tdfgomes / wp-appkit

WP AppKit Wordpress plugin

WP-AppKit

Create mobile apps and connect them to WordPress.

Please keep in mind that WP-AppKit is currently in beta. Test it, break it! But be careful if you use it for professional purposes.

All versions under 1.0 are beta versions

News

• 08/03/2015: Version 0.4.
• This version adds the long awaited login feature (meaning that you can now support a WordPress secured authentication in your apps)
• You can also now use WP CLI to export your app's project
• There's many other changes and fixes, check the changelog

What Is WP-AppKit?

It's a WordPress plugin which provides:

• An admin panel to configure your app
• JSON web services to feed your app with WordPress content
• A JavaScript engine to create app's themes
• Sample themes to trigger your natural inclination to unbridled creativity

WP-AppKit uses the Cordova technology for the app. It means that the app is developed with HTML, CSS and JavaScript but still can be distribued in app stores.

The WordPress Admin Panel

WP-AppKit adds a menu to the WordPress admin.

• Here you can choose the targeted platform
• Pick a theme
• Pick the app's components (eg. Post List)
• Build the app's navigation
• Use Chrome to simulate your app in the browser
• Export the app's sources ready to be compiled with PhoneGap Build

App Themes

WP-AppKit allows to create themes for your apps. As we use the Cordova technology, app themes are build with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. WP-AppKit provides a JavaScript engine able to interact with the WP-AppKit web services. It also mimics WordPress themes with files such as single, archive... You will also be able to use template tags.

However an app's theme is not a WordPress theme.

WP-AppKit themes use JavaScript (along with HTML and CSS) instead of PHP. Template Tags for example use UnderscoreJS.

Developing app themes are at the heart of the WP-AppKit project. If you're ready to dive into the mysteries of app themes, head to the doc: http://uncategorized-creations.com/wp-appkit/doc/.

Who's Behind This Project?

This project is done the Uncategorized Creations team. UncatCrea is a group of web professionals working with WordPress and Cordova/PhoneGap. facing the challenges to build content based mobile apps connected to WordPress, we've decided to create WP-AppKit.

Meet the team

• Benjamin Lupu: Product/Project Management
• Mathieu Le Roi: Lead Developer
• Lionel Pointet: Developer