🚀 Overview

MightyNews is a fully featured, cross-platform mobile application built with Flutter that turns your existing WordPress site into a native Android & iOS news reader.
With support for breaking news, categories, search, bookmarks, push notifications, dark/light mode and more, MightyNews offers an efficient and elegant way to serve your content to mobile users.

Real-world experience (Experience): Already used by bloggers and media publishers, MightyNews enables a seamless pipeline from WordPress posts to app-feed updates—so your website content is automatically repurposed for mobile. The integration with plugins such as OneSignal (for push notifications) and AdMob (for monetization) gives it real production readiness. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Target users: WordPress site owners, digital publishers, news agencies, agencies and developers who want a ready-to-brand mobile app solution that synchronises with their CMS and provides native mobile UX.

✨ Key Features

• WordPress REST API integration: Consume posts, categories, tags, authors, media and custom endpoints. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
• Current weather module: Built-in weather widget for news context. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
• Breaking news & topic filtering: Dedicated section for breaking news, enable/disable topics. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
• AdMob support: Banner, interstitial, rewarded ads ready for monetization. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
• Dark mode & Light mode: User preference or system default supported. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
• Offline reading & bookmarks: Save articles for offline reading, manage favourites. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
• Multi-language & RTL support: Built for global deployments including right-to-left layouts. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
• Authentication & social login: Support for Google/Apple sign-in and OTP where configured. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
• Text-to-Speech (TTS): News articles can be read aloud via TTS support. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
• Customize home layout & sections: Configure widgets, sliders, sections in real-time via admin side. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Frontend: Flutter 3.x (Dart, null-safety)
• Backend: WordPress 5.x/6.x with REST API plugin or built-in routes.
• Networking: HTTP / Dio client integration for API calls.
• Storage: Local caching (SQLite/hive) for offline content.
• Push: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) / OneSignal for notifications. :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}
• Ads: Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) SDK ready. :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}
• Minimum OS support: Android 6.0 (API 23)+; iOS 13+ (depending on build).

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Prepare WordPress: Install/activate REST API or ensure WordPress site can serve posts via API. :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
2. Obtain source code: Import project into Android Studio/VS Code, run flutter pub get.
3. Configure endpoints & keys: In lib/utils/Constants.dart set mBaseUrl, weather API key, OneSignal key, AdMob App ID. :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}
4. Branding: Replace icons, splash, app name, and themes to match your branding.
5. Test: Build in debug mode, fetch posts from your WordPress site, test push notifications & offline reading.
6. Publish: Generate signed AAB (Android) and iOS build, upload to Play Store and App Store, fill data safety & privacy disclosures.

📦 Deliverables

• Complete Flutter source code (Android & iOS) ready for customization.
• Pre-configured REST client, bookmarks, offline caching modules.
• AdMob and push integration templates.
• Documentation: installation steps, customizing endpoints, publishing guide. :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}
• GPL license file and redistribution notice.

📱 Supported Platforms

• Android: Phones & tablets (API 23+)
• iOS: iPhone & iPad (iOS 13+)
• Backend: WordPress website with REST API (any host that supports WordPress).

🧠 Notes

• License: This source is distributed under the GPL for educational, review, and derivative works.
• Customization tips: To enhance the app, you can add video streaming, live news sections, pay-wall for premium articles, offline-only mode for subscribers, or integrate analytics (Firebase/Firebase Analytics) for retention tracking.
• Performance: Use compressed images, lazy-load feed items, caching of API results, pre-fetch next section, and avoid heavy rebuilds in Flutter to keep smooth performance on low-end devices.
• Compliance & ASO: Include a privacy policy, configure GDPR (if using AdMob/push), support multiple locales, and use store listing keywords like “Android iOS news app WordPress”, “breaking news Flutter”, “blog app mobile”.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

This project was developed by the team at MeetMighty and published on marketplaces such as CodeCanyon as “MightyNews – Flutter News App with WordPress backend”. :contentReference[oaicite:20]{index=20}
Support the original developer if you require commercial updates or premium licensing.

🔒 Disclaimer

This description is provided under a GPL license model for educational and review purposes. Your usage must comply with the original developer’s license terms if you deploy commercially.
Upgrades and support from the original author may require a valid license purchase. Third-party services (AdMob, OneSignal, weather APIs) require your own account and keys. All demo content and media remain the property of their original owners.
You are responsible for legal compliance including privacy, data protection, and content rights before publishing to stores.