{"id":299469,"date":"2026-04-18T11:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/smstunnel-for-cf7\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T11:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:34:10","slug":"smstunnel-for-cf7","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/smstunnel-for-cf7\/","author":23084331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.2.0","stable_tag":"1.2.0","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"5.0","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"SMSTunnel for CF7","header_author":"SMSTunnel.io","header_description":"Send SMS notifications via SMSTunnel when Contact Form 7 forms are submitted. 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When a visitor submits a form, you can automatically send an SMS to yourself, your team, or even the form submitter.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Requires SMSTunnel Plugin<\/h4>\n\n<p>This addon requires the main <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/smstunnel\/\">SMSTunnel<\/a> plugin to be installed and configured first.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Key Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SMS Tab in CF7 Editor<\/strong> - Configure SMS notifications just like you configure email notifications<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use Form Tags<\/strong> - Include any form field in your SMS using CF7 mail-tags like [your-name], [your-email], [your-phone]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple Recipients<\/strong> - Send SMS to multiple phone numbers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conditional Sending<\/strong> - Choose when to send SMS (on success, on mail failure, always)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Admin Notifications<\/strong> - Get instant SMS alerts when forms are submitted<\/li>\n<li><strong>Customer Notifications<\/strong> - Send confirmation SMS to form submitters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How It Works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate SMSTunnel main plugin<\/li>\n<li>Install and activate SMSTunnel CF7<\/li>\n<li>Edit any Contact Form 7 form<\/li>\n<li>Go to the new \"SMS\" tab<\/li>\n<li>Configure recipient phone number and message template<\/li>\n<li>Use mail-tags like [your-name] to personalize messages<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Example SMS Template<\/h4>\n\n<pre><code>New contact from [your-name]\nPhone: [your-phone]\nMessage: [your-message]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<h4>Supported Mail-Tags<\/h4>\n\n<p>All Contact Form 7 mail-tags are supported:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>[your-name]<\/code> - Submitter's name<\/li>\n<li><code>[your-email]<\/code> - Submitter's email<\/li>\n<li><code>[your-phone]<\/code> - Submitter's phone<\/li>\n<li><code>[your-message]<\/code> - Message content<\/li>\n<li><code>[_date]<\/code> - Submission date<\/li>\n<li><code>[_time]<\/code> - Submission time<\/li>\n<li><code>[_remote_ip]<\/code> - Submitter's IP address<\/li>\n<li>Any custom field tags you define<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin relies on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/smstunnel\/\">SMSTunnel<\/a> plugin to send SMS notifications. When a Contact Form 7 form is submitted, the following data may be transmitted to the SMSTunnel service and your paired Android device:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Form field values included in the SMS template (name, email, phone, message, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Submission metadata if used in the template (IP address via [_remote_ip], date, time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Data is sent only when SMS notifications are enabled for a specific form. The SMS is relayed through the SMSTunnel server to your own Android phone, which sends it as a standard SMS message.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Service provider<\/strong>: SMSTunnel.io (NARBOWEB SRL)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service URL<\/strong>: https:\/\/smstunnel.io<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy Policy<\/strong>: https:\/\/smstunnel.io\/privacy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terms of Service<\/strong>: https:\/\/smstunnel.io\/terms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>Requirements<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher<\/li>\n<li>PHP 7.4 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Contact Form 7 plugin (active)<\/li>\n<li>SMSTunnel plugin (active and configured)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Automatic Installation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Ensure SMSTunnel main plugin is installed and connected<\/li>\n<li>Ensure Contact Form 7 is installed and active<\/li>\n<li>Go to Plugins &gt; Add New<\/li>\n<li>Search for \"SMSTunnel CF7\"<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Install Now\" and then \"Activate\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Manual Installation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Download the plugin zip file<\/li>\n<li>Go to Plugins &gt; Add New &gt; Upload Plugin<\/li>\n<li>Upload the zip file and click \"Install Now\"<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Configuration<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Contact &gt; Contact Forms<\/li>\n<li>Edit any form<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \"SMS\" tab<\/li>\n<li>Enable SMS notifications<\/li>\n<li>Enter the recipient phone number (with country code, e.g., +40712345678)<\/li>\n<li>Write your message template using mail-tags<\/li>\n<li>Save the form<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20the%20main%20smstunnel%20plugin%3F\"><h3>Do I need the main SMSTunnel plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, this addon requires the SMSTunnel main plugin to be installed and configured with your Android phone.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20send%20sms%20to%20the%20person%20who%20submitted%20the%20form%3F\"><h3>Can I send SMS to the person who submitted the form?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! Use a phone field in your form (e.g., [your-phone]) and set that as the recipient in the SMS tab.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20form%20field%20values%20in%20the%20sms%3F\"><h3>Can I use form field values in the SMS?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, use Contact Form 7 mail-tags like [your-name], [your-phone], [your-message], etc.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20phone%20number%20format%20should%20i%20use%3F\"><h3>What phone number format should I use?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Use international format with country code, for example: +40712345678, +1555123456<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20send%20to%20multiple%20phone%20numbers%3F\"><h3>Can I send to multiple phone numbers?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, separate multiple numbers with commas: +40712345678, +40723456789<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"when%20is%20the%20sms%20sent%3F\"><h3>When is the SMS sent?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You can configure this in the SMS tab:\n* On successful submission (default)\n* When mail fails to send\n* Always (regardless of mail status)<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20there%20a%20character%20limit%20for%20sms%3F\"><h3>Is there a character limit for SMS?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Standard SMS is 160 characters. 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