345678901)
   • If you don’t have one yet, click Get a phone number (free on trial)
4. Setup your billing details and credit notifications

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2. Configure the Plugin

Go to Coupon Affiliates > Settings > PRO Modules and enable “SMS Notifications”.

Then go to the “SMS Notifications” settings tab.

Field	Value
Enable SMS Notifications	Toggle on
Twilio Account SID	Paste from Twilio console
Twilio Auth Token	Paste from Twilio console
Twilio “From” Number	Your Twilio number in E.164 format, e.g. +12345678901

Once filled in, use the Send Test SMS button – enter any phone number and click it to confirm messages are delivering before enabling live events.

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3. Affiliate Controls

Still on the SMS settings page, under Affiliate Controls:

Option	Description
Show “SMS Phone Number” field on dashboard	Affiliates can enter their own phone number in their dashboard Settings tab
Allow affiliates to opt out	Adds an opt-out checkbox on the affiliate dashboard Settings tab
Show “Phone Number” field on registration form	Adds a phone field to the affiliate sign-up form – the number is saved automatically and used for SMS. This setting is synced with Registration > Extra Fields > “Phone Number” Field

Phone number priority: If an affiliate has entered a number in their dashboard settings SMS field, that is used. If not, the number from their Account Details (or registration form) is used as a fallback.

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4. Notification Events (Affiliate)

Under SMS Notification Events (Affiliate), enable any combination of the following.

Each has its own toggle and a customisable message template:

Event	Trigger
New Referral Sale	Fires when an order is placed using the affiliate’s coupon
Referred Order Cancelled / Refunded	Fires when a completed referred order is cancelled, refunded, or failed
Commission Payout Paid	Fires when an admin marks a payout as paid
Affiliate Registration Approved	Fires when an admin approves an affiliate application
Payout Request Submitted	Fires when an affiliate submits a payout request

Message Templates & Merge Tags

Each event has a default message. You can customise the text and use any of these merge tags:

Tag	Replaced with
{name}	Affiliate’s display name
{coupon}	Affiliate’s coupon code
{commission}	Commission amount earned
{id}	Order or payout ID
{amount}	Payout amount
{status}	New order status (cancelled/refunded/failed)
{site_name}	Your site name

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5. Notification Events (Admin)

Under SMS Notification Events (Admin), enter an Admin Phone Number (E.164 format) and enable any events to receive admin alerts. The same 5 affiliate events are available, plus:

Event	Trigger
New Affiliate Registration	Fires when any new affiliate application is submitted

Admin messages have the same merge tags available, plus {email} (affiliate’s email address) on the registration event.

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6. Registration Form Phone Field

To collect affiliate phone numbers at sign-up:

1. Go to Settings > Registration > Extra Fields
2. Enable “Phone Number” Field
3. Optionally set a custom label and mark it as Required

The submitted number is saved to the affiliate’s profile and automatically used as their SMS number.

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7. Affiliate Experience

Dashboard Settings tab (if the phone field is enabled):

• Affiliates see a Phone Number for SMS Notifications field – they enter their number in international format, e.g. +12345678901
• If opt-out is enabled, they also see an Opt out of SMS notifications checkbox

Registration form (if the registration phone field is enabled):

• A phone number field appears on the sign-up form
• The number is saved on registration and immediately available for SMS triggers