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Reactor Development: Embedded Webpage

The Embedded Webpage Page Type is available for when you need to include something in your app and none of the other page types can handle the content. Or, you want to include something from a different site from where your WP API data is supplied. This page type should be used only when absolutely necessary.…

5 Cool Things Developers Can Do With Reactor

Reactor is no longer available, but you can get all the same features (and more) with AppPresser 3. If you are a developer, you can build mobile apps for your clients using your WordPress skill set. Building mobile apps with Reactor is very similar to your process when building a client’s website. With a website,…

Make a mobile app using your WooCommerce website

If you have a WooCommerce website that sells your products, you can easily convert it into a mobile app for iOS and Android. Your app users can browse your products and purchase in the app, using the same payment gateway you have on your site. If you use Stripe or PayPal on your site, the…

How important is a mobile strategy?

Mobile is taking over the internet. From the mobile web to mobile apps, it’s quickly becoming as important or more important than the desktop. You need a mobile strategy for your business, if you don’t have one, you may be losing sales and customers. If you aren’t convinced, here are some figures that illustrate the…

How do I get a mobile app for my business?

You’ve determined that you need a mobile app for your business, what now? What are your options? How much does it cost? What will it look like? These are all important questions we are going to answer in this article. Let’s take a look at custom apps vs. the DIY route, and what those each…

The Free Mobile App Contest

We are going to build free mobile apps for 2 lucky businesses this month. Consider it an early Christmas present! The winners will get a free account on Reactor, and we will build and submit the apps to the iOS and Android app stores. We will be posting about each app here on the blog so…

4 reasons a mobile app can help your business

Your business has a WordPress website, do you need a mobile app? Mobile apps can help you reach your customers in new and exciting ways, helping to grow your business. Let’s look at 4 reasons an app can supplement your existing website and marketing strategy.

How Reactor works, and why it’s different

Reactor is no longer available, but you can get all the same features (and more) with AppPresser 3. We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how our new app builder Reactor is different from other AppPresser products. If you want to make a mobile app out of your WordPress website, what’s the best…

New Features in Reactor

A lot of people have been asking us what features are coming soon in Reactor to help you build better mobile apps. Here’s a list of what we’ve been doing, and what’s coming up.

Reactor is open! Get a discount

Reactor is no longer available, but you can get all the same features (and more) with AppPresser 3. Start building mobile apps with Reactor for 14 days free starting right now. But we’ve also got a special deal… Get the Pro plan ($99/mo) for only $59/mo for 1 entire year! (That’s a $480 savings) Offer…

The State of WordPress and Mobile App Builders

I’ve used a lot of mobile app builders. There are a ton of them out there, some for developers, some for non-techies. Some create cookie-cutter apps, some allow for lots of customization. Each has their own pros and cons, the question is, which should you use? Let’s take a look at some of them.

An intro to the Ionic Framework

The Ionic Framework is the new gold standard in hybrid mobile app development. It is a front-end framework that provides bootstrap-like app UI components as well as AngularJS based structure. This includes animations like page transitions, modals, and more.

Reactor: Behind the Scenes

Reactor is no longer available, but you can get all the same features (and more) with AppPresser 3. See what our newest invention Reactor is all about in this behind the scenes look. Watch how easy it is to build fast, beautiful apps that integrate WordPress.

Introducing Reactor

Reactor is no longer available, but you can get all the same features (and more) with AppPresser 3. Reactor is a re-imagining of the app building process. With a specific focus on integrating WordPress content, Reactor allows you to build higher quality mobile apps more easily. Sign up for more info at http://reactor.apppresser.com What is…

Custom App Spotlight: List25

List25 is a news entertainment website that compiles lesser-known intriguing information on a variety of subjects. It was started by Syed Balkhi and David Pegg in 2011, and has amassed a very large following which includes over 1.2 million YouTube subscribers. Their unique angle is displaying their posts in “top 25” lists, which can be…

Including advertising into AppPresser

Today we are going to look at including iAd, Apple’s Ad Service, into our app. To do this, we are going to use Phonegap’s own iAd plugin.

Make a mobile app with WordPress & Phonegap: Part 3 – Menus

This is part 3 of our series about how to build a mobile app with WordPress and Phonegap using the JSON REST API. Here are links for part 1 and part 2. At this point you should have a simple app that displays posts from WordPress in a list, and you can click those to…

Custom App Spotlight: Vinitial

The AppPresser team develops custom apps for clients who need great performance and custom features. Custom apps go beyond the current capabilities of AppPresser products, Learn more here. Let’s say you play soccer on the weekends, and last Sunday you tweaked your back for the 3rd time. You visit your physical therapist to get checked…

Make a mobile app with WordPress & Phonegap: Part 2 – Page Transitions

This is part 2 of our series about how to build a mobile app with WordPress and Phonegap using the JSON REST API. You can find part 1 here. In part 2 of this series, we’ll learn how to add different views with page transitions. Views are basically pages, but they work different than website…

Add push notifications to your BuddyPress mobile app

New updates to AppBuddy allow push notifications when someone mentions you, messages you, or sends you a friend request. The fully featured BuddyPress notification system is similar to Facebook or Twitter, and now with push notifications it can be used in your mobile app. You can test this feature by downloading the PressChat mobile app,…

Everything you need to know about building mobile apps