Search Event Notification Emails but for Specific Node Types

twig on 20/09/2020 - 20:44
Last edited 20/09/2020 - 20:45

So because I missed the recent "$2 for buying Woolies egift card" deal yet again, I decided to create an email notification for it.

What I did was:

Upon checking my alerts I saw it created successfully.

What I got in my inbox over the next day or two was people on forums selling or asking for places to get gift cards. This is not what I wanted.

Is there any way to restrict the types of emails that come through via alerts?

Another improvement that would be appreciated is being able to filter out keywords from a deal notification.

For example, I sign up for alerts with "Nintendo Switch" for physical games but don't want any emails containing the word "eshop"

Comments

sss333 on 20/09/2020 - 21:10

+4

I can't believe I got a notification for this for my Nintendo eShop card alert.
- johnno07 on 21/09/2020 - 07:16
  
  +1
  
  Goddamnit me too.
dingle on 20/09/2020 - 21:14

+1

I signed up for an alert for a Nintendo Switch console deal…

I support this petition.
scotty on 20/09/2020 - 21:36

+3

Instead of using the drop-down to select node type, you need to use filter keywords, i.e.

search gift card type:ozbdeal

and then create a search alert with that.
- twig on 20/09/2020 - 23:34
  
  Thanks I'll give that a shot!
- twig on 21/09/2020 - 21:07
  
  Seems to do the trick, thanks Scotty!
  
  In regards to my other query, do you think this alert "nintendo switch type:ozbdeal -lite -eshop" will filter out the Nintendo Switch Lite and eShop results?
  
  I tried it here and it seems to filter them out but this one still shows up for some reason
  - scotty on 21/09/2020 - 21:52
    
    +1
    
    The original deal used "E-Shop" which wasn't excluded keyword. It was only changed to eShop earlier today by the moderator.
SF3 on 20/09/2020 - 21:38

Nah, you can’t outsource time limit deals to some software. You gotta be always be looking like a hawk! It’s like musical chairs 🪑 and the days of boxing day sales. Blink and you’ll miss an important deal.