Building and engaging with an online community takes the right tools. Whether you’re supporting your creative work, managing fan subscriptions, or sparking conversations in forums and chatrooms, these platforms help you stay connected. With IFTTT, you can connect them to thousands of other apps and services, making it easier to grow your audience, reward supporters, and keep conversations flowing.
Support your creative work
Turn your audience into active supporters with platforms designed for creators. Automations can help you thank fans, track donations, or share new content instantly.
Buy Me a Coffee: A simple, direct way for creators to receive tips and support from fans. With IFTTT, you can automate tasks such as tracking supporters and engaging with them on social media, making it easier to manage your community.
Patreon: A membership platform that lets you offer exclusive content and rewards to paying supporters. IFTTT enhances your Patreon experience by automating tasks related to campaigns, posts, and membership tracking.
Host conversations in real time
Stay connected with communities where people come together to chat, collaborate, and share. Automations can help you manage channels, cross-post updates, or notify members of new activity.
Discord: A chat platform built around servers and channels, popular with gamers, creators, and niche communities. IFTTT allows you to connect Discord with various services to automate your online interactions. Whether it’s sharing content or sending notifications, integrating Discord with IFTTT makes it easy to keep your community informed and engaged.
Join and grow discussions
Tap into broad online communities to discover trends, share insights, and engage with audiences worldwide. Automations can help you track mentions, share posts, or save interesting threads for later.
Reddit: A massive network of communities (subreddits) where people gather to discuss topics ranging from hobbies to world news. With IFTTT and Reddit, you can effortlessly stay updated on the latest posts in your favorite subreddits, create posts, and engage with content that matters to you.
Top community platform Applets to try
Users are loving these community platform Applets.
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Share your latest YouTube uploads on /r/videos
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Get alerts when your company or name is mentioned on Reddit
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Reddit - New posts in subreddit notification
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Mail me free games with Steam keys posted to /r/gamedeals
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New tweet by specific user sends Discord message
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Share YouTube video to Discord
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Message to Discord when you share a new video on YouTube
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If new Patreon Post, then post a rich message to a Discord channel
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Keep track of Patreon members in a Googlesheet
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Post to Discord for every new supporter on Buy Me a Coffee
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Keep track of Buy Me a Coffee supporters in a Google Sheet
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Track new Buy Me a Coffee members in a Google Sheet
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Top community platform app integrations
Explore more ways to integrate these popular community platform apps:
⚡️ Connect Reddit to Notifications
⚡️ Connect Discord to Twitter (X)
⚡️ Connect Discord to Google Calendar
⚡️ Connect Patreon to Google Sheets
Keep your community running smoothly
Your time should go into connecting with people, not juggling platforms. By linking these tools together with IFTTT, you can welcome members, share updates, and keep conversations active without the extra hassle. Start automating today and spend more time where it counts: your community.