[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help:\u002Fhelp\u002Fannouncements\u002Fsend-an-announcement":3,"help-related:\u002Fhelp\u002Fannouncements\u002Fsend-an-announcement":274},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":250,"description":251,"extension":252,"featured":253,"keywords":254,"meta":261,"navigation":253,"order":262,"path":263,"related":264,"seo":267,"sitemap":268,"stem":272,"updatedAt":271,"__hash__":273},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fannouncements\u002Fsend-an-announcement.md","Send an announcement",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":239},"minimark",[9,22,27,92,95,102,106,118,122,128,135,139,147,151,158,162,165,192,195,202,206,232],[10,11,12,13,17,18,21],"p",{},"An announcement is a text message sent to your guests from your event's Willa number. Go to ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Messages > Announcements",", select ",[14,19,20],{},"New announcement",", write your message, and choose when to send it. 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Willa also shows how many guests have opted out of texts or are missing a phone number.",[31,68,51,69,55,72,75,76,59,79,36],{},[14,70,71],{},"When",[14,73,74],{},"Send now",", ",[14,77,78],{},"Schedule",[14,80,81],{},"Save as draft",[31,83,84,85,75,87,59,89,36],{},"Select the button to finish: ",[14,86,74],{},[14,88,78],{},[14,90,91],{},"Save draft",[10,93,94],{},"Because announcements come from your Willa number, guests can reply with a question and Willa answers it.",[10,96,97],{},[98,99],"img",{"alt":100,"src":101},"The New announcement form with a message, recipients, and send options","\u002Fhelp\u002Fscreens\u002Fnew-announcement.png",[23,103,105],{"id":104},"who-receives-it","Who receives it",[10,107,108,109,112,113,36],{},"Announcements go to guests on your list who have a phone number. Guests without a phone number, and guests who replied STOP, won't get it. To reach more people, add phone numbers in ",[14,110,111],{},"Guests > All guests",". See ",[114,115,117],"a",{"href":116},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fguests\u002Fimport-guests","Import your guest list",[23,119,121],{"id":120},"schedule-for-later","Schedule for later",[10,123,124,125,127],{},"Choose ",[14,126,78],{}," to send at a set date and time. It's useful for reminders you can write ahead, like the morning-of weather or the last shuttle back.",[10,129,130,131,134],{},"Scheduled announcements appear on the ",[14,132,133],{},"Scheduled"," tab. From there you can edit one, move it back to drafts, or delete it.",[23,136,138],{"id":137},"drafts","Drafts",[10,140,124,141,143,144,146],{},[14,142,81],{}," to finish a message later. 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Text this number anytime with questions about the weekend, like the schedule, parking, or hotels.\"",[31,215,216,219],{},[14,217,218],{},"Day-before reminder",": arrival time, parking, and what to wear",[31,221,222,225],{},[14,223,224],{},"Day-of updates",": shuttle times, weather, a change of room",[31,227,228,231],{},[14,229,230],{},"After the event",": a thank-you, or where to find photos",[10,233,234,235,238],{},"Before sending a change of plans, update the detail in ",[14,236,237],{},"Knowledge > Teach Willa"," too, so Willa gives guests the same answer if they ask.",{"title":240,"searchDepth":241,"depth":241,"links":242},"",2,[243,244,245,246,247,248,249],{"id":25,"depth":241,"text":26},{"id":104,"depth":241,"text":105},{"id":120,"depth":241,"text":121},{"id":137,"depth":241,"text":138},{"id":149,"depth":241,"text":150},{"id":160,"depth":241,"text":161},{"id":204,"depth":241,"text":205},"announcements","Text an update to all your guests from your Willa number. 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