TEXT COMMANDS

Run your group by text.

Send to everyone, text one group or one person, add contacts and answer replies, all from your own phone. No dashboard, no app. Just text these to your group’s SMSGO number from the cell phone on your account.

Tap any command on this page to use it. On your phone it opens a text to SMSGO with the command ready. On a computer it copies it.

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Cost first. Nothing goes out until you reply YES.

Replies come to you. Answer with @Name.

FOR ORGANIZERS · MESSAGE YOUR PEOPLE

Send to everyone, a group, or just one person.

Type the command, a space, then your message. For group sends, SMSGO texts back who it will reach and what it will cost, then waits for your YES.

or #everyone

Text everyone on your list

SMSGO replies with the headcount and the estimated cost. Nothing goes out until you say YES.

Only goes to people who joined
Email members get it by email

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or *GroupName

Text one group

Use the group’s name, spaces and all: #Youth Group Kids works. Same YES confirmation.

Parents, Varsity, Volunteers: any group you’ve made

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Text one person

Goes straight out, no confirmation needed. If more than one person matches, SMSGO texts you a numbered list. Just reply with the number.

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FOR ORGANIZERS · CONTACTS & COUNTS

Add people and check numbers without logging in.

Met someone at the game? Add them on the spot. Wondering how big a group is? Ask.

Add a contact instantly

They’re active right away. Number and name work in either order: #ADD Jane Smith 2025551234.

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or #members GroupName

See your groups and counts

#list gives a rundown of every group. #members Parents tells you how many are in one.

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Get the command list by text

A compact list of these commands, with your live member count and a link back to this page.

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FOR ORGANIZERS · REPLY ALERTS

When someone replies, it comes to you.

Member replies go only to you, never to the whole group. SMSGO can forward them to your phone, your email, or both. Every reply also saves in your SMSGO inbox.

Answer a reply from your phone

Each forwarded reply tells you exactly what to type. Reply with @Name and your answer goes straight to that person.

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or PAUSEor RESUME

Pause and resume phone alerts

Busy day? MUTE stops reply texts to your phone. Replies still save in your inbox, and still reach your email if you have that on. UNMUTE turns them back on.

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Prefer email?

The same commands work by email. Put #all, #GroupName, @Name or #ADD in the subject line, or on its own line, and SMSGO answers by email with the same cost check and YES. When a member’s reply lands in your email, just hit Reply and your answer goes back to them as a text. See every email command →

FOR EVERYONE · COLLECT MONEY

Let your members chip in.

This is how many organizers keep their balance topped up. Any member can text one word and get a secure, branded payment link with your group’s logo and colors. Apple Pay, Google Pay or card.

All three do the same thing. Pick whichever your group says naturally.

Share your Donate link

Find it on your SMSGO dashboard and drop it in a group text, an email or a flyer. Every dollar goes to the balance that pays for your messages, invitations, RSVPs and reminders.

SMSGOA member’s phone

FOR MEMBERS · WHAT YOUR PEOPLE CAN TEXT

No app for your members. Just a few words.

Your people reply to invitations, events and polls with these. Share this part with your group.

SMSGOA member’s phone

Join a groupText JOIN plus the group’s code or name. They reply YES to confirm.

I’m inConfirm for an event. YES +1 brings a guest.

Can’t make itLets the organizer know, no explanation needed.

Who’s in?The live headcount for an event.

Poll resultsThe latest tally, when the organizer turns it on.

About the groupRead the group’s description.

Set your nameHow your name shows to the organizer.

Chip inA payment link that funds the group. PAY and CONTRIBUTE work too.

Leave the groupStops all texts. HELP sends help and opt-out info.

Good to know

Organizer commands only work from your phone. Text them from the cell number on your SMSGO account. From any other phone, MENU shows the member commands instead.
Commands aren’t case sensitive. #all, #ALL and #All all work.
Group sends wait for your YES. The confirmation expires after about 10 minutes, so an old YES never sends anything by surprise.
Messages only go to people who joined. Anyone who texted STOP or hasn’t confirmed is skipped automatically.
Example texts are shortened. The replies SMSGO sends may be worded a little differently.
What it costs. $0.03 per text segment, $0.003 per email, and replies are $0.03 per text segment. Group sends show the estimate before you confirm.

Run your group from your pocket.

$5 to start, about 166 standard text segments. Send us your list and we’ll import it for free. No subscription.

Start for Only $5No monthly fee. Nothing to cancel.