NewsPro – Blog/News/Article App For WordPress

✨ Key Features

• WordPress REST API integration: Fetch posts, categories, tags, authors, featured images and custom fields directly from WordPress.
• Live & offline reading: Users can read articles online or save them for offline reading, including bookmark lists.
• Push notifications: Configure alerts for new posts, categories or breaking news (via Firebase Cloud Messaging / OneSignal).
• Monetization friendly: AdMob banner/interstitial ads ready, with slot placement in article lists and headers.
• Reader experience: Clean UI layout, dark/light mode toggle, adjustable font size, and progressive image loading.
• Media enhanced: Support for featured galleries, embedded YouTube/Vimeo videos in articles, audio attachments.
• Search and filter: Keyword search, category/tag filters, trending and “Read later” lists.
• Push for premium content: Lock certain articles behind subscription or in-app purchase if required.
• Localization & RTL support: Multi-language ready with full right-to-left layout support for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian.
• Customizable home sections: Configure sliders, latest/recommended/featured blocks from the WordPress side or remote config JSON.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Framework: Flutter 3.x (Dart, null-safety) with Material Design 3 components.
• Backend: WordPress 5.x/6.x with REST API endpoints and optional JWT for protected posts.
• Networking: dio / http client with caching layer for offline reads.
• Storage: hive or sqflite for local caching, bookmarks and reading-history.
• Push & Ads: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) / OneSignal for notifications; Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) for monetization.
• Minimum OS support: Android 6.0 (API 23)+ and iOS 13+ (depending on project version).

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Prepare your WordPress site: Enable the REST API (already built-in), set up pretty permalinks, install JWT auth plugin (optional). Ensure HTTPS is enabled.
2. Download & open the project: Import the Flutter project in Android Studio/VS Code and run flutter pub get.
3. Configure API base URL: Update lib/config/app_config.dart (or config.dart) with your WordPress site URL.
4. Push notifications & ads: Add google-services.json and GoogleService-Info.plist for FCM; replace AdMob App ID and ad unit IDs with your own.
5. Branding: Change app name, launcher icons, splash screen, theme colours and fonts to match your brand identity.
6. Test the flows: Run on device or emulator, check article loading, search, offline reading, bookmarks and push notifications.
7. Build & publish: Android → Generate signed AAB; iOS → Archive and submit IPA. Complete data‐safety and privacy forms for each store.

📦 Deliverables

• Complete Flutter mobile source code (Android & iOS).
• REST client configured for WordPress sites, offline caching modules.
• Push notification and AdMob modules ready for configuration.
• Documentation: Setup/branding/publishing guide.
• GPL license file and redistribution notice.

📱 Supported Platforms

• Android: Smartphone & tablet (API 23+)
• iOS: iPhone & iPad (iOS 13+ or later)
• Backend: WordPress website (self-hosted) with REST API access.

🧠 Notes & Licensing

• License: Distributed under the GPL for educational, review and derivative works. (Ensure you verify the vendor’s license terms if commercial usage.)
• Customization tips: Add video news sections, podcast integration, live news feed, paid premium articles, analytics dashboards for publishers.
• Performance: Use image compression (WebP), paginate article lists, pre-fetch next set of posts while user scrolls, and leverage caching to reduce network load and improve UX on low bandwidth.
• Compliance & ASO: Provide privacy policy especially if using push & ads; include review moderation if using comments; optimise store listing with keywords like “news app WordPress”, “blog reader mobile”, “offline news reader” for better visibility.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

This description is based on the template “NewsPro – Blog/News/Article App for WordPress” as listed on marketplaces such as CodeCanyon.
Please support the original developer if you need premium updates, extended features or commercial licensing.

🔒 Disclaimer

Provided under the framework of the GPL license for educational and evaluation purposes.
Third-party services (FCM, AdMob, analytics) require your own accounts, keys and may incur cost.
All trademarks, demo content, images or data used in the template remain property of their respective owners.
You are responsible for ensuring full legal compliance (copyright, data protection, ad consent) before publishing the app.
No demo links are included.