Node notification module in Drupal provided by Ozeki SMS Module
This page provides detailed information and
instructions on how you can adopt node notification module in Drupal web sites
that allows users to subscribe to your SMS content and then you can send
SMS notifications about nodes to these users. You as the administrator can
specify the details
of this solution during the configuration. Learn the steps of this configuration
by reading the guide below and watching the video tutorials.
Prerequisites
In order to setup this solution you need to find a way
to connect your system to the mobile network. You can do this
by using an Internet connection or you can
setup a wireless connection by attaching a GSM phone/GSM modem to your
computer. To help you make a
decision, we have prepared a webpage for you:
Internet based SMS connections vs. GSM modem based (wireless) SMS
connections.
Depending
on what you select, you need the following prerequisites.
Prerequisites for Internet based connection to the
Mobile network
If you wish to connect your system to an SMS service
provider over the Internet you need the following components:
Figure 1/a - Prerequisites for Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway IP SMS connection
In this case you need to find an SMS service
provider who can reach the mobile phones in your area. This SMS
service provider should be able to provide SMS service through
the Internet. To find such a provider, you can check our
website where we list some of them:
SMPP
SMS Service providers.
Once you have found such a provider, you need to sign up for
their service to get the connection parameters. You can use these
parameters
to configure your Ozeki NG SMS Gateway software.
Prerequisites for wireless (GSM modem) connection
to the Mobile network
If you wish to connect your system to the mobile
network wirelessly, you need a GSM modem or GSM phone, that you
can attach to your computer with a data cable. In this case your Ozeki
NG SMS Gateway software will operate this phone and will send and receive
SMS messages wirelessly. To setup this connection method, you need the
following components:
Figure 1/b - Prerequisites for Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway GSM modem connection
Your checklist (for GSM modem connection):
*The SIM card will come with a plan, that will
determine how much money you will spend on each SMS.
System architecture
If you browse through the prerequisites list and you make sure
that you have all the requirements for Ozeki NG SMS Gateway,
you can start the configuration. Your SMS system based on Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
will work as follows: First, you need to enable node notification module. If
you do so you can specify where the SMS subscription block will be placed on
your web site. On this block users can subscribe to your SMS newsletters by
providing their phone number and select "Subscribe" option. Then you will be
able to send SMS notifications about a created node for subscribed users.
Before you start to send SMS text messages you need to enable SMS notification,
specify the content types and compose the body of the notification message.
Finally, you need to save the changes. This process is detailed in the
configuration guide below. After you save changes, Ozeki NG SMS Gateway will
forward messages to recipients (Figure 2). It connects to the mobile network
either with GSM modem connection or
IP SMS connection that allows direct
connection to the SMS center of the service provider over the Internet.
Figure 2 - Node notification module with Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
Configuration guide
Before you start to configure this solution please note that
it is supposed that you have already installed Ozeki SMS module.
On a previous page you can see how you can
do this installation process.
To enable Node notification module please follow the steps below and watch the
video tutorial, as well.
First, start your browser and open your Drupal web site. Login
with your username and password. Click
on "Administer" in the menu (Figure 3).
Figure 3 - Administer menu
Under "Site building" menu item click on "Modules" (Figure 4).
Figure 4 - Click on "Modules"
Enable "Node Notification" module and click on "Save
configuration" (Figure 5).
Figure 5 - Enable Node notification module
Click on "Blocks" under "Site building" menu (Figure 6).
Figure 6 - Click on Blocks
Now drag the "SMS subscription block" and place it where you
want it to appear on your web site. In our example it is placed in the
right sidebar (Figure 7).
Figure 7 - SMS subscription block
On the web site the "SMS subscription block" appears on the
right sidebar. Users now can subscribe to SMS newsletters by providing their
phone number and selecting "Subscribe" option. They can unsubscribe your SMS
newsletters in the same way selecting "Unsubscribe". Finally, they need to
click on "Submit" (Figure 8).
Figure 8 - SMS subscription block appears
In "Site configuration" menu click on "Ozeki SMS module
settings" and then on "Send node notification" (Figure 9).
Figure 9 - Send node notification menu item
Here, check "Enable SMS notification when a specific content
is created" option then specify the content types. Finally you can specify the
notification message in which:
$CONTENT_TYPE: will be the current content type
$SITE_NAME: will be the name of the current site
$NODE_INTRO: will be the title and description of the node
$NODE_INTRO will be sent as "node title - node body" in the message.
Now click on "Save configuration" (Figure 10).
Figure 10 - Set the notification message
Now you can create a content and you can send SMS notifications
about it to subscribed users if you enable this option. You can do this if you
click on "Create content" and select the type of the content where node
notification is enabled. Enter the title
and the body. Click on "Notify users about this node" and here enable
"Send SMS notification to users" option. Save the changes. To demonstrate this
solution I created a test content (Figure 11).
Figure 11 - Enable sending SMS notifications to users option
If you take a look at Ozeki NG SMS Gateway you can see that
SMS notifications have been sent out to subscribed users (Figure 12).
Figure 12 - Sent notifications in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
Thank you for reading this guide. If you still have further
questions please contact us at
info @ ozekisms.com.
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