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Texty — WordPress SMS Plugin

Texty – SMS Notification for WordPress, WooCommerce, Dokan and more

by weDevs · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Texty has 8,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 185,368 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 10, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Texty at a glance

Active installs
8,000+
Total downloads
185,368
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Texty well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Multiple SMS Gateways – Choose from Twilio, Vonage, Plivo, or Clickatell
  • WordPress Notifications – New user registration and new comment alerts
  • WooCommerce Notifications – Admin and customer order status notifications
  • Dokan Notifications – Vendor order status notifications
  • Customizable Messages – Use template tags to personalize every SMS
  • Developer Friendly – 20+ action and filter hooks for full extensibility

Texty reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • Love It

    this app is Great simple and done...

    tinoglass

  • How to send SMS to new subscriber?

    1) How to send text to a new Wordpress subscriber? I use a buddyboss form to register , that have a custom mobile number for new registration.. what else I need? 2) where do I need to enter the admin mobile number for text?

    Tarak Nath Gorai

Where Texty ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Texty appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best SMS Plugins #5 by tag, #11 in search #4 –
Best Notification Plugins #23 by tag, #35 in search #19 –

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Details

A lightweight SMS notification plugin for WordPress, WooCommerce, and Dokan.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Texty competes in

Tags

  • dokan
  • notification
  • sms
  • twilio
  • woocommerce

More from weDevs

Version
2.0.2
Last updated
Aug 10, 2026
First published
Jan 18, 2021
Requires WordPress
6.8
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Texty FAQ

What does Texty do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Texty offers Multiple SMS Gateways – Choose from Twilio, Vonage, Plivo, or Clickatell, WordPress Notifications – New user registration and new comment alerts, WooCommerce Notifications – Admin and customer order status notifications, Dokan Notifications – Vendor order status notifications and Customizable Messages – Use template tags to personalize every SMS.

How many active installs does Texty have?

WordPress.org reports 8,000+ active installs for Texty as of September 7, 2026.

Is Texty still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 10, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Texty free?

Texty is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Texty rank among SMS Plugins?

Texty is #4 in the WordPress.org "sms" ranking as of today.