Define your SMS content
To configure your SMS content, follow the steps below. Settings for MMS are detailed in this section.
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From the journey or campaign configuration screen, click the Edit content button to configure the text message content.
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Click the Message field to open the personalization editor.
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Use the personalization editor to define content, add personalization and dynamic content. You can use any attribute, such as the profile name or city for example. You can also define conditional rules. Browse to the following pages to learn more about personalization and dynamic content in the personalization editor.
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After defining your content, you can add tracked URLs to your message. To do this, access the Helper functions menu and select Helpers.
Note that in order to use the URL shortening function, you must first configure a subdomain which will be then linked to your configuration. Learn more
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To access and edit SMS subdomains, you must have the Manage SMS Subdomains permission on the production sandbox. Learn more about permissions in this section. -
Within the Helper functions menu, click URL function and then select Add URL.
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In the
originalUrl
field, paste the URL that you want to shorten and click Save.CAUTION
The lifespan of short URLs is set to 15 days. After this period, these short URLs will no longer be accessible and will display the message:404 short-code not found
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Click Save and check your message in the preview. You can now test and check your message content as detailed in this section.