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Make a Facebook or Twitter like Social App with AppPresser

Did you know you can make a social networking mobile app like Facebook or Twitter, using WordPress + AppPresser? The popular WordPress plugin BuddyPress is commonly called “Facebook in a box.” This plugin helps you turn your WordPress site into a community website with friending, activity feeds, groups, private messages, and more. AppPresser has built…

Introduction to how AppPresser works

We get lots of questions like: “Can I use a custom theme/plugin in my app?” “What types of apps can I make?” “How hard is it to customize?” This video is a quick introduction to how AppPresser works, so you can see first hand what it looks like to build an app. We’d recommend everyone…

Customizing AppPresser: Make a Photoblogging app

AppPresser allows you to make almost any type of app, this video shows you how to go about building a custom app. We will create a simple photoblogging app that allows you to take a photo, upload it and display it in your app. The point of this video is more about learning how to…

Updates to all products, new AppBuddy extension

We just released updates to all of our products. Please see these important notes before updating. Here are some things you can expect:

The WP Armchair mobile app, powered by AppPresser and BuddyPress

This app has been discontinued, please check out PressChat for an example of a BuddyPress mobile app View PressChat We are excited to announce a new mobile app for WordCamp attendees, called WP Armchair! If you are attending a WordCamp, register for free and post images and activity throughout the event. Make friends with other…

How is AppPresser different from other app builders?

I recently received an email that asked how AppPresser is different from other app building solutions. It’s a great question, since you can do things with AppPresser that are not possible with other app builders. First let’s talk about other ways to build apps, and the advantages/disadvantages of each.

Macworld / iWorld “6 about to break” finalist

We are very excited to announce that AppPresser was selected as a finalist in the “6 About to Break” competition for Macworld / iWorld! Macworld/iWorld 2014 and SF New Tech have partnered to produce the first-ever competition spotlighting the most innovative apps, accessories, software and utilities uniquely positioned to breakout in the Apple marketplace. AppPresser…

Push Notifications are now available

Picture this: you made an AppPresser app for your restaurant, and your customer Bob has it. It’s Friday night and you’re having a special, so you send out an email to your customers. Bob doesn’t get it because he’s not at his computer, it’s Friday night and he is out on the town. He just…

NEW DradCast App Built on AppPresser

We are so excited to announce the latest AppPresser app to get accepted into both the Apple Store Google Play for mass distribution on mobile devices everywhere! You’ve met them at WordCamps …. You enjoy their weekly show on Wednesday evenings …. NOW you can download them to your mobile device and listen on the…

AppPresser: How It Works and Why It’s Different

AppPresser was released 2 months ago and we’re very happy with it’s success and reception so far. Because AppPresser is such an innovative product for WordPress, and the idea of using WordPress to build native mobile apps is fairly new – we realize that there would be questions and clarifications to be made on what…

The World’s First iOS App Built On WordPress With AppPresser

Hey, we have made a lot of improvements since this app came out, check out our newest WooCommerce stuff here. We’re pretty thrilled with how AppPresser has been received since we officially launched it on January 7th. Since then, we’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from users and the ideas for future development have…

Introducing AppPresser

In 2012, Matt Mullenweg gave his 2012 State of the Word presentation at WordCamp San Francisco. In it, he mentioned that WordPress was moving towards being an application platform. In 2013, Matt, again, gave his State of the Word presentation, and again he mentioned that the future of WordPress was as an application platform. “It was on this very…

Increase Your Revenue in 2014 with Mobile Apps

If you are a WordPress developer and you don’t already offer mobile apps to your clients, doing so can increase your revenue in 2014. Adding an entirely new service to your business is not only exciting, it’s good for profits. Here’s how things usually go for your average WordPress developer… You just landed a new…

AppPresser is in beta!

After months of hard work, we have released AppPresser in beta! Things have been going great so far, we’ve been squashing bugs and getting great feedback. It’s a private beta, so only those on our email list will receive invitations. We have already sent out one wave of invites, the other is coming this week.…

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