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Version: v9 (Current)

Twilio

Extension Installation​

See how to install an extension:

Installation

Twilio Account​

Once you have your Twilio extension installed, you should care about getting your Twilio account, unless you already have one and want to skip.

Just give your name and email address and your free trial Twilio account is started.

Twilio Registration

After your email confirmation, you should also give your phone number to complete registration.

Phone Number

Next, you will be asked to enter the verification code that you should get via SMS.

Verification Code

After a few initial questions, you will be redirected to the Dashboard.

Twilio Dashboard

Here you can and should get your trial number.

Trial Number

And now you have everything you need to get started.

Notification's Settings​

The next thing to do is to go to Notification -> Settings -> Carrier -> Twilio and enable Twilio SMS Carrier with the Account SID and Auth token from your Twilio Dashboard.

Twilio Settings

Now let's create your first SMS notification, shall we?

Create notification​

Adding new notification is no different than in its standard version. To see basic information about the notifications see this chapter.

After giving your notification a name and choosing the trigger, select Twilio - SMS Carrier.

Notification Setup

In the carrier box, you can add one or more recipients, you should provide the number you got in the Twilio Dashboard, and enter the text of the message. All the merge tags you can use are listed in the Merge Tag section on the right.

Carrier Configuration

And now, when someone replies a comment, recipients get a message!

SMS Example

Going live​

After you have your email and phone number confirmed, the main thing you need to do to upgrade your Twilio account it to add Company Address, Billing Address, and Payment Information.

Upgrade Account

To see more details about going live visit the Twilio support.