Send a Gmail message when you press the Button widget
How this automation works
Get the newest Wiktionary Word of the Day delivered straight to your inbox. Each time a new word is posted, this applet emails you (and up to 20 recipients) with its definition and link for easy learning. Perfect for expanding your vocabulary daily. Customize the message to fit your tone.
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Trigger ingredients
URL
PartOfSpeech
Definition
Word
Date
Then
Action fields
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subject
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20 triggers, queries, and actions
Article added to 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 an article is added to a specific category.
Article of the day
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 whenever the daily featured article on Wikipedia is updated.
Article receives high number of edits
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 for any articles that are receiving an unusual level of edits.
New edit from specific user
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 each time a specified user makes a contribution to Wikipedia.
New edit to article in 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 an article is edited within a specific category.
New edit to specific article
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 each time someone edits a specified Wikipedia article.
New edit with hashtag
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 a Wikipedia edit includes a specific hashtag.
Picture of the day
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 whenever a new picture of the day is posted on Wikimedia Commons.
Word of the day
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 whenever a new Word of the day is posted on Wiktionary.
History of article added to category
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an article was added to a specific category.
History of Article of the day
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of previous daily featured articles on Wikipedia
History of article receives high number of edits
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of for any articles that are receiving an unusual level of edits.
History of edits from specific user
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of each time a specified user makes a contribution to Wikipedia.
History of edits to article in category
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time an article is edited within a specific category.
History of edits to specific article
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of each time someone edits a specified Wikipedia article.
History of edits with hashtag
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a Wikipedia edit includes a specific hashtag.
History of Picture of the Days
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of the previous picture of the days on Wikimedia Commons.
History of Word of the day
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of previous Word of the days.
Send an email
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 send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.
Send yourself an email
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 send yourself an email. HTML, images and links are supported.
Article added to 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 an article is added to a specific category.
Article of the day
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 whenever the daily featured article on Wikipedia is updated.
Article receives high number of edits
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 for any articles that are receiving an unusual level of edits.
History of article added to category
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an article was added to a specific category.
History of Article of the day
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of previous daily featured articles on Wikipedia
History of article receives high number of edits
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of for any articles that are receiving an unusual level of edits.
History of edits from specific user
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of each time a specified user makes a contribution to Wikipedia.
History of edits to article in category
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time an article is edited within a specific category.
History of edits to specific article
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of each time someone edits a specified Wikipedia article.
History of edits with hashtag
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a Wikipedia edit includes a specific hashtag.
History of Picture of the Days
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of the previous picture of the days on Wikimedia Commons.
History of Word of the day
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of previous Word of the days.
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More on Gmail and Wikipedia
About Gmail
Connect Gmail to send emails to yourself and others.
Connect Gmail to send emails to yourself and others.
About Wikipedia
Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Applets can help you dig into its millions of articles: subscribe to email digests of featured articles or save them to read later, check out the picture of the day, get vocabulary words, and much more.
Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Applets can help you dig into its millions of articles: subscribe to email digests of featured articles or save them to read later, check out the picture of the day, get vocabulary words, and much more.