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Function to Enroll a User into a LearnDash Course

To enroll or unenroll a user from a LearnDash course programatically (using code), you use the ld_update_course_access() function. Enroll This function takes 3 arguments, the user id, course id, and whether you’d like to remove them from the course. To get the course id, it’s helpful to use the learndash_get_course_id() function. This allows you to…

Using Tab Navigation In Your App

Tab navigation is a popular way to get around an app, in this post we’ll show you how to use tab navigation with your AppPresser app. We are also excited to release global tab navigation, a new feature you can use today. A lot of popular apps use tab navigation, including the Apple Podcast app,…

The Difference Between WordPress Actions and Filters (for beginners)

If you want to customize something on your WordPress site using code, you use an action or a filter. With an action or a filter, you can add something to a page, load Javascript or CSS, add information to a post before it is saved, and a thousand other things. So what’s the difference between…

9 Reasons Your App Could Be Rejected By Apple Review

We deal with Apple App Review a lot. Too much actually. We’ve submitted thousands of apps on behalf of customers and dealt with lots of rejections. In this article, we are going to cover some of the biggest mistakes we have seen that could get your app rejected by the Apple Review Team. It’s a…

AppPresser Updates November 2022

Hasn’t 2022 flown by? We’ve been keeping our heads down working both to help you build your apps in support and improve the product behind the scenes. Let’s recap and highlight some of the improvements we’ve made over the last few months: Google Play Compatibility Updates We aren’t the only ones who have been busy.…

AppPresser Updates April 2022

The first quarter of 2022 went by fast, here’s what we’ve been working on. tl;dr – we’ve been making lots of updates, but there are no breaking changes, carry on as usual! AndroidX Updates Google is requiring all new apps to be updated for AndroidX later this year, so we have been hard at work…

New Photo Gallery and More Product Updates

Check out what’s new with AppPresser this month. Photo Gallery You can now easily add a photo gallery to your app, and allow app users to upload photos from their device. Choose if you want to allow photo uploads, what photos you want to display, and how you want them displayed. Click a photo to…

Major Improvements to AppPresser Dashboard and Apps

This week we are releasing some major design and feature improvements to both the AppPresser app dashboard, and the apps themselves. App Dashboard Improvements The app dashboard received a major design overhaul, as well as some new features. The app dashboard has a better layout and design Some settings have moved from the app customizer…

Apple Allows Avoiding In App Purchases

Late last year, Apple cut in app purchase commissions in half (from 30% to 15%). More good news for app developers came out this week: Apple has agreed to allow a way to get around paying commissions on in app purchases. Apple was sued recently, and in the settlement they agreed to allow app developers…

AppPresser Updates June 2021

We’ve been working hard as usual, here are some of the new features, fixes, and improvements we’ve done over the last month or so. Support Over 1,000 email conversations in the last 30 days New Features Added support for “any” attributes in WooCommerce Use custom taxonomies in WordPress category list block – usage Added BuddyPress…

New WooCommerce App Features and Improvements

This month we’ve been working hard on WooCommerce app improvements, here’s what’s new. New Product Filter The new filter modal appears on your shop page, and allows app users to filter based on product attributes and categories. The filter pulls in all product attributes, such as size, color, gender, etc. It also includes all parent…

Custom App Spotlight: All the World – Better Learning

All the World is a weekly educational show featuring live-action videos for children, think “Mr. Rogers meets NatGeo”. Our Custom App Development Team developed the All The World mobile app which is available in the App Stores for download on iOS and Android Devices. This iOS and Android app features a weekly educational show with…

New Features and Improvements This Month

We are always releasing fixes and improvements, here’s the latest. Comments on API based Posts You can now show comments and add new ones on WordPress post list blocks. To enable comments, just check “Show Comments” on your WordPress post list block. For apps built prior to the date of this post, your app must…

How To Create Great Looking App Store Screenshots

Great screenshots are critical to making your app store listing attractive to collect more app downloads. In this article I’ll show you how to go beyond just grabbing screenshots from your app. Learn how to liven them up with attention grabbing titles background images, and device frames. Free Figma and Photoshop files included. Table of…

New App: Share and Upvote WordPress Community Content

The new Capital P Dangit app by AppPresser is live on the app stores. Download it (links below) to find the best content from around the WordPress community. Share, upvote, and even submit your articles in a user friendly mobile app. This app was built with AppPresser just for fun. Here are some of the…

Apple In App Purchase Fees Cut in Half

Apple recently announced that they will be dropping their commissions on in app purchases to 15% starting January 1st, 2021. The fees will be reduced for anyone making under $1 million per year, which they classify as Small Businesses. From Apple’s announcement: Existing developers who made up to $1 million in 2020 for all of…

New! Apple and Google Login

You can now allow your app users to easily login to your app with their Apple and Google accounts. (not available on all plans) With this feature enabled, your app users will be shown the standard email/password login, as well as buttons for Apple and Google Sign on. When they click one of the buttons,…

New! App Page Builder

Our new App Page Builder lets you create pages for your app easier than ever. Create custom page layouts Drag and drop components visually See changes right away, less rebuilding! No code required This is a huge improvement for creating custom pages in your apps, it’s faster and more intuitive. Create Custom Page Layouts Using…

Updates – Logins, Camera, and Email Notifications

This month we made some significant updates to AppPresser apps, here is a log of the important changes. September stats just for fun: > 75 code commits > 1700 email replies > dozens of bugs squashed Login Updates By default the WordPress login token (JWT) expires after 7 days. An expired token causes problems with…

New! Podcasting and Media Player Improvements

This month we made some big improvements to our media and podcasting features. Speed and Looping Now you can listen to podcasts (or any audio) faster or slower with our new speed adjustments. With the click of a button, listen at 1.5x, 2x, or .5x. The new loop button allows you to loop a single…

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