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Save new Foursquare check-ins to Day One and WordPress

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How this automation works

Automatically document your adventures by saving new Foursquare check-ins to both Day One and WordPress. This applet runs whenever you check in on Foursquare and creates a journal entry and blog post with your location details. Perfect for travelers and bloggers who want to preserve their memories across Day One and WordPress in one step.

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in on Foursquare or Swarm. Only works with public check-ins.
Shout VenueName VenueUrl VenueMapImageUrl CheckinDate
Then
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a new Journal entry in the Journal you specify.
journal_id body tags latitude longitude placename image
And
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a normal post on your WordPress blog.
title body categories tags post_status

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11 triggers, queries, and actions

Any new check-in

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in on Foursquare or Swarm. Only works with public check-ins.

Any new post

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you publish a new post on your public WordPress blog.

New check-in at category

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in to a venue in a specific category on Foursquare or Swarm. It only works with public check-ins.

New check-in by friend in area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time any friend checks in on Foursquare or Swarm in an area you specify.

New check-in by you in area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in on Foursquare or Swarm in an area you specify.

New check-in tagged

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time you check in on Foursquare or Swarm with a single hashtag in the shout (e.g. #IFTTT).

New check-in with photo

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in with a photo on Foursquare or Swarm. Only works with public check-ins.

New post with tag or category

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you publish a new post on your public WordPress blog with a specific tag or category.

Create a photo post

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a photo post on your WordPress blog from the given URL to an image.

Create a post

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a normal post on your WordPress blog.

Create Journal Entry

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a new Journal entry in the Journal you specify.

Any new check-in

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in on Foursquare or Swarm. Only works with public check-ins.

Any new post

Pro icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you publish a new post on your public WordPress blog.

Create a photo post

Pro icon
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a photo post on your WordPress blog from the given URL to an image.

Create a post

Pro icon
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a normal post on your WordPress blog.

Create Journal Entry

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a new Journal entry in the Journal you specify.

New check-in at category

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in to a venue in a specific category on Foursquare or Swarm. It only works with public check-ins.

New check-in by friend in area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time any friend checks in on Foursquare or Swarm in an area you specify.

New check-in by you in area

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in on Foursquare or Swarm in an area you specify.

New check-in tagged

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time you check in on Foursquare or Swarm with a single hashtag in the shout (e.g. #IFTTT).

New check-in with photo

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you check in with a photo on Foursquare or Swarm. Only works with public check-ins.

New post with tag or category

Pro icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you publish a new post on your public WordPress blog with a specific tag or category.

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WordPress is an open source blog tool and publishing platform. Automatically share posts across social media, publish quickly, bring photos into your blog, manage drafts, and more — Applets make it possible.

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About Foursquare

Foursquare is a location-based social networking website. Use Applets to archive and share check-ins, save pictures, and much more.

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About Day One

Day One is a personal journal, and repository for your private data.

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