{"id":7066,"date":"2020-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources2\/tutorials\/how-to-enable-sms-verification-for-first-time-user-on-woocommerce\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:33:07","password":"","slug":"how-to-enable-sms-verification-for-first-time-user-on-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/tutorials\/how-to-enable-sms-verification-for-first-time-user-on-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable SMS Verification for First Time User in WooCommerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification enables the merchants to perform SMS Verification for First Time Users in WooCommerce. It has the ability to prompt the first time users for SMS Verification while letting the returned customer to go through uninterruptedly. For instance, the first time user will be required to enter a valid phone number and request for an <strong>SMS (Short Message Service)<\/strong> that contains the <strong>OTP (One Time Passcode) <\/strong>to be sent. Once the first time user has received the <strong>SMS<\/strong> in the phone, he\/she will need to respond by filling in the correct <strong>OTP <\/strong>received to successfully authenticate himself\/herself.<\/p>\n<p>This tutorial will demonstrate how enable the SMS Verification for first time users on the WooCommerce checkout page. Please note that you must install the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/fraudlabs-pro-sms-verification\/\">FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification<\/a> plugin in your WooCommerce store for this to function.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Login to your WordPress Admin page.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Plugins &gt; Installed Plugins <\/strong>from the WordPress Menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Activate<\/strong> link for FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification<\/strong> at the menu bar.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your <strong>API Key<\/strong> in FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification General Settings section.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>WooCommerce<\/strong> tab in the FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification Settings page.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the checkbox of <strong>Enable SMS Verification on WooCommerce Checkout Form<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the <strong>New Customer<\/strong> option from the dropdown list of SMS Verification Trigger.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2107 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2.png\" alt=\"FraudLabs Pro SMS verification Settings on WooCommerce\" width=\"1661\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2.png 1661w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-1536x732.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-920x439.png 920w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-600x286.png 600w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2-320x153.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1661px) 100vw, 1661px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Save changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to enable FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification in WooCommerce\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65csIIAhX_w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ready to start with FraudLabs Pro?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Get Micro plan for free, you can quickly explore and integrate with our fraud prevention solution in minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-sign-up-micro\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sign Up Micro Plan and get 500 validation for FREE\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/checkout-micro#fraudlabspro-freesignup\"><span class='mb-text'>Sign Up Free<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FraudLabs Pro SMS Verification enables the merchants to perform SMS Verification for First Time Users in WooCommerce. 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