{"id":5738,"date":"2021-12-13T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helptest.mainbrainer.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-an-sms-trigger-template\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:56:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:56:37","slug":"how-to-create-an-sms-trigger-template","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/templates\/how-to-create-sms-trigger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an SMS Trigger Template"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aricle_container\">\n<h2>Step 1<\/h2>\n<p>Use the <strong>Main M<\/strong><strong>enu&nbsp;<\/strong>on the left to expand the <strong>Create<\/strong> menu and click <strong>Template<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2312 size-full\" title=\"Template sub menu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/main-template-menu-mainbrainer.png\" alt=\"How to create SMS trigger template, create menu. Template is highlighted\" width=\"488\" height=\"634\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 2<\/h2>\n<p>The subsequent screen lists the different Templates that can be created in MainBrainer. Select the <strong>SMS Trigger<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>option <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2314\" title=\"SMS trigger template\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/create-sms-trigger-template.png\" alt=\"SMS trigger templates. The SMS trigger button is highlighted\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 3<\/h2>\n<p>The subsequent page lists all the <a href=\"\/hc\/en_IN\/a-z-guide\/use-sms-trigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SMS Trigger Templates<\/a> created so far. You can edit a previously saved Template by using the <strong>Edit<\/strong> button displayed against each listing, or you can create a new Template from scratch by using the <strong>Create Template<\/strong> button <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2794\" title=\"Create template button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sms-trigger-template-button.png\" alt=\"SMS trigger templates. The create template button is highlighted\" width=\"640\" height=\"560\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 4<\/h2>\n<p>Type in a relevant Template name and description, and click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2317 size-full\" title=\"Name and describe the SMS template\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/name-description-sms-trigger.png\" alt=\"SMS trigger templates. Name and describe your SMS trigger\" width=\"620\" height=\"799\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you choose not to enter a Template name, the platform assigns a default name to the Template with the following structure:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&lt;SMS Trigger Template&nbsp; &nbsp;Creation date&nbsp; &nbsp;Creation time&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For example:<\/strong> SMS Trigger Template&nbsp; &nbsp;30-07-2021&nbsp; &nbsp;10:00:00<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 5<\/h2>\n<p>Use the area shown in the screenshot below to enter the <a href=\"\/hc\/en_IN\/sms\/send-sms\/how-to-send-sms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMS Sending<\/a> details:<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2318 size-full\" title=\"SMS trigger template name content and text\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sms-trigger-template-details.png\" alt=\"SMS trigger templates. Select sender name, content and text\" width=\"455\" height=\"502\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>SMS Sender Name<\/strong> \u2013 Use this dropdown to select the Sender Name for this Sending. This name helps the recipients identify who the sender of the SMS is. In case you would like to create a new Sender Name, click the button highlighted as 3 in the screenshot below. When creating a new Sender Name, kindly ensure that you create one per your country\u2019s rules and regulations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SMS Content<\/strong> \u2013 Use this dropdown to enter the type of content that you intend to distribute \u2013 is it an SMS with a Landing Page or an SMS with text only.<\/li>\n<li>Use the next fields to specify the <a href=\"\/hc\/en_IN\/a-z-guide\/landing-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Landing Page<\/a> and\/or SMS text that you wish to send.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subsequently, use this area to specify the unsubscribe options that you wish to add to the Sending. You can opt for an unsubscribe option via a shortcode or add the link to an <a href=\"\/hc\/en_IN\/a-z-guide\/sms-email-unsubscribe-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unsubscribe Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2319 size-full\" title=\"SMS trigger unsubscribe section\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sms-trigger-unsubscribe-section.png\" alt=\"SMS trigger templates. Add unsubscribe section\" width=\"469\" height=\"301\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> when done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"elevio-box-info\"><p><strong>Suggested Reading:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"\/hc\/en_IN\/templates\/use-sms-trigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to use SMS Trigger Templates?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  .aricle_container p,.aricle_container li{color: rgba(0,0,0,.8)!important}  .aricle_container span{color:#0070ba!important}.aricle_container li,.aricle_container blockquote{font-size:18px!important;    font-weight: 400;<br \/>\n  }<br \/>\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An SMS trigger template allows you to save all the details necessary to trigger an SMS sending as an SMS trigger template. For example, the SMS sender name, the SMS content and text, the unsubscribe link, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[348],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-5738","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-templates-en_gb-en_in"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/5738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5738"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/5738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9695,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/5738\/revisions\/9695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=5738"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=5738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}