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# SMS Sharing — Setup & Customization

SMS sharing lets guests receive their gallery link via text message. It's a reliable delivery method — and a great way to collect phone numbers for your clients.

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## Setting Up SMS Sharing

1. Go to **Settings** → **SMS Sharing**
2. Enable SMS sharing
3. Customize your **Message Template**
4. Save

That's it — ALIVE handles the sending. Nothing to configure on the backend.

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## How It Works for Guests

1. Guest taps **SMS** on the share screen
2. A phone number input appears
3. Guest enters their phone number
4. ALIVE sends an SMS with a link to their gallery
5. Guest taps the link to view and download photos

Phone numbers are automatically converted to the correct international format — guests can enter in any format.

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## Customizing Your Message Template

The default message works fine, but customizing it adds a personal touch.

### How to Customize

1. Go to **Settings** → **SMS Sharing**
2. Find the **Message Template** section
3. Edit the template text
4. Use **tokens** to insert dynamic content
5. Save

### Available Tokens

| Token | Replaced With |
| --- | --- |
| `{{url}}` | The gallery link for the guest's photos |

### Sender Label

You can add a **Sender Label** — a custom signature or business name that's included in the message. This helps guests know who the SMS is from.

**Example:** If your sender label is "Flash Photo Co", the message might read:
```
Your photos are ready! View them here: https://gallery.alive.pics/abc123 — Flash Photo Co
```

### Example Templates

**Simple and clean:**
```
Check out your photos! {{url}}
```

**Branded:**
```
Thanks for visiting the photo booth! View and download your photos here: {{url}}
```

**Fun:**
```
Your photos are ready! Warning: you look amazing. {{url}}
```

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## Tips

* **Always include {{url}}** — Without the link, the SMS is useless
* **Keep it short** — SMS has character limits. Get to the point.
* **Add your sender label** — Helps guests recognize the text isn't spam
* **Test before the event** — Send yourself a test SMS to make sure everything works
* **Don't use too many emojis** — Some carriers handle them differently

| The message template applies to all events. If you need event-specific messages, update the template before each event.

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## What's Next?

* [Email Sharing — Setup & Customization](/en/article/email-sharing-setup-customization-glqnqh) — Add email as another delivery option
* [Managing Collected Contacts](/en/article/managing-collected-contacts-uu7rrv) — View and export phone numbers collected via SMS