Compatibility
Tech Specifications
Overview
LINK Mobility SMS Notifications Extension integrates the LINK Mobility mobile messaging service with Magento to send customers an SMS when they place their order and when it's invoiced, shipped, canceled, refunded, held or released.
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Overview
Back to topLINK Mobility is a leading European mobile messaging service provider that facilitates communication globally via their SMS platform. Their offerings include custom short codes, high volume SMS sending and a myriad of other mobile solutions. When you create an account, LINK Mobility will work with you to craft a mobile messaging plan tailored to fit your store's unique needs and requirements.
LINK Mobility SMS Notifications for Magento 2 adds transactional text messaging capability by utilizing LINK Mobility's message gateway. It enables you to notify your customers when an action is performed against their order and keeps them informed through every step of the order process. This level of engagement improves customer satisfaction and helps increase retention.
To learn more about the extension, scroll down to the Documentation section.
Account & Pricing
LINK Mobility SMS Notifications is free. However, a separate messaging plan from LINK Mobility is required for an additional fee. Examples of the available plans and prices are listed in LINK Mobility's pricing document. Contact LINK Mobility Sales for more information and assistance opening a new account. A new account cannot be created during extension installation.
Features
This extension enhances your Magento store with the following functionality:
- Notifies customers when their order has been placed successfully, invoiced, shipped, canceled, refunded, held or released.
- Allows customers to choose the types of notifications that they wish to receive.
- Provides a registration field for the customer to specify the mobile number where they wish to receive messages at.
- Adds a page to the Customer Account Dashboard to allow for easy management of the customer’s subscription preferences and their subscribed mobile phone number.
- Allows store administrators to view and modify notification subscriptions for a chosen customer from the Magento administration panel.
- Makes it easy for store administrators to customize sent messages with simple macros for inserting the store name, customer name, and more at a store view level.
Requirements
- Magento Open Source/Commerce 2.2.7+ or 2.3.0+
- PHP 7.1.3+ or PHP 7.2.0+
- A LINK Mobility messaging plan
Demo
Documentation
For detailed installation and update instructions, please see the User Guide.
Support
If you have an issue with the extension, please open a support ticket by sending an e-mail to support@wagento.com. For issues related to the LINK Mobility messaging service, please contact LINK Mobility Support or your account representative.
Upcoming Features
Account Notifications
- Alert when account is logged in
- Alert when login fails
- Alert when password is reset or changed
- Alert when account is updated
Release Notes
Back to top1.0.1:
- Compatible with Open Source (CE) : 2.3
- Compatible with Commerce using on prem (EE) : 2.3
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
<h4>Added</h4>
<ul>
<li>API configuration fields can now be exported to <pre>app/etc/env.php</pre> along with flags for enabling/disabling the extension and debug mode when using the <pre>php bin/magento app:config:dump</pre> command</li>
</ul>
<h4>Changed</h4>
<ul>
<li>Refactored the "SMS Notification Type" fields on the "My Text Notifications" page to submit in one array together instead of submitting individually</li>
<li>Moved user roles to more appropriate locations (management roles are now under "Customers" and settings role is now under "Stores > Settings > Configuration")</li>
<li>The logo displayed on the configuration page in the backend has been updated</li>
</ul>
<h4>Fixed</h4>
<ul>
<li>Removed dashes from the example phone number in the comment for the "Source" API Configuration field (dashes cause the LINK Mobility API to return an "Invalid source number" error)</li>
<li>The "Mobile Telephone Number" field on the "My Text Notifications" page is no longer required if no SMS Notification Types are selected</li>
<li>The "My Text Notifications" page now returns a "Page Not Found" (404) error if the extension is disabled in the configuration</li>
</ul>
1.0.0:
- Compatible with Open Source (CE) : 2.3
- Compatible with Commerce using on prem (EE) : 2.3
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
Version 1.0.0: Initial release of integration with support for transactional order messages.