Update users and build better relationships with announcements
Communicate better and update users with email and text message notifications.
Communicate
Post important updates using WordPress's drag and drop interface. Categorize and tag announcements for archive searchability.
Email Notifications
Create and schedule an email notification that gets sent out to the users of your site.
Text Messages
Notify users with a scheduled text message that includes the truncated announcement with a link back.
Control Visibility
Choose whether users must be signed in to view announcements.
Customization
Customize the title and change the intro text located below the title.
Text Messaging Requirements
To send notifications, there are a couple of requirements
Twilio
A Twilio account is required to enable and begin sending text message notifications. Provide your SID, token, and phone number in the announcement global options.
Bitly
Bitly is a link shortening service that is used to send text messages by condensing links into the least amount of characters possible.