How do I configure when SMS/email are sent?

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How do I configure when SMS/email are sent?

Controlling when Hubhus sends SMS and email notifications is essential for keeping communication timely and relevant.

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Controlling when Hubhus sends SMS and email notifications is essential for keeping communication timely and relevant. Hubhus supports several ways to trigger notifications — from simple time-based reminders to advanced rules based on field changes, statuses, or automation flows.

This article explains where notifications come from, how they are triggered, and how to adjust timing or disable them.


1. Notification triggers (where messages come from)

Messages can be triggered from several places in Hubhus:

a) Automations (most common)

Automations allow you to send messages when:

  • A lead is created

  • A lead's status changes

  • A field value changes

  • A specific condition becomes true

  • A follow-up date and time

  • A calendar event is created or updated

Examples:

  • “Send email when status becomes Confirmed

  • “Send SMS 2 hours before an event”

  • “Send follow-up email 3 days after creation”

b) Action listeners

Trigger messages automatically when a specific field changes.

Useful for:

  • Dropdown choices

  • Checkbox fields

  • Phone/email updates

  • Custom fields

Example:
“When field Booking type becomes ‘Online meeting’, send confirmation SMS.”


c) Action buttons

Buttons that users click manually to trigger:

  • “Send reminder”

  • “Send follow-up”

  • “Send approval request”

Useful for workflows requiring human confirmation.


d) Status changes

Statuses often act as workflow stages:

  • If status becomes Accepted → send contract

  • If status becomes Declined → send thank-you email

Status changes can trigger:

  • Automations

  • Action listeners

  • Action buttons
    (depending on how the campaign is configured)


e) SELECT-field changes

Dropdowns can trigger:

  • Automated SMS

  • Email templates

  • Status updates

Many Hubhus setups use SELECT fields to drive workflow events.


f) Manual sending

Users can manually send templates:

  • From the lead profile

  • From calendar events

  • From “Quick-send buttons” (if enabled in the template)


2. Timing and delays

You control WHEN a message is sent using automations:

  • “Send immediately”

  • “Wait X minutes/hours/days”

  • “Wait until 08:00 next morning”

  • “Wait until X days before event”

  • “Only send during business hours”

  • “Only send Monday–Friday”

This gives very fine-grained control.


3. Reminder notifications

Hubhus reminders are created using automation delays, for example:

  • “Wait 24 hours before event → Send reminder SMS”

  • “Wait until 1 day after status = Delivered → Send survey”

There is no built-in reminder system; reminders are just timed automations.


4. Disabling or preventing notifications

Notifications can be suppressed in several ways:

  • Turn off or delete the automation

  • Disable an action listener

  • Remove the action button

  • Make the template “not allowed to be sent unless requirements are met”

  • Use unsubscribe rules

  • Add conditions that block the trigger

  • Restrict user permission to send messages manually

Messages are only sent when a trigger explicitly fires.


5. Additional ways SMS/Emails can be triggered

To address your request explicitly:

Hubhus messages can also be triggered using:

  • Action buttons

  • SELECT fields

  • Status changes

  • Action listeners

  • Automations

This covers all operational paths for messages in Hubhus.


6. Summary

Hubhus notification timing is fully driven by workflow logic — not by a standalone “notification system.”

To control when SMS/email messages are sent:

  • Use automations for timing, delays, and logic

  • Use action listeners for instant field-based triggers

  • Use status changes and SELECT fields for workflow-driven messages

  • Use action buttons for user-triggered messages

  • Use template restrictions to block unwanted sending

If you want, I can create a diagram, decision guide, or example automations to complement this article.



? Common searches

email setup • send email • email template • automated email

? Also known as

message • notification • mail

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