AdForest – Classified Native Android App

✨ Key Features

• Native Android UX: Smooth navigation, offline-tolerant screens, and responsive layouts for phones & tablets.
• Ad Posting Flow: Category selection, attributes, pricing, images/video, and preview before publish.
• Advanced Search & Filters: Keyword, category, location, price range, and custom fields; supports geo-search.
• User Accounts & Profiles: Registration, login, social sign-in (where configured), profile editing, and ad management.
• In-App Chat / Messaging: Buyer–seller communication with optional media attachments.
• Push Notifications: New messages, ad status updates, and promotions (via FCM).
• Media-Rich Listings: Multi-image upload, video support, and image zoom/lightbox.
• Favorites & Saved Searches: Bookmark listings and re-run frequent searches quickly.
• Monetization Ready: Supports paid listing packs, featured ads, and promotional placements (backend-dependent).
• Localization & RTL: Multi-language strings and RTL layout support for global marketplaces.
• Analytics Hooks: Integrations for events and funnels (through Android analytics SDKs you add).
• Robust Validation & Security: Token-based API calls, form validation, and secure media handling.

⚙️ Technical Stack

Expertise (technical details): The app consumes JSON REST endpoints for authentication, listing CRUD, taxonomies, and chat. Build variants and Gradle tasks handle staging/production configs, keystore signing, and ProGuard/R8 rules.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Prerequisites: Prepare WordPress backend with the AdForest theme/plugin (enable REST API, permalinks, and HTTPS).
2. Clone & Open: Import the Android project into Android Studio.
3. Configure API: Set your BASE_URL, API keys, and FCM sender ID in the app’s config files.
4. Branding: Replace app name, icon, splash, colors, and package ID as needed.
5. Build & Test: Sync Gradle, run on emulator/device, verify login, posting, search, and chat.
6. Release: Create a signed bundle/APK, enable app-signing, and upload to Google Play (if applicable).

Tip: Test with a staging backend first to validate categories, custom fields, and payment flows.

📦 Deliverables

• 📁 Full Android source code (Java/Kotlin) with Gradle configuration
• 🧾 Sample environment/config files for API endpoints and keys
• 🖼️ Branding assets placeholders (app icon, splash)
• 📚 Documentation (setup & configuration notes)
• 🧪 Sample data & fixtures (where included)

📱 Supported Platforms

• Operating System: Android 5.0+ (Lollipop) and newer
• Devices: Phones and tablets with ARM/x86 (emulator support via Android Studio)

🧠 Notes

• License (GPL): This package is redistributed under the GNU General Public License for educational and testing purposes.
• Customization: Use product-flavors for white-label variants; configure build.gradle signingConfigs; keep google-services.json per flavor.
• Performance: Enable R8/ProGuard, shrink resources, and use WebP/AVIF assets for smaller builds.
• SEO Assurance: Clean metadata, keyword-rich title, structured sections, and transparent credits improve topical authority and trust.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

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