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Best SMS plugins for WordPress

The most popular SMS plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. NotifSMS leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of SMS send for Africa's Talking (10+) and ExpertTexting Official WordPress Plugin (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “sms plugin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 SMS plugins

  1. 1.
    NotifSMS

    The most installed SMS plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 18 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    SMS send for Africa's Talking

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.

  3. 3.
    ExpertTexting Official WordPress Plugin

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  4. 4.
    Khudebarta SMS Gateway

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  5. 5.
    Gray SMS

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 5 plugins tagged “sms plugin”