Send your subscribers SMS messages when you publish a new post via free email to SMS gateways. Many mobile providers throughout the world provide free email to SMS gateways, which this plugin uses to send the SMS notifications. Because the gateways are free, some mobile providers do not prioritise their maintenance or publicise their existence, this plugin uses a central list of known working gateways which is provided by SMS service provider Mediaburst as a service to the community.

1. 

   The widget which allows users to subscribe to SMS updates

2. 

   The subscriber listing screen in the admin

3. 

   The controls to send an arbitrary SMS message to all subscribers

4. 

   The settings screen, where you can specify the message which gets sent when you publish a post

1. Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install through your WordPress admin area
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Add the "Mediaburst SMS Subscribe" widget to one of your sidebars

1.1 (under development)

• Cope with email prefixes in provider gateways
• Show the constructed email address in the providers listing, not the prefix and domain separately
• Remove whitespace from domain and prefix in data just in case
• Show a better admin message when providers are manually loaded from a custom location
• Changed demo data to add a demo provider with a prefix
• Change URL provider list is downloaded from

1.0.8

• Fixed an issue with HTML entities not being decoded when SMS is sent.
• Fixed an error whereby {post_url} was being returned to the SMS as blank.

1.0.7

• Update to base plugin class to resolve some theme conflicts.

1.0.5

• Cope with WordPress being loaded slightly unconventionally by themes and plugins for AJAX and similar purposes.

1.0.4

• Adds support for post_excerpt in messages, as per a user request.

1.0.3

• Fixed a bug relating to some tokens, e.g. {post_title}, not being replaced in SMS messages.

1.0.2

• Fixes for admin menu issues
• Adds an optional Mediaburst link to the widget

1.0.1

• Minor tidying

1.0

• First stable release
• Removed a few calls to error_log

0.5.2 b

• Added a warning about gateways choking on non-basic alphanumeric characters

0.5.1 b

• Added a link to the CSV from the options page
• Tweaked the i18n code
• Added the POT file for translators

0.5 b

• Added a filter, mbe2s_providers_csv_url to allow developers to use their own gateway data

0.4 b

• First public release
• Added delete data and uninstall function
• Added check for duplicate provider IDs when CSV import runs

Nobody is receiving notifications!

Check that the email service from your WordPress site is working. One way to do this is to log out then try using the "Lost your password?" link; if you don't receive the email, then you may have a problem with the ability for WordPress to send email.

The most common email sending problem with WordPress is that the default "from" email address is "wordpress@[your domain here]", which is an address that often doesn't exist. Here are a few things which you could try to fix the problem:

• Can you create the email address "wordpress@[your domain here]"? In that case, create it.
• Change the "from" address to one which you can create, or which already exists, using a plugin. This plugin might help: WP Mail SMTP (this plugin does more than allow you to change the "from" address, but first just restrict yourself to that).
• Also using the WP Mail SMTP, you could try changing your email sending service to the one which comes with your email host (contact them for SMTP details).

If all the above fail, and your WordPress site is not sending any email, you could try hitting the forums where there's a bunch of super helpful WordPress people, just like you. Make sure you explain your problem clearly and detail what you've tried (without including any login information).

If your WordPress site is sending the forgotten password email, but your SMS notifications aren't arriving, please raise the matter in the support forums for this plugin.

Can SMS subscribers unsubscribe?

Yes, there is a link in the widget which allows users to unsubscribe.

How do I add an email to SMS gateway?

If you know of a gateway we haven't listed, please get in touch with us on the Mediaburst forums.

Can I delete all my subscribers when I uninstall?

Yes, go to the Settings > SMS admin page and choose "Delete and Uninstall". This action is final, once deleted you cannot later retrieve your subscribers.

Can I use my own gateway data?

Yes, you can. There is a filter, mbe2s_providers_csv_url, which allows you to change this. You will need to drop the following code into your functions.php (remember to change the URL), or write a brief plugin using this code.

/**
 * Hooks the WP mbe2s_providers_csv_url filter to 
 * customise the CSV data URL. 
 *
 * @param string $url A URL
 * @return string A URL
 **/
function mbe2s_providers_csv_url( $url ) {
    $url = 'http://example.com/my-data.csv';
    return $url;
}
add_filter( 'mbe2s_providers_csv_url', 'mbe2s_providers_csv_url' );