We absolutely love IFTTT and we believe that you will too when you realise just what it’s capable of! In our office, we have been huge fans of IFTTT for several years and were lucky enough to integrate with them early on.
So what is IFTTT and how can I use it with my WIFIPLUG?
IFTTT is an acronym (pronounced ‘ifffft’ – strange, right?), which stands for ‘If This, Then That…’ – essentially, you can set combinations for your WIFIPLUG using the service. Let’s say that I want my WIFIPLUG to turn on when the sun goes down, that’s something I can quite easily do by telling IFTTT:
If this: Sun Sets
Then that: Turn on WIFIPLUG
We think that’s pretty amazing! So let’s have a walk-through and see how to do it!
First of all, open the IFTTT app (download it from your respective app store and sign up first).
Click the plus button on the top right to get to this page. Then click on ‘this’.
Search ‘weather’ and then click ‘Weather Underground’.
Scroll to ‘Sunset’.
Click on ‘that’.
Search WIFIPLUG and select us!
Click ‘Turn on’.
Click ‘Connect’.
Log in using your credentials.
Authorise us.
Select your lamp (or whatever you want to turn on).
Hey presto – the lights will now come on when the sun goes down! Cool huh?