Mobile App
Your website can be accompanied by a powerful Mobile App that can be found in both the iOS and Google Play stores for iPhone/Android.
To configure the Mobile App that goes with your site, login to your website and click Administration.
Then scroll to the bottom and click Mobile App.
There are two options for your Mobile App, Branded and Unbranded. For the Unbranded app, your users would download a common app called Finalweb Mobile. Then they would input your organization’s ID into the app and it would link the app to your organization for ongoing use. The Branded app is the more desired option, where your organization has it’s own app (with your organization’s title) in the iOS and Android App Stores.
The App Configuration screen contains several key parameters for your mobile app: App Name - This is the name that your app, if branded, will appear under in the App Stores. Description - This is the description that your app, if branded, will use in the App Stores. Donation URL - Not currently in use. Homepage Type - There are two styles for your mobile app, default and Tile. The default app has several quick access icons at the top, a top-left menu, and previewable items (sermons, documents, calendar, and news) down the middle:
Homescreen Configuration - Default Homepage Type If your Homepage Type is set to “Default,” then your homescreen will consist of a background image, several scrolling image boxes, and preview items. For the Tile Homepage Type, check these instructions. To set the preview items, click “Recent Items Settings” and select which type of items you’d like to preview on your homescreen. You can choose Recent Sermons, Recent Events, Recent News, and Recent Documents as desired.
Homescreen Configuration - Tile Homepage Type If your Homepage Type is set to “Tile,” then your homescreen will consist of a background image, several scrolling image boxes, and preview items. For the Default Homepage Type, check these instructions. Click the Plus icon in the lower right to add a new tile. Title it and choose a width (100% or 50%). For tiles of 50% that are ordered consecutively, they will appear next to each other.
Your app comes with a menu on the side, accessible by clicking the three lines at the top. To set up the menu, click “Configure App Menu.” You can drag menu options up from the bottom of the page to the menu on the side. For external links, choose “Custom Links” and drag the “External Link” to the menu. It is recommended to paste the full address to the link, then to edit the link and opt to open it in a new window.
Your mobile app comes with the ability to have an unlimited number of app pages. These are pages for most any purpose that consist of a text field and whatever images you might upload into that field. To create an app page, click on the manage app pages button and then click the button to add a new record. Title the page, and in the large content area, type or paste all of the content for the page.
To change the colors used throughout your mobile app, click the App Color Palette Manager button. From there, you will see the default palette. To make changes, click the button to “Add Palette” and a new one will be created for you. Click “Edit Palette” on the new palette you have created and alter the colors as desired. A different color is provided for each area of the app. When finished, save the palette.
Your mobile app comes with the ability to synchronize to an iCal calendar, such as Google calendar. To do this, simply click the calendar icon in the app management page. Then paste the address to the iCal version of your calendar. If you are using Google Calendar, this can be set up and found by going to Google Calendar and clicking the settings wheel at the top. • Then click on the word settings.
You can include an unlimited number of download libraries in your app. These can be used for audio/video, documents, or most any file download types. There are two libraries which can be previewed on your app home screen, your “sermons” library and your “document download” library. Click on the “Manage Download Libraries” button to determine which library each of these links to. If you are using our website system, these are linked to your website.
Your app can have a blog linked to it for article-style content. Just click the “Manage Blogs” icon and choose which blog you would like to link to your app. Then, under the Configure App Menu option or the Homepage Configuration option, you can add links to your blog as desired.
Your app comes with the ability to provide news items to your users. Additionally, you can send an alert to all users of your app who have notifications enabled that links to your news item. To get started, click the news and notifications button from your app manager. Then, click the add button to create a new news record. The start and end dates are the dates that you would like this news item to be displayed.
Your app can be used to furnish a “Membership Directory” of families and individuals in your organization to your users. This feature will be placed behind a username/password prompt, so users must have an account to see this information. Click the “Manage Membership Directory” option to manage the directory data. See the full instructions on this under our website instructions in Content Sections > Membership Directories.
Click the “Preview App” button to see what your app will look like on a mobile device. The system will mimic a mobile device for you so that you can get a feel for the content in the appropriate size. You can also click “View on Device” to receive instructions on how to view your app on your phone.
Click the edit contact info button to modify your contact and location information for your app. This information is important because it will be used by Google maps, if you use the map page, to display a map and directions to your users.
For sensitive content areas such as the Membership Directory, you will want to set up User Accounts for your users. Click “Manage Users” to configure these accounts. See the full insructions under User Accounts in these instructions for more info. Users can sign up for accounts from the app login screen, and you can approve of them under Users > User Accounts.
There are a few steps involved in publishing your app. Following this guide should make the process simple for you. Unbranded Apps If you are using the Unbranded app, all you need to do is go to Administration > Mobile App and share the link and/or QR code displayed at the bottom of the app management console. You can also create a section on any one of your web pages and choose “Unbranded Mobile App” as the section type.