One of the largest dilemmas that WooCommerce and multivendor owners face nowadays is to handle their product stock efficiently. It doesn’t matter whether your business is small or large; meeting every customer’s request can be extremely overwhelming. That’s where the WhatsApp Stock Notifier for WooCommerce shows its true potential.
This plugin automatically handles customer requests along with their contact details. Also, when their requested product comes back in stock, it automatically notifies them for you! WhatsApp gateway, international number support, Call to action, SMS customization – it does it all.
However, the latest integration of this plugin has the potential to take your business to the next level. Integration with WP SMS, one of the most robust plugins on WordPress for sending SMS notifications to subscribers, allows you to access more than 250 SMS gateways, including Twilio. You can choose the one you like! Today, we will talk more about this integration today and help you get a jump-start.
Table of Content
- Perks of WP SMS integration in Stock Notifier
- How to Integrate WP SMS for WhatsApp Stock Notifier for WooCommerce
- How the Integration Works?
- Conclusion
Perks of WP SMS integration in Stock Notifier
Stock Notifier’s existing WhatsApp gateway support (through Ultramsg, Chat API, or Twilio) allows your customers to get stock notifications when their requested products come back in-store through WhatsApp. The new integration features will help you to get more out of this plugin and boost customer satisfaction.
Access to 250+ SMS gateways
WhatsApp is great, but let’s be honest; sometimes we need to connect our customers directly through their phones. Thanks to our latest integration, you can do that now. Among 250+ SMS gateways offered by WP SMS, choose your preferred one and automate communication with your customers.
Detailed outbox with SMS preview
By navigating to the SMS -> Outbox from your WP dashboard, you can now get a clear history of your previous SMS status and can also see the sent messages.
Now, let’s see how to integrate WP SMS for WP Stock Notifier for WooCommerce.
How to integrate WP SMS for WhatsApp Stock Notifier for WooCommerce
You need to follow the steps below to set up this integration.
Step 1: Activate the WP SMS Plugin
First, go to Stock Notifier–> Configure Settings. There you need to activate the WP SMS plugin. If you haven’t installed the plugin, then you need to install the plugin from the admin dashboard right away.
Step 2: Customize your texts
Now, you need to customize the texts that you will send to the customer who requested the products. Enable in-stock SMS, its subject, etc. Then Save Changes.
Step 3: Configure API settings
Select WP SMS in the API Settings menu and hit the Save Changes button.
Step 4: Choose the Gateway from WP SMS settings
Navigate to WP SMS–> Settings. From there, choose your preferred gateway from the dropdown box,
Add the necessary information and click on the Save Changes button to finish.
And you are done!
How the integration works?
So, when the customer adds his/her WhatsApp number to request for stock,
He/she will get an SMS that the message has been received.
And from the backend, you can see that the number has subscribed,
So, when the product is back in stock, he/she will immediately receive an SMS like this,
And if you want you can send the message manually,
This is how the integration works.
Conclusion
So, now you know how to integrate WP SMS with the WhatsApp Stock Notifier for the WooCommerce plugin. It is the best way to keep communication open with your customers and also raise interest on your product.
