New feature – Radio streaming May22

New feature – ...

  Radio streaming is now available on App La Carte. Add in any standard radio stream url and you can have a complete radio station in your app ready to go in minutes. Complete support for background playing and even support for currently playing song and more. (The meta tags in the...

New navigation ̵...

Just slide your thumb across the screen to reveal the navigation. Now an even better way to browse and access content on your app, by simply sliding your finger across the screen to open and close the navigation bar and all it takes is one click in the CMS. To enable the sliding menu, go to...

Loyalty stamps to go May07

Loyalty stamps to go

Loyalty stamps are a convenient and secure way to ensure your customers keep coming back into your door. A card can be ‘stamped’ either through scanning a QR code or through entering a keycode on the app. To get started you need to start by adding in the Branches / Locations in...

Loyalty with app coupons May07

Loyalty with app cou...

  Coupons are one of the most used features on the app and with good reason. It gives users a quick and easy way to get a deal without all the hassle of carrying around one of those bulky cutouts at a supermarket. Adding a coupon is pretty straightforward. First you got to turn on the...

WordPress to an app, in minutes May04

WordPress to an app,...

Converting any WordPress website into a full featured native app in just a few steps with a simple installation of a plugin. Get an app packed with tons of features, including Article lists, Searching, viewing and posting comments. This tutorial will show you how all you need to do is install...

Events, News and updates May04

Events, News and upd...

  The Event feature is ideally suited to add in new events, the latest news or specials. To show the event feature in your app. Navigate to Build App > App Features and select the Event feature. To add in Events/news or specials navigate to Edit Content > [You event tab name] and...

Multi-lingual support now added May02

Multi-lingual suppor...

The App La Carte CMS now has support for different languages including Chinese, Mandarin, Korean and Japanese with more languages being added soon. The solution is now completely multi lingual with support for languages in apps as well on the...

Promoting your app w...

  An ideal way to promote your app is through a single QR code that detects the device a user is using and directs them to the app on the appropriate app store. App La Carte has this built right in to the Dashboard. On the dashboard, a column titled App Status indicates the submission...

Simple content with the About us feature May02

Simple content with ...

For content that just needs a simple Picture/Video along with Text, the ‘About us’ feature would suit perfectly. The About us feature is designed for uploading a simple picture or a feeding in a YouTube video along with a description. For more advanced control a user can add in...

Wrapping up Apr29

Wrapping up

Once you’re happy with the look and feel of your app and it’s been tested in the simulator. The last step is getting your app on the app store. To get the app to the app store you need to have your app logo, splash screen (this is the screen that shows up when you app starts) and...

Multiple data types with links Apr26

Multiple data types ...

The ‘Links’ feature enables you to add multiple data types to a single tab. The tab can be populated with a collection of URLs, a list of phone numbers, a list of emails or even addresses on the map that open up in a map view. Perfect for use as a contact us page, a social media...

Extending the app with a mobile website Apr22

Extending the app wi...

To embed a website URL in the app select the Mobile website feature. The mobile website enables the addition of any webpage right into the app by simply adding in the URL to the page. This is an extremely useful to embed competitions, surveys, newsletters, Facebook home pages, Twitter pages...

RSS feeds to an app, in minutes Apr16

RSS feeds to an app,...

Create an app without the hassles of developing APIs for your website by simply leveraging a standard RSS feeds to get your feed into the app. To get RSS feeds in your app start by selecting RSS feeds as a feature you want in your app by navigating to the Build App > App Features and...

App tracking with Go...

  Track visitors, most viewed content and lots more with industry standard Google Analytics. Google analytics offers enterprise level analytics with  detailed statistics of the app usage including the most viewed content, visitor locations and lots more. This tutorial is a simple guide...

New features coming soon Mar17

New features coming ...

App La Carte now supports RSS feeds, any website with standard RSS feeds can have it’s own native app. Websites built using WordPress as a CMS can have their website completely integrated into an app with full featured functionality including Categories, Comments and Search by using our...

QR codes – Marketing your app Feb26

QR codes – Mar...

  With your app submitted to the app store the next step is to start promoting it so that your customers can find it. The most effective way to market your app to your customers is by using a QR code  that links to your app on the app store so that customers can download the app directly...

Multi Category menu Feb21

Multi Category menu

The Multi category menu allows you to add many categories of products or have just to one level. It’s flexible enough to use as a simple menu or a full fledged shopping cart hierarchy. Get started using the Multi category menu with this easy to understand video...

App La Carte simulator app Feb21

App La Carte simulat...

Video tutorial on how to download and use the App La Carte app to view changes you make to your app in real...

Case study: Wendy...

Within the first 6 weeks, downloads of the Wendys apps had far exceeded expectations with over 100,000 page views. The engagement even surpassed the website. Detailed analysis of usage tracked through Google analytics, built right into the app, allowed Wendys to customize it’s content...

Leverage Social medi...

Use social media to promote your app! By nature, users of social media love sharing, and being shared with. Encourage app downloads through competitions sharing photos, items, news, products from your app. Getting your current app users to share the app on social media sites is a great way to...

Push Notifications

Push notifications are messages which you can send out to all the people that have downloaded your app (they must enable the push notifications). Push notifications have a dramatic effect in traffic to your app, we have case studies that show a 300% increase in traffic immediately after a...

User engagement

Your app is the most effective ways to acquire and engage a loyal customer base. Your customers can find your by searching for your brand name on the app store or by scanning QR (quick response) codes that link them to your app. Getting customers to download your app is  important in...

Updates and promotio...

Give your customers a great app experience and they will be back for more • Frequently updated content is the most effective way to keep your customers app up to date with the most relevant news • Entice customers back to purchase more of your products with vouchers, incentives, or loyalty...

Getting started with App La Carte Jan27

Getting started with...

  Creating an app with App La Carte is easy. In just a few minutes you can have a full native app ready to view on your mobile. Check out our video tutorial or the 10 step tutorial below to get started.   Getting Started   1) Setup the app Click on Setup App link at the top to...