{"id":664,"date":"2025-05-18T04:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T04:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/?p=664"},"modified":"2025-05-18T04:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T04:37:05","slug":"modify-mobile-numbers-normalization-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/modify-mobile-numbers-normalization-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Modify Mobile Numbers Using Normalization Rules in SMPPCenter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SMPPCenter\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\">SMPP software<\/a><\/strong> allows you to modify mobile numbers in messages using normalization rules, such as adding country codes or reformatting numbers. Here\u2019s how to set it up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps to Modify Mobile Numbers<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Log In<\/strong>: Access your admin account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Navigate to Normalization Rules<\/strong>: Go to <em>Sidebar -&gt; SMPP Client -&gt; Rules -&gt; Normalization Rules<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add a New Rule<\/strong>: Click <em>Add<\/em> to open the modal form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Configure Mobile Number Rules<\/strong>: In the <em>Mobile Number Rules<\/em> section:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Origin Mobile No.<\/em>: Enter the mobile number to apply the rule to (e.g., \u201c9876543210\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mobile Number Rule<\/em>: Choose a condition:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>EQUALS<\/em>: Matches the exact mobile number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>STARTS WITH<\/em>: Matches mobile numbers starting with the text (e.g., \u201c98\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>New Mobile No.<\/em>: Enter the new mobile number or modification (e.g., \u201c+919876543210\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mobile Number Action<\/em>: Select an action:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>NO CHANGE<\/em>: Keep the mobile number as is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>REPLACE<\/em>: Replace with the New Mobile No. (e.g., \u201c+919876543210\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>APPEND PREFIX<\/em>: Add a prefix (e.g., \u201c+91\u201d to \u201c9876543210\u201d becomes \u201c+919876543210\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>APPEND SUFFIX<\/em>: Add a suffix (e.g., \u201c123\u201d to \u201c9876543210\u201d becomes \u201c9876543210123\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>REMOVE PREFIX<\/em>: Remove a matching prefix (e.g., remove \u201c+91\u201d from \u201c+919876543210\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>REMOVE SUFFIX<\/em>: Remove a matching suffix (e.g., remove \u201c123\u201d from \u201c9876543210123\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save the Rule<\/strong>: Set the <em>Status<\/em> to <em>Enabled<\/em> and click <em>Save<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Origin Mobile No.<\/em>: \u201c9876543210\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mobile Number Rule<\/em>: STARTS WITH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>New Mobile No.<\/em>: \u201c91\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mobile Number Action<\/em>: APPEND PREFIX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Result: Numbers starting with \u201c9876543210\u201d become \u201c919876543210\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Practices<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use APPEND PREFIX to add country codes for international messaging (e.g., \u201c+91\u201d for India).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test the rule to ensure modified numbers are valid and accepted by operators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Modifying mobile numbers with <strong>normalization rules<\/strong> ensures proper formatting on <strong>SMPPCenter<\/strong>. For assistance, contact our support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMPPCenter\u2019s SMPP software allows you to modify mobile numbers in messages using normalization rules, such as adding country codes or reformatting numbers. Here\u2019s how to set it up: Steps to Modify Mobile Numbers: Example: Best Practices Modifying mobile numbers with normalization rules ensures proper formatting on SMPPCenter. For assistance, contact our support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-normalization-rules"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smppcenter.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}