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Weever Apps ComponentPlugin

** Just in! Weever Apps is 2012 CMSA Award Winner for "Best Mobile App for Joomla!" **

Weever is a service that lets you build and deploy a mobile web app, quickly and easily from your Joomla site!

The mobile web app functions and feels just like a native iOS, Android, or Blackberry app, except with no App Store barriers: launch your app today!

This extension enables you to build and manage your app entirely within Joomla's administrator backend, utilizing mobile best practices to present your content for a mobile-specific context. App visitors will be able to quickly and easy find your latest news, follow your social network feeds, touch to make a phone call or email you, watch your videos, browse your photo feeds, and more.

Setting up a Weever App is extremely easy. All you do is:

- Sign up for an API key
- Install extension
- Paste in API key
- Start adding content and branding to your app!

The extension will forward the devices you specify to your app, and automatically provides the app with the most up-to-date info, so you do not have to manage both your app and your site.

Currently natively supports:

- Joomla Content Articles, with new ACL/Login Support
- K2, EasyBlog, VirtueMart
- Joomla Contacts
- Social and more: Twitter, Facebook, Identi.ca, Blogger, Youtube, Vimeo, Flickr, Picasa, Foursquare, Wufoo Forms, more being added regularly
- App works for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android devices, Blackberry touch devices

Make Weever Your Mobile Mapping Solution:

- Build mobile maps with geotagged content from Joomla 1.7+ Content, and K2 Content using the Weever Geotagger, a comprehensive geotagging plugin with a point-and-click UI in the K2/Joomla article editor.
- "Nearby" tab shows a list of content items based on their distance from the mobile device's GPS position.
- End-users can filter categories of content on the maps to make looking for relevant content easy! One-click from a content item to Driving Directions too!
- Support for KML and GeoRSS data

Localized Apps in English (US, Canada, UK), French (Canada), Portuguese (Portugal), Mandarin (China), Italian (Italy), Finnish (Finland), Dutch (Holland) available.

The Weever Apps API:

Developers of extensions can make their extension compatible via our API documentation, and add their content feeds directly to the app through "R3S Objects". See our Developer API site for more info.

Many more additional features, see our site for more details.

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2013-03-24
Reviews: 5
Overall a good app. The biggest issue I have with it (so I will not use this app), If I click on a link to an article on my site in FB, it doesn't go to that page, but to the page I have selected for my home page. So uses of my FB page, cannot go directly to article links on my site if clicked on in FB.. I am also sure this goes for other sites, showing links to my site articles as well.
2012-11-30
Reviews: 1
The app works great and is easy to setup/configure. However, as with all things related to web, I ran into a conflict when using a very bad domain forward/mask function provided by my Domain company and the mobile version of my joomla website. I sent a support ticket and Andrew and the support guys have been nonstop and going the extra distance to help me resolve the conflict. Im sure that if my domain provider offered half the support that Weever does, my problem would be resolved quickly. I recommend this to anyone and really appreciate how professional and prompt Weever Apps is with their support. Thank you, even in advance of my problem being resolved.
2012-11-23
Reviews: 1
First off, let me say our organization loves Weever Apps. They are a great company that proves that you can put out an awesome product without spending billions of dollars. We use Weever for our church's mobile website and mobile app and we couldn't be happier. The app has been running problem free for many months now. When I had some issues setting it up at the beginning, Weever support was very responsive and able to help me right away. Turned out it was user error, but they were very nice about it! After you get your app set up you have a great product that blows the competition away. Best of all, you don't need to know how to program or code to set this up. If you can read and click you are set. What are you waiting for? Build you app today! You won't regret it!
2012-08-03
Reviews: 23
Thanks Weever to give an alternative to the “Responsive” design - No need to dumb down your web site to fit this or that. With Weever I was able to taylor exactly the mobile visitors experience without any trade off to the main site design... Total control...

Take the free version to experiment.
For Iphone (only tested on phone)
• I can present a mobile frontal slide show made with Joomla articles
• I can present my main Joomla sections and articles accessible by a main menu
• I can present articles from my blog (News)
• Events with Google Calendar
• Contacts and Socials Channels
• Photos and videos
and more...

You can completely customize the look of the apps with custom css (accessible in Joomla)

All that control inside Joomla...

Cool...
2012-07-06
Reviews: 1
I just installed this on my site (endless-satsang.com) and while there were a few bugs unique to my situation, it has worked out well. The main difficulty I encountered was that I am using the JoomSEF SEO plug-in which interferes with some of the features of the web app. I was able to find work arounds that were good enough for my needs, and thanks to the free version I was able to sort out my difficulties while using the free version. Even though I am not yet a paid customer, the support I received has been excellent.

I am just a web site owner and not really a web developer or desgner, so the fact that I could get this to work fairly easily is a testament to how well thought out their system is.
2012-06-03
Reviews: 24
I tried oming up with my own tools for content management, but kept coming back to Weever. If you need a mobile app for your site dont waste time, just give this a try
2012-05-26
Reviews: 1
The revolutionary thing about content management systems is their direction. They are headed away from the sluggish redundancy of coding every detail by ourselves (when literally thousands of other developers have probably coded the same exact thing before) and towards the efficiency of sharing and cooperation. In that spirit, WeeverApps is making it possible to create an integrated mobile version of your website without any coding at all in literally minutes! Well done WeeverApps! - Wes Krosnick
2012-05-22
Reviews: 1
I was looking for a simple and elegant mobile implementation of our website - one that I could fully control and manage on the fly - and found it in Weever Apps. Andrew Holden was very thorough in his replies to my questions and reports and helped me with an installation issue I had on our server. There are limitations, of course, as not all extensions and plug-ins are supported, but there are workarounds: I repurposed the "blog" component, for example, to function as a kind of "sub-directory". Most importantly, the team in Hamilton is very helpful, friendly and responsive, and it seems that we can look forward to many new features and functionalities.
Hans-Jakob
Ballet des Amériques School & Company, Inc.
2012-05-11
Reviews: 11
I do like this, and I would probably recommend to almost any business owner... BUT....

Let's start with the good -

Price: Very affordable service.

Features: Surprising amount of useful features you'll want for almost any business. It's an all in solution, and you're bound to find something you'll want it for.

Documentation/Support: Great Documentation, didn't need any support.

The bad -

I can't find any way to work with restricted content. If you use the item tab for a 'registered' access level item, you'll get spinning and if you try to post a category, it won't even appear as an option.

This is very bad for certain people...

Let's say I run a newspaper website using a JA template. When people get on their laptops or pc's to visit this newspaper website, they are instructed to login using their newspaper subscription info to receive the full content which is set to 'subscribers' only on the "access level".

They login, receive their content, all is well.

Because I'm using JA, I already have a T3 framework for my template, which means the news website is already mobile browsing compatible, with convenient drop-downs and all the other perks. It gives them the ability to login, and once they do they can see content meant only for 'subscribers'.

But let's say I want to use the app instead. Well, apparently you're out of luck because there is no way to restrict your content to a group without leaving it off all together (which is pointless).

Of course, you could sell the app in a store instead of using a subscription based service, then people could use it like they do any other app, BUT (again a big one) the app is a web link "with no App Store barriers!"

Great selling point on one hand, but what if your content is subscriber based?


Again, this is perfect for a company that offers general content across a broad spectrum of distribution platforms (ie youtube, twitter)...

I just hope they figure out a method to make content available, with restriction settings for joomla access levels.
Owner's reply

Hi Geno, thanks for the great review.

Re: access control/restricted content we're actually in testing for this capability right now. We have it nearly ready for 1.5 public testing, and 2.5 shortly after. If you'd like to be one of the first to try it out, please submit a ticket to us quoting me here and I'll make sure we get it out to you as soon as its ready.

-Rob

2012-02-10
Reviews: 1
I am using the free version of Weever Apps for my small business website. Since my target audience is largely university students, getting on the mobile web (for free!) has definitely boosted client inquiries.

Weever was easy to install and set up (and I only know the basics of my Joomla! site's back end). The user interface is intuitive and I haven't run into any problems with the app yet.

I definitely recommend Weever Apps for anyone with a small business! Thanks!
2012-01-12
Reviews: 1
Just when I thought it was going to be too hard to develop a SmartPhone App, along comes this easy to install and configure extension.

Weever Apps requires very little guru talents to get up and running in minutes. The back end interface is all about making it easy for the webmaster. There are plenty of tool tips and features like drag and drop.

The front end result on the mobile device looks like a native iPhone App, so first time visitors to your site will find it easy to navigate. It is also easy for them to install, there is no iTunes store download to worry about.

There are many features enabled in the basic version that are perfect for small or not-for-profit organisations. Pro version features are available on a time trial basis.

The help desk even for the basic version is quite prompt and helpful.

I recommend Weever Apps for anyone who wants to add automatic mobile functionality to their website with out spending excessive time or resources.
2012-01-04
Reviews: 15
I strongly recommend this app.
It's very intuitive to set up and works like a charm. It seems to me that the possibilities with Weever app are endless and the most challenging thing to me is how to take full advantage of its capabilities.
I've gathered that the Weever team is exploring new potentials day by day and I'm sure this one will be a winner - well, it already is :-)
One of the most important advantages with Weever app is the fantastic support you get from Andrew and the rest of the team. Not only is it very quick and efficient but very friendly too.
2011-12-29
Reviews: 1
Weever rocks. Andrew and Rob have made things awesome now.

A lot of businesses are transitioning to mobile apps for their websites, and as a very small business we would not have been able to keep up without them.

Way more user friendly than our regular site for a smartphone user. Still provides all the info the customers need, and directs them right to our contact page.

Thanks guys.
2011-12-27
Reviews: 5
Plus

1. I love that you guys have videos for every section.
2. I think your setup is pretty easy and straight forward.
3. Sent an email about this almost a week now and no one replied back.

Neg

1. Enable Smartphones? according to your video show default to Yes. Mine is defaulting to NO. when I switch to yes it defaults right back to no and because of this I can't get this to work.

2. knowledge base isn't that great, (expect that to get better as you grow)
Owner's reply

Hi Philly,
I can't seem to find your issue in our ticketing system, and I don't know who you emailed. Please feel free to file a ticket in our support system (or another ticket if you have one already) as if the issue is the no/yes dropdown that sounds like an easy bug to fix (though I can't reproduce it on my testbeds at the moment).
Thank you

2011-12-08
Reviews: 2
Great tool and GREAT people to work with.
Very pleased with the support and the quality of product.
I highly recommend this Company and anything they produce.

Pleasure to work with you WeeverApps
2011-11-30
Reviews: 2
I am very satisfied with Weeverapp. Not only the app is so wonderful, but they also try to respond as quickly as possible if you have any problem. I strongly recommend this app. As a matter of fact, all people who make websites with joomla should buy Weeverapp because it is going to take Joomla to a whole new level.
2011-11-30
Reviews: 95
I will probably buy the PRO version at some stage, still getting to grips with the emmense capabilities of the whole process and application.

SUPERB JOB GUYS. A great component.
2011-11-27
Reviews: 1
I was very excited to incorporate Weever Apps into my tutoring service. Mobile apps are a great tool for supporting language learning, and I had downloaded a few for instruction, however, I was overwhelmed at the thought of uploading my own content and negotiating the terms of iTunes, etc. Weever setup was easy and painless. With Weever I can direct my clients to my blogs where I post instructional content, and I have the option to link to instructional videos through YouTube. Plus it just looks really impressive to ask new clients,"Do you have a smart phone? Download my app; you can study on the subway!"
2011-11-26
Reviews: 1
This Com was what i was looking for but when it came down to downloading it the file is corrupt and wont load to my site.

I was really disappointed.
Owner's reply

Hi,
We have been unable to reproduce the problem you're having -- you may need to try with another browser, or turn off any download acceleration software you might have running that may have corrupted your download somehow.
If you submit a ticket to our system, we can also email you the install package if need be, if there is something broken in the connection between your computer and our download site.
Thank you
Rob

2011-11-04
Reviews: 2
I don't write many reviews but this app is great! I had been looking for a mobile solution for my site www.soulsharbour.com and this fit the bill and more. You can see that the creators of this app have put a lot of thought and time into it and with the updates that will be coming out soon I expect everyone to be using it. On an iPhone you can even add it to your desktop and it functions like a real app. There are a few things that are not available yet but after talking with their amazing support team I have been assured they will be in the next update due out any day. Great job guys!!!!!
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