SMS Payments 1.0.6 – Twilio Transfers
Description
SMS Payments is a WordPress add-on for myCred that lets site visitors manage rewards points by sending SMS messages through Twilio. Instead of using a website shortcode, users can transfer points or request their current balance directly from their mobile phones.
This contactless approach reduces friction for members who prefer messaging over forms and pages, while keeping point actions tied to your myCred setup. It’s designed to work with specially constructed SMS instructions that the add-on interprets and applies to your points system.
With reliable Twilio mobile messaging and support for verified phone numbers, SMS Payments helps you keep engagement accessible and consistent across devices—without changing how your myCred points are tracked.
Main Features
- SMS point transfers — Send points from one user to another using SMS messages via Twilio.
- SMS balance checks — Let users request their current myCred points balance by SMS.
- Twilio integration — Uses Twilio messaging with a Twilio account and a verified phone number that supports messaging.
- myCred core dependency — Requires the free myCred core plugin to store and manage points.
- Mobile number support — Works with supported/eligible mobile numbers for users who want to act by text.
- SMS instruction handling — Processes specially constructed SMS messages to perform the requested point action.
- Shortcut-style alternative — Provides the same kind of transfer functionality as the myCred Transfer add-on, but delivered through SMS.
Benefits
- Higher engagement — More users can interact with rewards using the channel they already use daily.
- Faster actions — Transfer points and check balances without visiting a webpage.
- Better accessibility — Supports contactless participation for users who may find forms harder to use.
- Consistent rewards tracking — Keeps all SMS-driven actions aligned with your existing myCred points system.
- Lower friction than web forms — Reduces step-by-step navigation when users want quick point operations.
Who is it suitable for?
- WooCommerce stores using myCred rewards and wanting mobile-friendly point interactions
- Community sites and memberships that rely on point-based engagement
- Marketing teams running user referral or loyalty programs with point transfers
- Agencies building reward experiences in WordPress with myCred
- Content platforms where users prefer messaging-based actions over dashboard workflows
- Online initiatives needing simple, mobile-accessible balance checks and transfers
