Why is it important to convert your website into an app?
Websites are an important part of every company and institution. And when it comes to building your own, you only want the best.
What if you could create your own website without any coding knowledge and for a small amount of money?
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With Soutem’s website app builder you can!
Check out the features and reasons to choose Shoutem website app builder.
How to convert a website into a mobile app in three easy steps
After Once you have made your mobile app preparations (market research, functionalities concept, etc.), you can start working on the app creation.
With Shoutem’s no-code builder, you can create website Create apps and mobile apps easily and effortlessly without any programming knowledge. Let us guide you through 3 easy steps to create your own website app.
1. Jump into the App Builder
We know that signing up isn’t a user’s favorite pastime, but it has to be done. What we can promise is that it’s easy and fast.
After you’ve logged in, select an empty project, which will open the app dashboard that looks like this.
2. Choose your app template and set up all the features
Shoutem offers a variety of templates for different app types. The most popular options include news apps, events apps, travel apps, radio streaming apps to name a few.
After choosing the type of website app you are going to build go through the build to see what out-of-the-box features your app can have. Choose what matters most to you, what reflects the purpose of your website app and style it to your liking. Be sure to incorporate best app design practices and tips for creating an app logo
In this short video, you will learn how to create a news app from scratch. You will easily learn how to navigate the builder and set up your app’s key features
3. Publish your website application
Before you click the publish button, there are a few things that need to be done. In the store metadata, you should enter the information required to publish your app to iTunes and Google Play stores. Read the whole article and follow the instructions to prepare your app for publishing.
Once you have added all the features, you can click the Publish button and Here we go. Done!
Key Integrations for Any Website App
Now that you’ve got an idea of our builder, let’s go through some key extensions you can integrate into your website app.
News RSS
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News extension is content friendly and brings in all kinds of information like news, blogs, articles, stories, fun facts and so on. The system imports relevant content from other websites and presents it in your website app. You can import the list of articles directly from the website or add them manually.
The Support News RSS article explains the step-by-step process of adding the News RSS extension to yours Website.
One cool feature worth noting is that News RSS allows you to send notifications to users as soon as the news is published. Also, you can publish local stories and news in your website app.
WordPress
By using the WordPress extension, you can view articles that are already in your WordPress based website .
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Important: The WordPress version must be at least 4.4 for the integration to work. If your WordPress is version 4.4 to 4.7, use this plugin before proceeding. All versions above 4.8(+) do not require this plugin.
After installing the WordPress extension from the on-screen option in your web app, paste the URL link to your Web page. The list of articles will appear and you can categorize them if you wish.
To get this right, make sure you have assigned the category to each and every article. Check out our blog list to see the categories you can use.
WordPress allows for multiple layout templates to choose from. Layouts give the user a sense of personalization.
Shopify
The Shopify extension gives you the ability to promote and showcase your products potential buyers, but also to sell them.Follow the procedure for creating product collections and getting Shopify tokens before proceeding.
When that’s done, you can proceed with installing the Shopify extension for builder by doing the same Follow steps as above.
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In To set up this extension, go to Settings (Extension Settings) and then to Shopify. Enter your Store URL and Storefront Access Token there. You can (but don’t have to) add a discount code if you want.
Here’s a preview of what Shopify looks like on screen.
Events
This extension can be useful if your app runs on important dates. Let your users know by sending notifications straight to their phones and reminding them not to miss the event.
After installing the extension, click Add item to insert the new event. This is the possible information you can provide your users for each event.
- Name
- Description
- Image
- Time start
- End time
- Time zone
- RSVP link
- Location
The is what events look like in your app.
You can also easily import a CSV list into your app. For more information on Event Extension, see Event Extensions.
These are not all of the extensions that Shoutem offers. We offer more than 30 of them, so visit our Features Support Blog for detailed instructions on all of the extensions available in our app builder.
Showcase: Shape Studio
Shapes Studio is a digital fitness, wellness and pilates studio with the goal of achieving a healthy and slim body for its clients.
The owner of the gym, Paola Langella explains:
At Shapes, my goal is to help busy people like you design their ideal fitness plan so you can train anytime of the day, wherever you are in the world .
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Check out this amazing fitness app on Google Play and the App Store.
Our mobile app development experts (Shoutem Pro ) created the app in Shoutems Builder and this is just one of many successful apps created with Soutem Pro. We are proud to present several apps with a rating above 4.0 in the app stores, which is a testament to the quality work and dedication of our talented and hard-working developers.
Features in your app -Converted website builder
App integrations
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For website apps nowadays, it is essential to have third-party app integrations. It’s easy with Soutem.
Photo gallery
People want pictures. The Shoutem website app builder has a photo gallery feature that allows users to view the photos of your business, products, and more.
News
If you run a news website, your app needs to work correctly and quickly to alternate the news.
Push notifications
We have a built-in feature that allows you to send push notifications to your users at any time.
Why choose Shoutem to convert a website into a mobile app?
Easy to use
Shoutem Website App Builder is easy to use thanks to its user-friendly interface.
Drag and Drop
To add functionality to your app, drag easy and drop them.
Built-in functions
Functions are pre-built; You just have to choose between them.
Development without code
Creating your website has never been easier. Soutem App Builder does not require any programming knowledge.
Pre-built functions
Pre-built functions and templates make app building easy and fun.
E-mail support
We support you via email throughout the app creation process.
Application publishing process
Relax and let us do the app publishing . We will also test the app before we launch it to make sure everything is perfect.
Ongoing support
Our support team is always available for you; before, during or after app creation.
Let’s turn your website into an app
Everything good (good and bad) on the internet started just as an attempt to become the biggest idea at all.
If you’re not sure how to handle technology or just don’t have time to get familiar with dashboard and features etc., let us take over your app project. Our team takes care of your app design, layout, features and content import.
Contact our experts for a free consultation on your idea. Whether you want to convert your website into an app or just want to create a similar one.
Resources
How to create a mobile app – complete guide
Mobile app builder for Android and iPhone
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