FluxNews – Flutter mobile app for WordPress

✨ Key Features

• Native WP REST integration: Posts, pages, categories, tags, authors, media, and custom endpoints.
• Offline & bookmarks: Cached articles, save-for-later, resume reading, image caching.
• Push notifications: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for new posts & breaking news.
• Monetization: AdMob banners/interstitial/native (test mode toggles included).
• Search & discovery: Full-text search, category filters, related content, and trending sections.
• Reader UX: Dark/Light themes, dynamic font sizing, share sheets, in-app webview for external links.
• Media: Featured images, galleries, YouTube/Vimeo embeds, and audio posts support.
• Localization & RTL: i18n with ARB, RTL layout, locale dates and numerals.
• Config-driven home: Banners, sliders, and section order controlled from config/remote flags.
• Accessibility: Larger type, content semantics, and screen-reader labels.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Framework: Flutter 3.x (Dart, null-safety)
• Networking: dio / http with interceptors, retry/backoff
• State management: Riverpod / Provider / BLoC (pluggable)
• Storage: sqflite / hive for offline cache & bookmarks
• Push/Ads: Firebase Cloud Messaging • Google AdMob SDK
• Backend: WordPress 6.x with REST API enabled (pretty permalinks + HTTPS recommended)
• Minimum OS: Android 6.0 (API 23)+ • iOS 13+

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Prepare WordPress: Enable REST API, set permalinks, allow CORS if needed, and verify HTTPS.
2. Open project: In Android Studio/VS Code → run flutter pub get.
3. Configure endpoints: Set your site BASE_URL in lib/config/app_config.dart.
4. Firebase & Ads (optional): Add google-services.json / GoogleService-Info.plist and AdMob IDs.
5. Branding: Replace app name, icons, splash, colors, and homepage sections.
6. Test: Fetch posts, verify search, bookmarks, notifications, and offline caching.
7. Release: Build signed AAB/IPA, complete Data Safety/Privacy forms, and publish.

📦 Deliverables

• Full Flutter source code (Android & iOS)
• Configurable home layout & theme system
• REST client & models for WP entities
• Offline cache, bookmarks, and share module
• FCM & AdMob integration samples
• Quick-start & publishing guide
• GPL license file & redistribution notice

📱 Supported Platforms

• Android: Phones & tablets (API 23+)
• iOS: iPhone & iPad (iOS 13+)
• WordPress: 6.x with REST API, PHP 8.1+, MySQL 5.7/8.0, HTTPS

🧠 Notes

• License: Distributed under the GPL for learning, audits, and derivative works.
• Customization tips (Expertise): Debounce search, lazy-load hero images, prefetch next sections, and add Remote Config to toggle promos/sections.
• Performance: Use WebP/AVIF thumbnails, pagination + skeletons, background isolates for heavy JSON parsing.
• Compliance: Add privacy policy/consent (GDPR/CCPA) if using analytics/ads; respect robots/meta when rendering pages.
• ASO/SEO: Target “WordPress app,” “news app,” “blog reader” keywords; localize store text & screenshots.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

This description acknowledges the original “FluxNews” developer(s) commonly distributed on marketplaces such as
CodeCanyon. Please support the original author if you need commercial licensing, updates, or premium support.

🔒 Disclaimer

Provided for educational and evaluation purposes under the GPL. Third-party services (Firebase, AdMob, analytics) require your own keys and may have additional terms.
Trademarks and demo content remain the property of their owners. You are responsible for legal compliance (privacy, data usage, content rights) and for honoring any original developer terms if you use commercial editions. No demo links are included.