{% extends "content_template.html" %} {% from "components/table.html" import mapping_table, row, text_field, edit_field, field with context %} {% from "components/sub-navigation.html" import sub_navigation %} {% from "components/service-link.html" import service_link %} {% block per_page_title %} Guidance {% endblock %} {% block content_column_content %}
This guidance is for teams using Notify.gov to send text messages.
It explains how to:
This section explains how to:
You can see a list of formatting instructions on the edit template page:
When composing a text message, write URLs in full and Notify will convert them into links for you.
You cannot convert text into a link.
We do not recommend using a third-party link shortening service because:
To personalize the content of your messages, add a placeholder to the template.
Placeholders are filled in with details, like a name or reference number, each time you send a message.
To add a placeholder to the template:
When you send a message you can either:
If you upload a list, the column names need to match the placeholders in your template.
To add optional content to your messages:
For each person you send this message to, specify ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to show or hide this content. You can either:
If you upload a list, the column names need to match the optional content in your template.
The text message sender tells your users who the message is from.
To change the text message sender from the default of ‘Notify.gov’: