Title: SMSTunnel for CF7
Author: nicunarcisbodea
Published: <strong>18 April 2026</strong>
Last modified: 19 July 2026

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# SMSTunnel for CF7

 By [nicunarcisbodea](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicunarcisbodea/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/smstunnel-for-cf7.1.2.1.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/smstunnel-for-cf7/#installation)
 * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/smstunnel-for-cf7/#developers)

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## Description

**SMSTunnel for CF7** extends Contact Form 7 with SMS notification capabilities.
When a visitor submits a form, you can automatically send an SMS to yourself, your
team, or even the form submitter.

#### Requires SMSTunnel Plugin

This addon requires the main [SMSTunnel](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smstunnel/)
plugin to be installed and configured first.

#### Key Features

 * **SMS Tab in CF7 Editor** – Configure SMS notifications just like you configure
   email notifications
 * **Use Form Tags** – Include any form field in your SMS using CF7 mail-tags like[
   your-name], [your-email], [your-phone]
 * **Multiple Recipients** – Send SMS to multiple phone numbers
 * **Conditional Sending** – Choose when to send SMS (on success, on mail failure,
   always)
 * **Admin Notifications** – Get instant SMS alerts when forms are submitted
 * **Customer Notifications** – Send confirmation SMS to form submitters

#### How It Works

 1. Install and activate SMSTunnel main plugin
 2. Install and activate SMSTunnel CF7
 3. Edit any Contact Form 7 form
 4. Go to the new “SMS” tab
 5. Configure recipient phone number and message template
 6. Use mail-tags like [your-name] to personalize messages

#### Example SMS Template

    ```
    New contact from [your-name]
    Phone: [your-phone]
    Message: [your-message]
    ```

#### Supported Mail-Tags

All Contact Form 7 mail-tags are supported:

 * `[your-name]` – Submitter’s name
 * `[your-email]` – Submitter’s email
 * `[your-phone]` – Submitter’s phone
 * `[your-message]` – Message content
 * `[_date]` – Submission date
 * `[_time]` – Submission time
 * `[_remote_ip]` – Submitter’s IP address
 * Any custom field tags you define

### External Services

This plugin relies on the [SMSTunnel](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smstunnel/) 
plugin to send SMS notifications. When a Contact Form 7 form is submitted, the following
data may be transmitted to the SMSTunnel service and your paired Android device:

 * Form field values included in the SMS template (name, email, phone, message, 
   etc.)
 * Submission metadata if used in the template (IP address via [_remote_ip], date,
   time)

Data is sent only when SMS notifications are enabled for a specific form. The SMS
is relayed through the SMSTunnel server to your own Android phone, which sends it
as a standard SMS message.

 * **Service provider**: SMSTunnel.io (NARBOWEB SRL)
 * **Service URL**: https://smstunnel.io
 * **Privacy Policy**: https://smstunnel.io/privacy
 * **Terms of Service**: https://smstunnel.io/terms

## Screenshots

[⌊New "SMS" tab added to the Contact Form 7 editor, with recipient phone number,
message body using mail-tags, and optional SMS autoresponder⌉⌊New "SMS" tab added
to the Contact Form 7 editor, with recipient phone number, message body using mail-
tags, and optional SMS autoresponder⌉[

New “SMS” tab added to the Contact Form 7 editor, with recipient phone number, message
body using mail-tags, and optional SMS autoresponder

## Installation

#### Requirements

 * WordPress 5.0 or higher
 * PHP 7.4 or higher
 * Contact Form 7 plugin (active)
 * SMSTunnel plugin (active and configured)

#### Automatic Installation

 1. Ensure SMSTunnel main plugin is installed and connected
 2. Ensure Contact Form 7 is installed and active
 3. Go to Plugins > Add New
 4. Search for “SMSTunnel CF7”
 5. Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”

#### Manual Installation

 1. Download the plugin zip file
 2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
 3. Upload the zip file and click “Install Now”
 4. Activate the plugin

#### Configuration

 1. Go to Contact > Contact Forms
 2. Edit any form
 3. Click on the “SMS” tab
 4. Enable SMS notifications
 5. Enter the recipient phone number (with country code, e.g., +40712345678)
 6. Write your message template using mail-tags
 7. Save the form

## FAQ

### Do I need the main SMSTunnel plugin?

Yes, this addon requires the SMSTunnel main plugin to be installed and configured
with your Android phone.

### Can I send SMS to the person who submitted the form?

Yes! Use a phone field in your form (e.g., [your-phone]) and set that as the recipient
in the SMS tab.

### Can I use form field values in the SMS?

Yes, use Contact Form 7 mail-tags like [your-name], [your-phone], [your-message],
etc.

### What phone number format should I use?

Use international format with country code, for example: +40712345678, +1555123456

### Can I send to multiple phone numbers?

Yes, separate multiple numbers with commas: +40712345678, +40723456789

### When is the SMS sent?

You can configure this in the SMS tab:
 * On successful submission (default) * When
mail fails to send * Always (regardless of mail status)

### Is there a character limit for SMS?

Standard SMS is 160 characters. Longer messages will be split into multiple SMS 
segments by your carrier.

## Reviews

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## Contributors and Developers

“SMSTunnel for CF7” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ nicunarcisbodea ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicunarcisbodea/)
 *   [ narcisbodea ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/narcisbodea/)

[Translate “SMSTunnel for CF7” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smstunnel-for-cf7)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smstunnel-for-cf7/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/smstunnel-for-cf7/),
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## Change Log

#### 1.2.1

 * Fix: Prevent duplicate SMS sends – on mail failure with “send on fail” the same
   SMS could be dispatched 2-3 times; added per-submission idempotency guard
 * Security: Validate recipient phone numbers (E.164) and reject premium-rate numbers
   before sending, to prevent SMS abuse via public form fields

#### 1.2.0

 * Added SMS (2) autoresponder – send confirmation SMS to form submitters
 * SMS success message shown to user even when email delivery fails
 * Added permission check (manage_options) on SMS settings save
 * Added External Services disclosure for WordPress.org compliance
 * Fixed uninstall cleanup to delete correct meta keys
 * Added load_plugin_textdomain for proper internationalization
 * Regenerated translation template (.pot file)

#### 1.1.0

 * Added support for all CF7 mail-tags
 * Improved error handling
 * Added multiple recipient support
 * Better integration with SMSTunnel API

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release
 * SMS tab in CF7 editor
 * Basic mail-tag support
 * Admin notifications

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.1**
 *  Last updated **3 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.7**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smstunnel-for-cf7/)
 * Tags
 * [cf7](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cf7/)[contact form 7](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/contact-form-7/)
   [Notifications](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notifications/)[sms](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sms/)
   [sms notifications](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sms-notifications/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/smstunnel-for-cf7/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ nicunarcisbodea ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicunarcisbodea/)
 *   [ narcisbodea ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/narcisbodea/)

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