How to Configure IFTTT to Get Free SMS Alerts from Your Favorite Blogs or Websites
Create an account with IFTTT here: https://ifttt.com/join (free signup)., Click "Create" from the top menu to create your first Recipe. , Click the word This to define the trigger., Select New feed item. , Enter the feed URL and click Create...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Create an account with IFTTT here: https://ifttt.com/join (free signup).
If you already have one, go to https://ifttt.com/login. -
Step 2: Click "Create" from the top menu to create your first Recipe.
, After you click This, the page will automatically move down to Choose Trigger Channel.
From there, select "Feed."
, Many blogs and websites use WordPress CMS, so in order to find the feed, just add "/feed" or "/feeds" to the tail of the URL to retrieve the posts from the home page.
Example:
If the home page URL is http://www.crawlerguys.com then the feed will be at http://www.crawlerguys.com/feed.
This will fetch the entire updates from the blog.
If you want to receive SMS updates only from a particular category from your favorite blog or website, then select that category and just add "/feed" to the tail of that URL.
Example: http://www.telecomclue.com/category/os/android/ is a sub category in telecomclue.com.
To get the SMS alerts from android category, put "http://www.telecomclue.com/category/os/android/feed" in the Feed URL.
When the android category is updated, you will receive an SMS talking about the new post in that category.
Don’t worry if a blog is with Blogger, IFTTT also supports Blogger channel. , Select SMS. , Enter your phone number and click Send Pin. , The pop up window will close now.
Click on "Continue to the next step."
By default you can receive Feed Title, Entry Title and Entry URL of a particular post.
If you want to receive the post content then just click "+" and select EntryContent from the drop down menu.
Then select Add ingredient. , You are now all set to receive your favorite blog or website updates as SMS. -
Step 3: Click the word This to define the trigger.
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Step 4: Select New feed item.
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Step 5: Enter the feed URL and click Create Trigger.
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Step 6: After you click That
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Step 7: the page will automatically move down to Choose Action Channel.
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Step 8: Click on Activate which will open up a pop up window.
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Step 9: Enter the received pin to verify your mobile and activate.
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Step 10: From Choose an Action
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Step 11: select Send me an SMS.
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Step 12: Click on Create Recipe done.
Detailed Guide
If you already have one, go to https://ifttt.com/login.
, After you click This, the page will automatically move down to Choose Trigger Channel.
From there, select "Feed."
, Many blogs and websites use WordPress CMS, so in order to find the feed, just add "/feed" or "/feeds" to the tail of the URL to retrieve the posts from the home page.
Example:
If the home page URL is http://www.crawlerguys.com then the feed will be at http://www.crawlerguys.com/feed.
This will fetch the entire updates from the blog.
If you want to receive SMS updates only from a particular category from your favorite blog or website, then select that category and just add "/feed" to the tail of that URL.
Example: http://www.telecomclue.com/category/os/android/ is a sub category in telecomclue.com.
To get the SMS alerts from android category, put "http://www.telecomclue.com/category/os/android/feed" in the Feed URL.
When the android category is updated, you will receive an SMS talking about the new post in that category.
Don’t worry if a blog is with Blogger, IFTTT also supports Blogger channel. , Select SMS. , Enter your phone number and click Send Pin. , The pop up window will close now.
Click on "Continue to the next step."
By default you can receive Feed Title, Entry Title and Entry URL of a particular post.
If you want to receive the post content then just click "+" and select EntryContent from the drop down menu.
Then select Add ingredient. , You are now all set to receive your favorite blog or website updates as SMS.
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