IFTTT Basic Tutorial

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How to Use

to Automate Social Media

Posting Selectively


IFTTT stands for:


How does

IFTTT

works?


It Connects two channels

together seamlessly


Using RECIPES

that include a TRIGGER

and an ACTION


Let’s define the terms


What are

RECIPES?


It is a combination of a

TRIGGERAnd an

ACTION


What are

TRIGGERS?


It is the

This part

of a Recipe


It gives signal

to IFTTT

when to run

the recipe


What are

ACTIONS?


It is the

That part

of the Recipe


If the signal

of the

Trigger

is received


IFTTT then

does the action


Let’s begin the tutorial


Open a browser


Click on the Search bar


Go to www.ifttt.com



Click on

Sign up


Fill in the

information

needed


Type in your Email


Type in your Password


Click on Create account


You will be

directed to

the

dashboard


There is a brief

Presentation

of how it

works


Click on This


This will display


Click on that


This will display


Click on Continue


This is the Output


Click on Continue


These are some of the

services you will choose from


Select

three

channels

to

continue


Click on Continue


These are the Recommended

Recipes


These are the Do Recipes


These are the If Recipes


How do

I create a

Recipe?


Click on My Recipe


Click on Create a Recipe


Click on This


Triggers will be displayed


And you have to

Accomplish

7 Steps


Step 1 Choose a Trigger Channel


Or use the Search box


Let’s choose Instagram


Click on Connect


Instagram window will appear


Log inYour Instagram

Account


Click on Authorize


Click on

Done


Click on Continue to the next step


Step 2 Choose a pre-

programmed Trigger


Click on the Trigger you

chose


Step 3 Click on CreateTrigger


This is the result


Click on that


A pre-programmed

action will appear


Step 4 Choose an Action Channel


Or use the Search box


Let’s choose Dropbox


Click on Connect


Dropbox

window will

appear


Click on

Allow


Click on

Done


Click on Continue to the next step


Step 5 Choose a

preprogrammed action


Click on Create a link post


Click on

Create Action


Step 7 Create and Connect


Click on Create Recipe


This now the output


The Recipe ID


The Recipe Title


Recipes can be turned On/Off


You may want to Publish your

Recipe


View Recipe Logs


The Recipe Log


You can Delete Recipes


Now let’s see if it works


I uploaded a photo on my

Instagram account


The photo should then be

saved on my Dropbox


Click on Check now


Click on your Instagram

account name


You will be redirected to your

Intagram Account Homepage


The photo I posted

on my Instagram

Account


Click on your Dropbox Account

name


You will be redirected to your

Dropbox homepage


Click on IFTTT Folder


Click on Instagram Folder


Click on the Photo


The same photo I uploaded on my

Instagram Account is now saved on

my Dropbox



You’re ready!


Go ahead and explore

IFTTT. You can make

different Recipes for

personal or business use.



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