Offer WhatsApp, SMS, and Messenger sharing on phones

Last reviewed: 2026-11-02

Most entrants share from a phone, so give them the apps they already use. There are two ways to do it: the networks in your referral share buttons, and separate actions for a single app.

Choose the networks in your share buttons

1. Open Scoring & actions in the campaign, or select the share buttons on the page in the editor’s Post-signup view.
2. Open the referral sharing action, such as Tell your friends.
3. Under Networks leads can share to, turn on the networks you want. For phones, the useful ones are Share via apps, WhatsApp, SMS, Telegram, and Copy link.
4. Keep Show this action to leads on, then save. Action changes apply to every page, embed, and popup in the campaign right away.

Share via apps opens the phone’s own sharing menu, so entrants can pick Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram, Mail, or any other app they have. If the browser has no sharing menu, as on most desktops, the button copies the link instead. It’s a good first choice because it covers apps you don’t list.

Add a single-app action

To reward one app specifically, add an action from Scoring & actions → Add action:

• Refer via WhatsApp, Refer via SMS, and Refer via Messenger share the entrant’s referral link.
• Share on WhatsApp, Share via SMS, and Share via Messenger share a page or content link you choose.
• Send a templated SMS opens a text message with your wording filled in.

What entrants see on a phone

On a phone, WhatsApp, SMS, and Messenger buttons open the app directly instead of a popup window. Messenger opens the Messenger app, so the entrant needs it installed. On a desktop, Messenger opens Facebook’s share dialog in the browser.

Test it

Submit a test signup on the published page from a phone. Tap each share button and check that the right app opens with the right message. Referral buttons should include the entrant’s link: open it in a private browser window, sign up as a friend, and check the referral is credited under Leads. Share on… and Send a templated SMS actions should show the page link or message you set on the action.

Need help? Email support@kickofflabs.com with your page URL, the button you tapped, and the phone and browser you used.