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title: SMS Login – Passwordless Authentication with SMS
description: "Magic Login **PRO** enhances the user authentication experience by allowing users to receive **login links via SMS** instead of email. This feature helps streamline the login process, making it faster and more user-friendly, especially for mobile users. ## 📌 Features…"
url: "https://handyplugins.co/docs/passwordless-authentication-with-sms/"
updated: "2025-03-05"
category: Magic Login Pro
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# SMS Login – Passwordless Authentication with SMS

Magic Login **PRO** enhances the user authentication experience by allowing users to receive **login links via SMS** instead of email. This feature helps streamline the login process, making it faster and more user-friendly, especially for mobile users.

## 📌 Features

- **SMS-Based Authentication** – Users can log in using a one-time link sent via SMS.
- **Phone Number Storage** – Save user phone numbers for seamless future logins.
- **Multiple SMS Strategies** – Choose different sending strategies for login requests.
- **Customizable SMS Messages** – Modify the SMS content with placeholders.
- **Registration Integration** – Add phone number fields to registration forms.
- **Automatic Welcome SMS** – Send an SMS upon user registration.

## Enabling SMS Login

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1. **Go to** WordPress Dashboard > Magic Login PRO > Settings > SMS.
2. **Enable** the **"Enable SMS Login"** toggle.
3. This allows users to receive login links (or login code) via SMS

## Configuring SMS Sending Strategy

Magic Login PRO provides three SMS sending strategies:

1. **Send SMS only when the user enters a phone number**
   - Users must enter their phone number at login.
2. **If the user has a phone number linked, send both SMS and email**
   - Users receive login links via both methods.
3. **Send SMS if the user has a linked phone number, otherwise fallback to email**
   - Users without a linked phone number receive login links via email.

## Customizing the SMS Message

You can customize the SMS content that users receive by using supported placeholders. We suggest keeping SMS content shorter than 300 characters.

## Adding a Phone Number Field to Registration Forms

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1. Enable **"Add a phone number field to WordPress registration"**
   - Requires enabling **WordPress membership** under **Settings > General**.
2. Enable **"Add a phone number field to Magic Login registration"**
   - Adds a phone number field for new user sign-ups.

## Send SMS After Registration (Optional)

- When enabled, **Magic Login PRO** will **automatically send a confirmation SMS** when a user registers with a phone number.

## ✅ Benefits of Using Magic Login SMS

✔️ **Faster Login Experience** – Users receive instant SMS login links - or login code.
✔️ **Mobile-Optimized** – No need to check emails for login.
✔️ **Flexible** – Supports fallback options to email.

With **Magic Login SMS PRO**, your users can enjoy a seamless, **passwordless** login experience via SMS. 🚀