Authyo OTP for Contact Form 7 vs SMS Alert – SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery

Tired of spam submissions and fake leads from your Contact Form 7 forms? Authyo OTP for Contact Form 7 helps you solve this by adding secure OTP verification before form submission. With support for Email, SMS, WhatsApp, and Voice Call OTP, you can ensure that only genuine users submit your forms — improving lead quality and reducing unwanted entries. The plugin is designed to work seamlessly with Contact Form 7 and provides an easy setup experience without complex configurations. This plugin is an independent add-on for Contact Form 7, developed and maintained by Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt. Ltd., and integrates securely with the Authyo OTP service. “This plugin is an add-on for Contact Form 7 and is not developed by or affiliated with the Contact Form 7 authors.” Key Features OTP Verification Add OTP verification to Contact Form 7 forms Email OTP using [authyo_email] shortcode Phone OTP using [authyo_phone] shortcode Automatic verification on OTP entry Custom messages for OTP sent, verified, and failed states Enable or disable OTP per form OTP Delivery Channels Email OTP SMS OTP (India & international) WhatsApp OTP Voice Call OTP (available in India) Automatic fallback between channels if configured Spam Protection & Security Prevent fake submissions and spam entries Verify email addresses and phone numbers before submission Uses secure API communication with validation Follows WordPress coding standards (nonce & sanitization) Google Sheets Integration Automatically send form entries to Google Sheets Multi-sheet support for different forms Custom column mapping for form fields Dynamic sheet/tab creation Leads Manager Automatically captures all verified form submissions in a dedicated leads table View, filter, and search leads by form, verification status, or date range Export leads to CSV for offline use Bulk delete leads with one click Tracks verification status and channel per submission Country Dropdown Built-in country selector with search and flag icons Configure which countries to show — all or selected only Standalone [only_country_dropdown] shortcode for use outside OTP flows Automatically prepends country dial code to phone numbers before submission WhatsApp Notify Automatically send form submission details to your WhatsApp number after every verified submission Works with your existing Authyo credentials — no extra setup needed Enable or disable notifications globally or per individual form WhatsApp delivery status (Sent / Failed) visible directly in the Leads Manager Long textarea messages are automatically trimmed to 500 characters to ensure reliable delivery Total notification message is capped at 1,000 characters to stay within WhatsApp template limits Fallback Methods Configure multiple OTP channels as fallback options If the primary method fails, users can retry with an alternative channel Let visitors choose their preferred OTP method (SMS, WhatsApp, or Voice Call) Form Control Set custom redirect URL after successful submission Works with AJAX and popup forms Who Can Use This Plugin? Website owners using Contact Form 7 for lead generation Businesses looking to reduce spam and fake inquiries Agencies managing multiple client websites Developers building secure and verified forms Live Demo https://wpplugins.authyo.io/authyo-otp-for-contact-form-7/ Video Tutorial External Services This plugin connects to external Authyo services in the following scenarios: OTP Verification Service used: Authyo (https://app.authyo.io) Purpose: OTP verification (send and verify one-time passwords) Data sent: Email or phone number for verification When: During OTP request and verification on frontend forms Provider: Authyo Inc. / Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. Terms: https://authyo.io/terms-service Privacy Policy: https://authyo.io/privacy-policy Support Requests Service used: Authyo (https://app.authyo.io) Purpose: Delivering support/help requests submitted by the site administrator Data sent: Admin’s message, email address, site URL, plugin version, WordPress version, PHP version When: Only when the site administrator explicitly submits the help form in the Support tab Provider: Authyo Inc. / Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. Terms: https://authyo.io/terms-service Privacy Policy: https://authyo.io/privacy-policy WhatsApp Form Notifications Service used: Authyo (https://app.authyo.io) Purpose: Sending WhatsApp notification to the admin’s phone number after a verified form submission Data sent: Admin’s WhatsApp number and submitted form field values (text only — no file uploads) When: After a verified Contact Form 7 form submission, if WhatsApp Notify is enabled Provider: Authyo Inc. / Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. Terms: https://authyo.io/terms-service Privacy Policy: https://authyo.io/privacy-policy Plugin Activation & Deactivation Tracking Service used: Authyo (https://app.authyo.io) Data sent: Plugin version, page URL, and optional deactivation reason When: On plugin settings save (non-blocking) and plugin deactivation (optional feedback) Provider: Authyo Inc. / Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. Terms: https://authyo.io/terms-service Privacy Policy: https://authyo.io/privacy-policy Dependencies This plugin requires the Contact Form 7 plugin to be installed and activated. Contact Form 7 is developed by Takayuki Miyoshi and is available on WordPress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/

SMS Alert is a WooCommerce SMS plugin for OTP verification, order notifications, abandoned cart recovery, stock alerts, login with OTP, and SMS automation. It helps store owners: • Reduce fake COD orders • Recover lost sales • Improve customer communication • Send real-time SMS alerts This plugin requires an account with SMS Alert to send SMS messages. Demo accounts include free test credits. 🎥 Setup Video: Why Use WooCommerce SMS Notifications? Email open rates are declining. SMS messages have higher open and response rates. SMS Alert is built for WooCommerce workflows, including: • OTP verification • COD validation • Abandoned cart recovery • Multivendor notifications • Booking reminders • CRM-triggered SMS automation With WooCommerce SMS Alert, you can: ✔ Improve order confirmation reliability ✔ Reduce fake orders using OTP verification ✔ Recover abandoned carts via automated SMS ✔ Send low stock and back-in-stock alerts ✔ Enable login and registration with OTP ✔ Notify admins instantly about new orders Perfect For • eCommerce stores • Multivendor marketplaces • Booking websites • LMS websites • Membership sites • Indian WooCommerce stores requiring DLT compliant SMS Popular Use Cases • WooCommerce OTP verification • Login with OTP • Order status SMS alerts • Abandoned cart recovery SMS • DLT compliant SMS notifications • Multivendor WooCommerce SMS alerts • Booking confirmation SMS Core Features 📦 WooCommerce Order SMS Notifications • SMS alerts for new orders • Admin SMS notifications • SMS for all order statuses • Custom SMS templates • Dynamic order variables support 🔐 OTP Verification (One Time Password) • OTP for order confirmation • OTP only for COD orders (optional) • Login with OTP • Registration with OTP • Reset password with OTP • Role-based OTP verification • Limit resend attempts • Country-based OTP restriction 🛒 Abandoned Cart Recovery • Capture abandoned carts automatically • Send reminder SMS alerts • Recover lost sales • Track cart recovery performance • Compatible with block-based checkout 📢 Stock & Inventory Alerts • Low stock alert to admin • Out of stock alert • Back in stock notifier for customers • Real-time inventory SMS updates 📊 Campaign & Customer Sync • Sync customers to groups in SMS Alert dashboard • Send promotional SMS campaigns • Daily SMS balance report • Low balance alert 🧩 Developer Friendly Hooks available to: • Send SMS programmatically • Modify SMS content before sending • Capture SMS API responses • Extend WooCommerce SMS triggers Integrations Compatible with 50+ WordPress plugins including: • Form builder plugins • Booking and appointment plugins • Membership and CRM tools • Multivendor and WooCommerce extensions Form Builders 👨 Contact Form 7 to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Ninja Forms to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 WPForms to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Fluent Forms to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Gravity Forms to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Elementor Website Builder to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Formidable Form Builder to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Forminator Contact form to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder to send notification to customer and admins 👨 Jetform to send notification to customer and admins 👨 Everest Forms to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Form Maker Plugin to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 WS Form to send notification to customer and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP Membership, LMS & User Management 👨 UsersWP – User Registration & User Profile support mobile number verification via OTP during registration and allows users to log in using OTP instead of a password. 👨 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin to send notifications to student and admin, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 ARMember to send notification to users and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP 👨 Membership pro to send notification to users and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP and also send reminder notifications 👨 New User Approve to send notifications to users regarding their status updates. Booking Integrations 👨 WooCommerce Bookings to send booking confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Booking Calendar to send booking confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Bookit Calendar to send booking confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Easy Appointments to send appointment confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Amelia Booking Plugin to send booking confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Simply Schedule Appointments Booking Plugin to send appointment confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Quick Restaurant Reservation to send booking confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Five Star Restaurant Reservations to send booking confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 gAppointments to send appointment confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 salon booking system to send appointment confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. 👨 Booknetic to send appointment confirmation to customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications. CRM & Marketing 👨 Fluent CRM to send automated notifications to customers and admins 👨 WP ERP to send automated notifications to customers and admins 👨 Jetpack CRM to send automated notifications to customers and admins 👨 Uncanny Automator to send automated notifications to customers and admins 👨 Groundhogg to send automated notifications to customers and admins 👨 Wp Fusion plugin to capture the data in smsalert group Marketplace, Affiliates & Community 👨 Affiliates Manager to send notification to Affiliates and admin 👨 WP adverts to send notification to author, customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications 👨 WPCafe plugin to send notification to author, customers and admin, and also send reminder notifications WooCommerce Extensions 👨 Product Vendors 👨 Returns and Warranty Requests to send RMA status update to customer 👨 WooCommerce Subscriptions 👨 Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce to send notifications to drivers and verify the order with an OTP during delivery. 👨 Woocommerce Simple Auctions 👨 WP Loyalty to send notifications to customers 👨 TeraWallet – For WooCommerce to send credit and debit transaction notifications to customers. Support & Helpdesk 👨 awesome support to send notifications to customers and admin Digital Store Integrations 👨 Easy Digital Downloads to send support notifications to customers and admins, and verify mobile number through OTP Events & Travel Integrations 👨 Events Manager to send event booking confirmation to customer and admin 👨 WP Travel Engine to send event booking confirmation to customer and admin, and verify mobile number through OTP And many more. Compatibility 👉 Sequential Order Numbers Pro to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 WooCommerce Order Status Manager to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 Admin Custom Order Fields to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 Shipment Tracking to send delivery notifications to customers and admin 👉 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce to send delivery notifications to customers and admin 👉 Aftership – WooCommerce Tracking to send delivery notifications to customers and admin 👉 Ultimate Member to verify mobile number through OTP 👉 Member Mouse to send notifications to customers, and admins, and also send reminder notifications. 👉 Pie Register to verify mobile number through OTP 👉 WP-Members Membership Plugin 👉 User Registration to verify mobile number through OTP 👉 Easy Registration Forms 👉 RegistrationMagic Plugin to verify mobile number through OTP 👉 Profile Builder to verify mobile number through OTP 👉 Buddypress to verify mobile number through OTP and Login With OTP 👉 Dokan Multivendor Marketplace to send notifications to vendor and verify their number during signup. 👉 MultiVendorX Marketplace to send notifications to vendor and verify their number during signup. 👉 WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 Claim GST for Woocommerce to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 WooCommerce Multi-Step Checkout 👉 WooCommerce Serial Numbers to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce to send notifications to customers and admin 👉 Local Pickup Plus to send notifications to store manager 👉 Raffle ticket generator to send notifications to customers and admin Support We provide 24×7 email support for this plugin • Email support: [email protected] • Feature requests: WordPress support forum This plugin requires an account with SMS Alert to send SMS messages. 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