Course SMS Sender – Send SMS Messages to Course Participants

Course SMS Sender is a Moodle local plugin that allows instructors and administrators to send SMS messages directly to course participants. It provides a quick and direct communication channel for urgent announcements and reminders, with options to target all participants, specific roles, or groups.
📡 Course SMS – Send SMS Messages to Course Participants
🔍 Overview
Course SMS is a Moodle local plugin that empowers instructors and administrators to send SMS messages directly to course participants from within Moodle. This tool provides a direct and immediate communication channel, perfect for urgent announcements, reminders, or personalized messages.
The plugin features a user-friendly interface that allows for sending messages to all participants, or targeting specific roles (like all students) or groups within a course. All sent messages are logged with detailed reports on successful and failed deliveries, providing a complete audit trail.
⚠️   Important: Requires an SMS Gateway
This plugin facilitates the sending of SMS messages from Moodle, but it does   not   send SMS messages for free. To use this plugin, you must have an active account with a third-party SMS gateway provider.
Moodle’s SMS system supports various gateways, which you can configure in:
Site administration > Messaging > SMS gateways.
You will need to obtain API credentials from your chosen provider and enter them into Moodle. Without a configured and enabled gateway, this plugin will not be able to send any messages.
🚀 Key Features
✅   Targeted Messaging:   Send SMS messages to:
All enrolled participants in a course.
Users with a specific role (e.g., all ‘Students’ or ‘Teachers’).
Members of a specific group within the course.
✅   Personalized Messages:   Use placeholders like   {firstname} ,   {lastname} ,   {sender} , and   {coursename}   to automatically insert recipient and course details into your messages.
✅   Comprehensive Logging:   A detailed log of all sent messages is maintained, including:
Who sent the message and when.
The message content.
The targeted group or role.