CMobile Apps

Push notifications let your application notify a user of new messages or events even when the user is not actively using your application. When a device receives a push notification, your application’s icon and a message appear in the status bar and is also saved to the Messages Tab.

Yes. Go to the Functionality Button in your Client Panel and change the status of any tab.

If you selected the Auto Disable feature when you created the event, it will be disabled automatically after two weeks from the ending date.

If not, it will remain until you delete it.

Yes. If the event has ended but not yet deleted, login and go to your Client Panel and open the Events History tab.
Find the event you wish to reactivate, click on the edit icon   and modify the date.

Yes. Login and go to your Client Panel and open the Events History tab.
Find the event you wish to edit and click on the edit icon. 

Push notifications let your application notify a user of new messages or events even when the user is not actively using your application. When a device receives a push notification, your application’s icon and a message appear in the status bar and is also saved to the Messages Tab.

The geo-fencing feature has been a huge enhancement to the push notification system and the marketability of our apps. You can fence off a specific area for your push notification, and when users enter that area, they’ll automatically receive the message on their device. By setting an active period for the push notification, you can limit the time period for the message—for instance, if you’d like all users who enter the area before 5 PM tomorrow to receive your push notification.

Sorry, no. Push messages are restricted to text only.

No, but you may link a push message to either an external URL or a specific tab within your App.

Yes, you may schedule the date and the time your message will be sent up to one month in advance.

Yes.
You may send to Apple, Android or all users.

Also, when Subscriptions are enabled, you can send push notifications assigned to one or multiple subscriptions.
For users who have a selected subscriptions turned off on their device, they will not receive the push note alert, however they will still see the message in their Messages tab.
If you choose not to select any subscriptions, the push notification will go out to ALL users, even if they have all subscriptions turned off.

This is an Info Tab and can be thought of as a static HTML page. Inside this tab, you can insert just about anything that you can insert on a regular web page. The “what you see is what you get” editor, which allows you to customize the description, is a great way to display information about your church. Here you may add images, hyper links and more.

Podcasts are a great feature to offer in your mobile app. The hands-off feature allows you to integrate audio podcasts, which automatically update with the latest content to keep your audience in the know. After you integrate the feed, your work is done. If you do not have a RSS Audio feed, we can provide one for you.

The E-Commerce or Market tab is a direct link to your Shopping Cart module.

The Events tab allows for easy event promotion.
• Add upcoming events
• Easy “I’m Going” button allows users to RSVP
• In-tab map shows users exactly where the event is and how to get there
• Enable in-app event commenting & photo posts
• Set up weekly and monthly recurring events

The Event Registration Tab is a simple way to monitor participion in a planned event.
If you are planning an event and participation or seating is limited, send a “Push Message” advising users to pre-register and assure their attendance.

The Find Us tab is the most essential tab in your App. It displays general information like church location, website URL, contact info (phone & email), and operating hours. You may also include multiple locations.

The Giving Tab is a direct link to your Online Giving platform.
If you are using PayPal Donation buttons, the HTML code supplied may be placed in this tab.

The Members Wall tab is an easy way to increase engagement with your app and therefore your church. The feature allows users to comment, ask questions, and discuss what they love about your church. Users can share photos, reply to each others’ comments, and view the location fellow users were at when they commented.

As administrator you may monitor and delete posts if nesessary.

The Messages tab serves as your users’ “storehouse” for received push notifications. It allows users to refer back to previous push notifications they may have missed at receiving time.

From within the tab, users can view plain text, template, and linked push notifications’ content. They just need to click a message to view the details.

The social tab allows users to sync up their Facebook and Twitter accounts within your apps. This pulls in their profile photo and name, which display along with their comments and posts throughout the app.

It’s also a great tool for seamless activity sharing and tracking.

Users can quickly reference comments they’ve posted through the My Comments section of the tab as well.

Here’s what your users will see within their Social tab:
• Messages: Total messages (push notifications) the user has received.
• Shares: Amount of times the user has shared their activity within the app.
• Fan Wall Posts: Total comments or replies the user has posted to the Fan Wall tab.
• Accounts: They can log in or out of Facebook/Twitter here.
• My Comments: Displays all posts the user has made throughout the app (excludes Fan Wall).

The Stay Connected Tab links to your Social Media accounts.
These may include Facebook, Twitter and linkedin.

The Tell Friend tab is a great social tool that banks on word of mouth. You place the sharing power in your users’ hands, allowing them to share your app listing URLs—and thus your church in just a few clicks. On top of the great benefits, it takes just a few minutes to set up!

When a user clicks to share, a pre-populated message with the App Store URL, Play Store URL, and HTML5 URL will appear on their screen. They can add, remove, or alter the text as they wish before blasting out their message!