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AppPresser 3 Feature Spotlight: API Driven List Pages
API Driven List Pages are a powerful new feature in AppPresser 3 that uses the WP-API to pull in content from your WordPress site. The end result is super fast WordPress posts in your app that can be stored offline. For example, you can pull in your latest posts filtered by category, a list of…
Read MoreBuilding Your App with AppPresser 3 and PhoneGap Build
As you’re building an app, one of the most important parts of the process is testing the app to see how it looks and how it behaves. In AppPresser 3, we’ve made the process of testing much simpler by moving the bulk of the development into the WordPress Customizer. This new process gives you a…
Read MoreDive Into AppPresser 3
If you’re already familiar with how AppPresser 2 works, or if you’re brand new to AppPresser, this post is going to show you how easy it is to get up and running and building apps with AppPresser 3. Before we get started, I should probably mention that we are still a little more than a…
Read More3 Things to Do After You Publish Your App
You’ve put in a lot of hard work to make a great app, and published it on the app stores. Hooray! Now what? After you launch, it’s time to get people to download and use your app. You should also be monitoring statistics and reviews, and there are some free tools to help. Let’s look…
Read MoreConnect Your Ionic 2+ App to WordPress Using the WP-API
*Updated for Ionic 3.2.1 on 5/17/17 In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of creating an Ionic 2 app that pulls in WordPress posts and other content using the WP-API. We’ll also look at how to handle custom post types and other content using the same method we’ll use here. Once you know…
Read MoreUsing a child theme to customize your app
When building a WordPress website, using a child theme to customize your site’s look and functionality is considered a best practice. It should come as no surprise that you should use a child theme when creating an app for your site. I briefly touched on this topic in my recent post where I provided an overview…
Read MoreHotBookDeals: From site to App
NOTE: The content in this post is related to AppPresser 2 only. For AppPresser 3, please check out this post Post Author: John Hawkins Earlier this year, I launched a new website called HotBookDeals.com, a site that sends a daily newsletter to members informing them of free and discounted ebooks in their selected categories. After…
Read MoreUse Fastlane to Speed Up iOS App Store Submission
Updated July 2017 for Fastlane 2.4+ If you’ve submitted an app to the Apple app store, you know it can be a huge pain. You have to generate certificates, provisioning profiles, .p12 files, create the app store listing, and more. You login to different places to do those things, rebuild the app, download multiple files,…
Read MoreHow to Write Better Javascript
Most web projects involve writing Javascript, these days it’s more popular than ever. It’s important to know the fundamentals of how to write good Javascript, even if you don’t become a JS Ninja. There are some simple guidelines you can follow to instantly upgrade your skills, and ensure clean, maintainable code. Before we dive into…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Ionic 2, Typescript, and the WP-API
Keeping up with modern Javascript these days is harder than following the love lives of the Kardashians. Being a front-end developer is a constantly evolving job, with the framework du jour changing every other month. Writing Javascript is no longer just writing Javascript, it’s learning to use command line compilers like Grunt and Webpack, code…
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