iCal sharing is the most common option when it comes to web-based calendars and is known for easy and friendly event schedule sharing with minimum manual work. Web-based calendars allow you to export the calendar in the .ics format, which you can import into your app to display your event schedule. That .ics file contains
Create user-scheduled notifications, send reminders, and set up your own chime sound within our newly improved push notifications feature. To do so, go to Push → Notification centre → General. Chime settings Upload the desired chime sound by clicking the BROWSE button. Note: Uploading the chime button for the first time or changing the chime
Easily create, schedule, and send push notifications to your users’ devices to inform them about news and offers. You can interact with your users by sending them daily push notifications about various topics. Push notifications aren’t the same as traditional text messages since users can choose if they want to receive them when they download
Create an app where your users can post, share, like, and comment, create and update their profile, find other users, and much more with our social features. There are four screens in total associated with social features: In this article, we will go through each one of these screens and explain how to set up
The purpose of Checklist extension is to provide the app users with multi-step tasks that they will be able to mark as finished once the task is completed. To add Checklist as one of the screens of your app, go to Screens → press the + button → search for Checklist → click it to
News extension is content-friendly and provides more universal-like options for bringing in any type of information such as news, blogs, articles, stories, fun facts, and so on. In this article, we will guide you through the process of creating a news app by integrating our News or News RSS extension. If you are more into
In this article, we will explain how you can control who is accessing your app’s content, how to delete or block a user, update passwords or usernames for already registered app users, and much more. User management To manage your app’s users, go to Settings → (Extension settings) → Users → Users tab. Filter users
Scan any QR code from your app to open the linked webpage by using our Camera extension. To add the QR Code Scanner as one of the screens of your app, go to Screens → click the + button → search for Camera → click to add it as a screen. The Camera extension is
The Menu extension is how you list and categorize menu-styled items, whether you’re a restaurant owner or a food vendor. Add a Menu screen. Click on Create items. Click on +Add item. You will see this screen: Menu items include: Name – The name of your item as it appears on the
In this article, we will introduce you to Deals extension which can be used to introduce discounts and special deals. Add Deals screen Go to Screens → press the + button → search Deals → click on it to add it as one of the screens of your app. Add Deals Once the screen is added to
Display general pieces of information about your business or app, like open hours, website URL, social media profiles, and more, on our About screen. To add the About extension, which is pre-installed, to your app, go to Screens → press + button → search for About → click to add it as one of the screens of
If you have events with dates and details that you would like to share with your app users, our Events extension is the right choice for you. Add it as one of your screens – go to Screens → press the + button → search Events in the pop-up window → click on it. Afterwards,
Make a practical screen that would hold relevant pieces of information and multiple other screens at one place by using our Page extension. The primary use of this extension is to have a screen as a holder that would consist of paths to other screens. To add the Page extension, which is pre-installed, to your
Products extension is a practical solution to display products from your store. Disclaimer: keep in mind that this feature does not have an e-commerce solution included. It is made to showcase products from your website or somewhere else, with links that will lead somewhere outside of the app where the actual purchase can take place. In
You can now share your SoundCloud tracks with others by integrating our Podcasts RSS extension. Our Podcast RSS extension supports SoundCloud RSS feeds so to be able to play your SoundCloud tracks, see how to install the mentioned Podcasts RSS extension first. Extension’s name clearly states that it pulls your audio content through RSS feed,
Restrict the content of your app according to the user’s geographic location. The main purpose of this feature is to allow access to certain screens or content to users that are located in a particular region in the USA based on the legal repercussions that the app in question requires. For example, according to Apple’s
Showcase photos from your RSS feed or import collections manually. To add either Photos or Photos RSS extension to your app, go to Screens → press + button → search Photos in a pop-up window → choose either Photos RSS or Photos extension. Photos extension To add the photos to this screen, press the ADD
Have your website reflected in your app through our Web View extension and bring your brand closer to your users. Some common uses of this extension include web-based e-commerce solutions, forms for gathering information, social media pages, and some other web pages that are absolutely essential to your app’s purpose. The URL added can be
Find out how busy a certain place is at a given moment. Shoutem now offers an integration with BestTime to let you display at what time a specific place is the busiest by retrieving worldwide foot traffic data and Google Places API which is used for search autocomplete and suggestions, as well as other important
People extension can be used for creating team rosters, the list of conference speakers and staff associates, or present sponsors, cooperative organizations, and many more. To add People screen, go to Screens → press the + button → search People in a pop-up window → click it. Afterwards, People settings page will open where you’ll
Automated Push Notifications enables you to automatically send a push notification to inform users about any newly published article or podcast from monitored RSS feeds. RSS Monitoring is pre-installed, but if you cannot find it in Push section, you’ll have to install the extension first. To do so, go to Extensions → click the +
Change rationale for iOS and Android permissions. Permission requests are necessary so that your app can gain access to your camera, microphone, photos, and more for certain functionalities such as an upload of the photo on the wall or the profile, for video calls, proximity-triggered notifications, etc. App permission requests pop up only the first
Showcase videos from your video-based RSS feed or import collections manually. To add either Videos or Videos RSS extension to your app, go to Screens → press + button → find Media in a pop-up window, and pick either Videos RSS or Videos extension. Video extension To add the items manually, press the ADD ITEM
Engage with your users through the Frequently asked questions (FAQ) extension which can help you inform, educate and guide users through the main functionalities of your app, your business and brand, etc. Chatbots are made to ease communication, and the best part is – you don’t have to be physically present on the other side.
Create and promote affiliate programmes in your app with Affiliate extension Your affiliate program application will allow users to become your affiliate partners. The main purpose of such an app is to promote the business’s products to the users and for them to promote the products to their contacts and collect the affiliate points based
The Places extension is a feature you can use for displaying various locations such as cities, theatres, shops, bakeries, gas stations, and many more. In this article, we will guide you through the process of creating the app where you will be able to show various locations with details such as addresses, pictures, phone numbers,
Video calls are the best way to stay in touch, which is why you are now able to add this feature to your app and make one-on-one live video call communication possible for your users. We are using Agora SDK to make video calls possible so before you get into it, you’ll need to create
Add an extended My Profile screen with more input possibilities. The User Profile extension is My Profile’s extended version with an option to customize profile fields and see your user’s inputs in the builder. In this article, we will guide you through the process of adding a User Profile screen, configuring this extension and using
Integrate your Shopify webshop into your Shoutem app effortlessly. Shopify’s dashboard setup First step into this integration would be to add your products to collections in your Shopify dashboard. To do so, go to Products → Collections: After your collections are created and products you want to showcase in the app are assigned to those