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Locate: Manage > Integrations > Communication
Prerequisites:
- Admin permissions to manage Integrations.
- The SMS Notifications feature is available to both those using items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront, and those using products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.
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New to Checkfront - Products ✨ Products (Inventory > Products) is the successor feature to (Inventory > Items) and is available in our newest version of Checkfront. Not yet on our newest version and interested in upgrading? Please contact our Technical Support team for more information. Discover more product-related help articles here: Products (New). |
In this article, we look at extra tips for sending SMS notifications to your Staff or Customers.
New to Twilio SMS notifications? Be sure to read the first article in this series for an introduction!
Please read the full series of articles, accessed at the side and bottom of this page, to learn more about the full capabilities of the Twilio SMS notification feature.
Sending Staff notifications
Back to topTo send notifications to your Staff members, they need to have a mobile number configured in their Checkfront account profile.
You should include the area code, but not the country code. For example, 250-555-5555.
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Learn more Staff Account profiles here: |
Sending Customer notifications
Back to topConfigure the system customer_phone field within your Booking Form field editor, then Checkfront uses this for mobile notifications.
You may wish to change the default label for Phone to Mobile, and add a tip that explains that you are sending an SMS to this number.
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Please note that SMS notifications are currently one-way only, from Checkfront to the recipient. |
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Learn more about the Booking Form editor here: |
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