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sms commands

basic commands

Text commands to the phone number 23559 (23559 spells CELLY)

text messaging currently works in USA only

@cellName
Join a cell
example
@wildcats
@cellName text
Send a message to a specific cell and set that cell as your current cell
example
@wildcats practice is rescheduled to 7pm
text
Send a message to your current cell
example
practice is rescheduled to 7pm
OFF
Mute a cell - stop receiving alerts on a cell and move it to your muted cell list
Usage: OFF (cellname)
START
Create a cell. Newly created cells are default to "Open Chat" conversation mode and "Username" privacy. See: MODE, PRIVACY, INVITE
Usage: START (cellname)

cell commands

CELLS
List the cells that you are a member of
Usage: CELLS
CLOSEPOLL
Close a poll that you have started and send out the results.
Usage: CLOSEPOLL
LEAVE
Stop receiving alerts and forget about a specific cell, or list the cells you can stop
Usage: STOP (cellname)
MEMBERS
List the members of a cell
Usage: MEMBERS (cellname)
POLL
Start a poll for members in your cell.
Usage: POLL Which day works best? #thursday #friday #monday
SETUP
Setup a cell - change the cell privacy and messaging mode settings
Usage: SETUP (cellname)
SETWELCOME
Update the welcome message for a cell
Usage: SETWELCOME cellname welcomeMessage

member commands

BLOCK
Block a user: you will no longer receive messages from them
Usage: BLOCK usernameORphonenumber
INVITE
Invite friends to join a cell. See also: REMOVE
Usage: INVITE
POINTS
Show your ranking with respect to other users, or the rank of another user. Use Celly more to raise your rank.
Usage: POINTS (username)
REMOVE
Remove and uninvite a user from a cell
Usage: REMOVE cellname usernameOrNumber

help commands

CMD
Show some basic Celly commands
Usage: CMD
HELP
Show help for the specified command, or if no command specified, generic info about Celly
Usage: HELP (command)

@me

@me text
Send a note to yourself
example
@me don't forget the milk!
LAST @me
Retrieve the last note you sent
example
LAST @me
LAST @me N
Retrieve the last N notes you sent
example
LAST @me 5

all commands

Text commands to the phone number 23559 (23559 spells CELLY)

text messaging currently works in USA only

@cellName
Join a cell
example
@wildcats
@cellName text
Send a message to a specific cell and set that cell as your current cell
example
@wildcats practice is rescheduled to 7pm
text
Send a message to your current cell
example
practice is rescheduled to 7pm
.text
Explicitly send a message to your current cell. The '.' tells Celly that you are sending a message instead of a command.
example
.practice is rescheduled to 7pm
!command
Explicitly use a command. The '!' tells Celly that you are sending a command and not a message, in some cases avoiding confirmation menus.
example
!START
OFF
Mute a cell - stop receiving alerts on a cell and move it to your muted cell list
Usage: OFF (cellname)
START
Create a cell. Newly created cells are default to "Open Chat" conversation mode and "Username" privacy. See: MODE, PRIVACY, INVITE
Usage: START (cellname)

chat commands

ACKS
Turn message acknowledgements on or off (default: on)
Usage: ACKS
ANC
Turn join announcements on/off (default: on)
Usage: ANC
BIO
Update your personal bio that other people see
Usage: BIO your new bio
CELL
Show the name and stats of your current cell
Usage: CELL
CHANGENAME
Request your userName to be changed. Celly support will contact you.
Usage: CHANGENAME newUserName
MYCELLS
List the cells that you have created
Usage: MYCELLS
PASSWORD
Set/update your password to use on the Celly website
Usage: PASSWORD
SHARE
Send a friend a text that tells them how to start a cell on Celly.
Usage: SHARE phonenumber/username

cell commands

ADDCURATOR
Add a curator to a cell that you started
Usage: ADDCURATOR
APPROVE
Approve friends who have tried to join your cells
Usage: APPROVE
CELLS
List the cells that you are a member of
Usage: CELLS
CLOSEPOLL
Close a poll that you have started and send out the results.
Usage: CLOSEPOLL
DELETE
Delete a cell
Usage: DELETE cellname
INFO
Retrieve the description of a cell
Usage: INFO cellname
LAST
Retrieve the last message from a cell, or if count is specified, the (count) most recent messages
Usage: LAST cellname (count)
LEAVE
Stop receiving alerts and forget about a specific cell, or list the cells you can stop
Usage: STOP (cellname)
MEMBERS
List the members of a cell
Usage: MEMBERS (cellname)
MODE
Set cell messaging mode. Controls who can message: Open chat, Curated chat, or Alert-only
Usage: MODE (cellName)
POLL
Start a poll for members in your cell.
Usage: POLL Which day works best? #thursday #friday #monday
PRIVACY
Set the cell privacy. Controls how people can join the cell.
Usage: PRIVACY (cellName)
REMOVECURATOR
Remove a curator from a cell that you started
Usage: REMOVECURATOR
SETUP
Setup a cell - change the cell privacy and messaging mode settings
Usage: SETUP (cellname)
SETWELCOME
Update the welcome message for a cell
Usage: SETWELCOME cellname welcomeMessage
STATS
Get statistics on a cell
Usage: STATS cellname

member commands

BLOCK
Block a user: you will no longer receive messages from them
Usage: BLOCK usernameORphonenumber
INVITE
Invite friends to join a cell. See also: REMOVE
Usage: INVITE
INVITES
List your invites to a cell
Usage: INVITES cellname
POINTS
Show your ranking with respect to other users, or the rank of another user. Use Celly more to raise your rank.
Usage: POINTS (username)
REMOVE
Remove and uninvite a user from a cell
Usage: REMOVE cellname usernameOrNumber

help commands

CMD
Show some basic Celly commands
Usage: CMD
CMD2
Show some more Celly commands
Usage: CMD2
HC
Show the commands you can use with cells
Usage: HC
HELP
Show help for the specified command, or if no command specified, generic info about Celly
Usage: HELP (command)
HM
Show the commands you can use with members of a cell
Usage: HM
HR
Show info about how Rank works
Usage: HR
WEBPUBLIC
Turn on or off publishing your cell to the public web (default: off)
Usage: WEBPUBLIC

@me

@me text
Send a note to yourself
example
@me don't forget the milk!
LAST @me
Retrieve the last note you sent
example
LAST @me
LAST @me N
Retrieve the last N notes you sent
example
LAST @me 5

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