How to add push notifications in WordPress (for free)

Onesignal:

Chapters:
Intro : 0:00
Creating Onesignal account: 0:29
Configuring Onesignal: 01:07
Installing the plugin: 01:58
Connecting Onesignal to the site: 02:29
Testing notifications: 04:18
Sending custom messages as notifications: 05:17
Thanks for watching! : 06:32

Hi guys,

In today’s video, we are going to see how to add push notifications in WordPress for free.

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Create an account by entering email, password, and name

Once you receive the confirmation email, open it and click confirm your account

You will be taken to the configuration page

We can also use one signal to send notifications to IOS, Android, and many others.

But for now, we are going to choose web push, that is for web browsers

Three methods can be used to configure it.

Select Wordpress since we are using it

Enter the site name and the URL.

Make sure to add the URL with https://

Finally, Click save

So now we have the App ID, and API key.

Go to the WordPress dashboard of your site

Hover your mouse over the plugins and click add new

Search for one signal

Install the plugin and activate it

Once activated, click onesignal

Now, click configuration

Now, go back to the one signal and copy the app ID and API key

Paste them in the respective field

If you’re using an HTTPS connection, make sure to turn it on

Now, go back to the one signal and click finish

So now, we are going to enable push notifications for safari.

Unlike other browsers, We have to do it separately for safari.

Click Apple Safari

Enter the name and the URL of the site with https://

After entering the details, click next

Choose WordPress and click next

Copy the safari web id, and get back to the site.

Now paste it there.

Scroll down and enter the name of the site

We can configure the notification bell and the text here

Scroll all the way to the down and click save

So now, let’s test it

When people visit the site, they will be prompted with a message asking them to allow the notifications.

If they click allow, they will be added to our subscription list

Now, let’s post an article and see if it works

One signal will appear while creating a blog.

You can also turn this off to prevent notifications for a particular blog.

As soon as we publish it, onesignal sends the notification with the featured image.

When people click it, they will be taken to the blog.

Now, let’s send custom messages as notifications

Log in to the account if asked

Now, click our site and click + new push

Enter the title, and the message

If you want, you can also upload an image

Finally, enter the URL

Make sure to add it with https:// format.

Click platform settings and enable or disable notification for specific browsers, if you want.

You can also schedule the message by enabling the option.

Scroll down, and click confirm

Finally, click send message.

When people click it, they will be taken to the URL we entered before.

That’s it, guys!

If you have any doubts, feel free to ask me in the comments down below.

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[drkotb]

Hi, is there a push plugin locking content in exchange of push allowance (so that i can build my push list with), is there one which is similar to( optin panda plugin ) that locks content for an email optin ?? Thanks