Development of a silly App: tutorial on creating an App using the search box

Among the various App production methods provided by "WeChat", the most suitable method for general users is "website content generation" and "RSS source subscription"

Like most website registrations, the WeChat box uses the user's email address as an account for registration. Before the production of an application, the producer must make reasonable analysis and selection on the method and type of application production. There is no more threshold.

Application Production

The search box provides several different content reference paths, including RSS sources, website introduction, and online shop product crawling. For each method, you only need to enter a simple URL.

Here, we will use Lei Feng as the content source for App production.

Retrieving information based on the entered URL will automatically generate a simple software Name and description, and automatically generate a channel category in the App Based on the topic category of the website.

The reference process of the content is very simple, but the content captured by the system often has various errors and needs to be changed manually.

Then you need to select an Icon for each channel. In addition to the icons that come with the system, you can also choose to upload them on your own.

After obtaining the basic name, overview, and content, you can select an appropriate style for the App. This part has a high degree of freedom of choice. Therefore, this kind of development without programming is very suitable for designers who lack programming capabilities to show their own design ideas.

The last application generated by the email chaser box can be used on a variety of common mobile devices. However, what is lacking at present is that directly generated applications can only be used for jailbreaking Apple devices, which cannot be overcome technically.

Whether it is a website, forum, blog, image community or e-commerce online shop, making your own App on the mobile terminal is a practical supplementary channel and market expansion.

This DIY model has not yet entered the mainstream market, except that users who participate in DIY development are still unfamiliar with the App generation technology. Another factor is that the main promotion mode of the App is still weak, ordinary users can only search for applications in the app market.

As for how to develop apps in the same way as personal websites on the traditional Internet, this may require a lot of tests.