{"id":5732,"date":"2021-12-13T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helptest.mainbrainer.com\/knowledge-base\/using-sms-trigger-templates\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T10:42:32","slug":"using-sms-trigger-templates","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_GB\/templates\/use-sms-trigger\/","title":{"rendered":"Using SMS Trigger Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aricle_container\">\n<p>In MainBrainer, <a href=\"\/hc\/en_GB\/a-z-guide\/sms-email-unsubscribe-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMS Trigger Templates<\/a> can be used in the following two ways:<\/p>\n<h2>1. Autofill the Details at the Time of Sending.<\/h2>\n<p>When <a href=\"\/hc\/en_GB\/sms\/send-sms\/how-to-send-sms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sending an SMS campaign<\/a>, you can opt to send an <strong>SMS with Template<\/strong> and select the relevant SMS Trigger Template in the next dropdown<em>&nbsp;(See reference screenshot below)<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2734\" title=\"SMS content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sms-content-template.png\" alt=\"SMS trigger templates. SMS content and SMS trigger template is highlighted\" width=\"640\" height=\"541\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"elevio-box-warning\"><p><strong>Note:&nbsp;<\/strong>If you opt to autofill the details via the <a href=\"\/hc\/en_GB\/a-z-guide\/template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Template<\/a>, it will not be possible to manually update the auto-filled entries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>2. Auto-send an SMS when a Customer Signs up his\/her Mobile number for Your Promotional Messages (Single Opt-in Signups)<\/h2>\n<p>An <strong>SMS Trigger Template<\/strong> can also be used in the implementation of a <a href=\"\/hc\/en_GB\/a-z-guide\/single-opt-in-signups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">single opt-in signup process<\/a> wherein you can automate an SMS Sending when a customer submits his\/her mobile number. Simply <a href=\"\/hc\/en_GB\/templates\/how-to-create-sms-trigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">create an SMS Trigger Template<\/a> with the relevant details, and trigger it from your Landing Page. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p>Add a <a href=\"\/hc\/en_GB\/landing-pages\/builder\/signupform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Signup Form widget to your Landing Page<\/a>. Next, click the <strong>Fields<\/strong> tab, and expand the settings for the <strong>Mobile Number<\/strong> field. Use the dropdown menu <em>(highlighted in the screenshot below)<\/em><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family: elevio-noto-sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span>to select the SMS Trigger Template that you would like to be triggered when a customer clicks the <strong>Submit<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2738\" title=\"SMS trigger signup form\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/welcome-sms-signup-template.png\" alt=\"SMS trigger template, landing page builder. 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