How do I keep a new line character in an IFTTT recipe

Question

I am using IFTTT.com to watch my Flickr photostream and make a WordPress post. The IFTTT recipe uses:

{{FlickrUrl}}<br>
{{Description}}<br>
<a href="{{FlickrUrlShort}}">via Flickr</a>

The <br> after the {{FlickrUrl}} is not being parsed. I end up with 'br' on the end of the photo URL and the link doesn't work.

For example

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brantwinter/8853319926

is being added to the blog as:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brantwinter/8853319926br

The br is breaking the URL string

Any help would be appreciated.

Can't you just add a regular old carriage return to the line? As far as I know IFTTT doesn't support HTML in fields. — ale, Commented May 28, 2013 at 12:54
You might also contact [email protected] with the recipe ID. I've found them to be very responsive. — ale, Commented May 28, 2013 at 13:00

ilium007 · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-29 01:16:26Z

4

So the awesome guys at IFTTT sorted this out for me:

[embed]{{FlickrUrl}}[/embed]<br>
{{Description}}

The [embed] tags were the answer !

answered May 29, 2013 at 1:16

ilium007

1811 silver badge4 bronze badges

so, do you still need the <br> tags, if the [embed] tags were the answer?
– seemly
Commented May 9, 2016 at 7:47

Add a comment |

Dwhitz · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-18 13:05:47Z

1

Also, using only br tag works for me !

{{FlickrUrl}}<br>

answered Dec 18, 2016 at 15:29

Dwhitz

1214 bronze badges

Add a comment |

2 Answers 2